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	<title>The Giving Circle of Alexandria &#187; Volunteering for Kids</title>
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		<title>The Book Drive is in the Home Stretch!  But we still need your help to meet our goal&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/03/04/the-book-drive-is-in-the-home-stretch-but-we-still-need-your-help-to-meet-our-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for all  your donations and support for Basket for Books! We are still short of  our of 1200 Book Packs.  There are THREE easy ways to help:

1) DONATE BOOKS. Here’s  the list of books we need and there are several ways to help gather  the books:


Donate new and gift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Book Drive Continues</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/03/02/the-book-drive-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Only a couple more weeks left in our annual book drive with  Wright to Read and we still have a lot of work to do!  The goal is 1200 summer reading packs for Alexandria  children. There are several ways to help:
GATHER BOOKS FOR THE BOOK DRIVE
Donate  new or used gift-quality books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Giving Circle and Wright to Read Book Drive is underway now&#8230;it&#8217;s not too late for you to be part of it.</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/02/23/the-giving-circle-and-wright-to-read-book-drive-is-underway-now-its-not-too-late-for-you-to-be-part-of-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Support the Giving Circle and Wright to Read Book Drive.  Three easy ways to participate this week!
1) Basket for Books is this SUNDAY, February 28 at Burgundy Farm Country Day School from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Join Giving Circle Members and their families for an afternoon of shooting hoops and other basketball games to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our annual book drive with Wright to Read starts today!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/30/our-annual-book-drive-with-wright-to-read-starts-today/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/30/our-annual-book-drive-with-wright-to-read-starts-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Give the gift of literacy by supporting the Giving Circle of Alexandria&#8217;s annual book drive with Wright to Read.  The book drive runs from February 1 through March 14.  The goal is to collect books for 1200 summer reading packs to be distributed to City of Alexandria students.  What can you do to help?
GATHER [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you for being a part of Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s National Day of Service!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/28/thank-you-for-being-a-part-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-national-day-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/28/thank-you-for-being-a-part-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-national-day-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hallie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This event was fabulous, with hundreds of volunteers doing  important work to benefit all sorts of worthy local causes. Our  project to assemble New Baby Welcome Baskets for Healthy Families  Alexandria (HFA), a Giving Circle priority gift recipient, and the  Alexandria Department of Health Field Nurses was a smashing  success!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martin Luther King Jr&#8217;s National Day of Service is coming up on January 18.  Be a part of it!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/04/martin-luther-king-jrs-national-day-of-service-is-coming-up-on-january-18-be-a-part-of-it/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2010/01/04/martin-luther-king-jrs-national-day-of-service-is-coming-up-on-january-18-be-a-part-of-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Join Giving Circle members in supporting Healthy Families Alexandria and the Alexandria Health Department Field Nurses as part of the Burgundy Farm Country Day School&#8217;s Family Day of Service.

WHO: Giving Circle members and their families. Children of all ages welcome!
WHAT: Assemble New Baby Welcome Baskets for Healthy Families Alexandria (HFA), a Giving Circle priority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Community Service&#8230;it&#8217;s happening now!</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/12/02/diy-community-service-its-happening-now/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/12/02/diy-community-service-its-happening-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of our members and their children have been doing DIY community service for awhile now. If you are ready to try your hand at a DIY Community Service project, check out our ideas.  If you need further inspiration to take on your own DIY Community Service activity, read on:
Hannah&#8217;s Story
Hannah Maher-Miller decided to forego [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Community Service&#8230;what&#8217;s that?</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/12/02/diy-community-service-whats-that/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/12/02/diy-community-service-whats-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The discussion takes place over and over again, at school, at work, on the neighborhood listservs and at Giving Circle meetings&#8230;.&#8220;What community service activities can I do with my family? How do I show my children serving others in our community is important to me?&#8221;
It can be hard to find events appropriate for family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways to Help During the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/11/13/3-ways-to-help-during-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/11/13/3-ways-to-help-during-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of our members are looking for volunteer activities to do together with their families during the holiday season.  It is a time of year when we celebrate our thanks and when people have some time to give to others who need help.  One would think this would be a straightforward need to address, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Halloween with Giving Circle Families! Fun and Community Service for all Ages</title>
		<link>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/09/23/celebrate-halloween-with-giving-circle-families-fun-and-community-service-for-all-ages/</link>
		<comments>http://givingfullcircle.org/2009/09/23/celebrate-halloween-with-giving-circle-families-fun-and-community-service-for-all-ages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Friday, October 30th
4:00 &#8211; 7:00pm
at the Home of Holly Sloan, Colby Smith and Weston
403 South Fairfax Street
Old Town Alexandria
Crafts, entertainment, dinner and raising spirits &#8211; community spirit, of course!  Bring supplies for our new Playgroups Initiative with the Center for Alexandria’s Children.  Check out the wish list below to see exactly what the playgroups [...]]]></description>
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