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Cub Scouts Kick Off Cortland Street Fair
The annual Cortland Street Fair kicked off Thursday night with a flag ceremony and the annual Cortland Queen Contest.

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Garlet credits Boy Scouts with leadership skills
In his Service Dress Whites, U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Carlos Garlet marched with Boy Scout Troop 156 in Mountain Home’s Red, White & Blue parade Friday.

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Volunteers help ensure fabulous Fourth of July in Ames
The annual Fourth of July celebration is one of Ames’ most extravagant community productions, and it requires a large network of dedicated volunteers to make the event successful.

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Cub Scouts scour city for Litter Bit Better campaign
When you’re a third grader in the Cub Scouts, it can be kind of hard not to giggle at some of the things you might find while cleaning up trash from random people in the city you call home.

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OH MUMMY! CUB SCOUTS VISIT ART MUSEUM
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Volunteers needed for scouts’ Norwalk River spring cleanup
The community is invited to join the New Canaan Cub Scouts Pack 70 for spring cleaning and trash removal along the banks of the Norwalk River, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 24.

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Jenice Armstrong: Sisterly bond: La Salle senior and fifth-grader connect through Big Brother-Big Sister
WHEN YOU think of volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, you don’t typically think of undergraduates filling the bill.College can be demanding enough without the added task of mentoring. Back when I was a student, there were days I didn’t have time to eat properly, much less trek off campus by bus to another school to help out a younger student.

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Eldest sister says she helped raise Michael Jackson
New York, Apr 19 : Michael Jackson’s eldest sister Rebbie has revealed that she helped raise her superstar brother.

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Being a Big Brother or Sister puts some ‘Bounce’ in the step of these volunteers
“Bigs” and “littles” shared laughter and thrills last month as they bounced, slid and climbed around an indoor inflatable playground in Pine.  read more »

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Recipes Using Girl Scout Cookies
Elizabeth Farry, community relations manager for the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast, talks about using Girl Scout Cookies as ingredients in other recipes. Farry has tried many of the recipes on the Girl Scouts’ Web site, including fried caramel delights, thin mint brownies and do-si-dos peanut Thai chicken.

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Girl Scout camps in Lackawanna, Monroe counties closing
Two local Girl Scout camps will be closing for good, officials announced Thursday, as part of an effort to deal with declining membership and finances. Camp Laurel in Roaring Brook Twp. and Camp Pocono in Tannersville are two of the five camps scheduled

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Volunteers Distribute Cookies To Girl Scout Troops
Mother/Daughter Cookie Volunteer Duo! Garden City Girl Scouts, Parents and Community Volunteers bundled up on a chilly February morning to help distribute cookies at the GC Girl Scout Cookie Pickup at GC High School.

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IN THE MIX – Interns & Volunteers: Giving and Getting Back