Church volunteer charged after Michigan police say she snatched baby from nurseryGAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A church volunteer accused of taking home an 11-month-old girl while working in the nursery has been arraigned on charges of kidnapping and unlawful life imprisonment in Michigan. Michelle Obama calls on Americans to join summer of service, helps refurbish Calif. playgroundSAN FRANCISCO — First lady Michelle Obama kicked off a summer of community service Monday by helping fix up a school playground, part of a national effort that saw administration officials traveling all over the country to promote the value of volunteering. Michelle Obama calls on Americans to join in a summer of service, refurbishes Calif playgroundSAN FRANCISCO — First lady Michelle Obama wants Americans to make this a summer of community service. Obama calls on Americans to lend a hand in their communities this summerWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Americans to volunteer in their communities this summer by tutoring students, picking up trash or getting involved in other projects that also might speed economic growth. Dozens of whales perish after beaching near southern tip of South AfricaCAPE TOWN, South Africa — Authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa’s storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. Members of banned group allegedly tied to Mumbai attack resurface to help NW Pakistan refugeesMARDAN, Pakistan — Members of a charity banned for its alleged links to the Mumbai terror attack have resurfaced in northwestern Pakistan under a new name, distributing food and medicine Thursday among thousands of refugees from the government’s bloody fight against the Taliban. Earthquake recovery: China’s government stymies activismCHENGDU, China — When a powerful earthquake flattened Sichuan province a year ago, community organizer Zhang Guoyuan seized the moment. Police, volunteers spend 2nd night searching for toddler who wandered away from rural Mo. homeARCADIA, Mo. — Frustrated rescue workers and volunteers on Tuesday spent a second day searching miles of rugged woods, hills and ponds for a 3-year-old boy who wandered away from home. Radio station WWOZ gives the New Orleans Jazz Fest to the rest of the worldNEW ORLEANS — Hot Club of New Orleans was on stage at Economy Hall tuning up before its set at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In the big black truck behind the tent, a group of technicians hovered around a high-tech board, ready to send the band’s music out to the world. Right groups criticize Myanmar’s continued detention of cyclone volunteersBANGKOK, Thailand — Human rights groups called Friday for the release of at least 21 civilians in Myanmar who were arrested after providing aid to victims of last year’s deadly cyclone without permission from the military government. Nourishing leftovers: Gleaning bears fruit for food banks, poor families hurt by recessionRIVERSIDE, Calif. — A growing army of needy people and volunteers are descending on farms, fields and backyards across the nation in search of leftover produce that might otherwise go to waste. Michelle Obama, Jill Biden spend 100th day volunteering at Washington food bankWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kept her promise to actively volunteer in the Washington area Wednesday, bagging lunches for hungry children at a local food bank on her husband’s 100th day in office. First lady Michelle Obama spends 100th day volunteering at Washington food bankWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kept her promise to actively volunteer in the Washington area Wednesday, bagging lunches for hungry children at a local food bank on her husband’s 100th day in office. Feds: Ga. prof wanted in shootings has flight booked for Amsterdam; passport missingATHENS, Ga. — Federal authorities say a Georgia college professor suspected in the shooting deaths of his wife and two other men outside a community theater has a ticket for a flight to the Netherlands for May 2 and they can’t find his passport. Ga. shootings stun close-knit theater troupe; police have no sign of suspected professorATHENS, Ga. — For more than 55 years, the volunteer actors and stagehands of the Town & Gown Players have entertained patrons in this Southern college town with all manner of productions: Shakespearian classics, Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals and Woody Allen’s screwball comedies. Ga. shootings stun close-knit theater troupe; police have no sign of suspected professorATHENS, Ga. — For more than 55 years, the volunteer actors and stagehands of the Town & Gown Players have entertained patrons in this Southern college town with all manner of productions: Shakespearian classics, Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals and Woody Allen’s screwball comedies. Volunteers tie the knot at Springfield, Ill., homeless shelter where they metSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Two central Illinois volunteers have tied the knot in the place they first met: a homeless shelter. Bowman paces Tennessee women to victory in distance medley at 115th Penn RelaysPHILADELPHIA — A year after anchoring her Tennessee team to three second-place finishes at the Penn Relays, senior Sarah Bowman returned and made sure the favored Volunteers didn’t come up short. Study finds drop in youth volunteering - but are they less willing to serve or just underused?CHICAGO — Volunteering has helped define a generation of young Americans who are known for their do-gooder ways. Many high schools require community service before graduation. And these days, donating time to a charitable organization is all but expected on a young person’s college or job application. A state-by-state breakdown of volunteering ratesHere’s a list of the percentages of Americans who volunteered in 2006-2007 combined. The first percentage is for 16- to 18-year-olds; the second for 19- to 24-year-olds; and the third is age 25 and up. Expanding service programs, Obama says all Americans can volunteer to help the nationWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. “What this legislation does, then, is to help harness this patriotism and connect deeds to needs,” said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago. Obama signs $5.7 billion national service bill, calls on Americans to volunteerWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. Bill to expand AmeriCorps, other service opportunities gets Obama’s signatureWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. |
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