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		<title>Request for Volunteers &#8211; Community Service Opportunity for North Shore Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Service learning opportunities abound at Time Well Spent, a new social enterprise (serving a social and environmental mission within a financially-self-sustaining business model as opposed to funding through annual grant-seeking). Time Well Spent is an Eco-Arts &#38; Creative Repurposing, Community Enrichment Center.  
 Service Learning Defined ~
 When community service opportunities include an understanding of the underlying needs that exist, the plan [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2212&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter From Wellspring House Regarding Volunteer Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got this December letter from Sarah Grow, my contact at Wellspring House. It provides a great picture of the good work they are doing, the serious needs that exist and opportunities to help:         
December, 2009
Hello Wellspring Volunteers!  
The Holiday Season is upon us, and I just wanted to give thanks to you all that give your time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2206&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Oh, there’s no place like shopping close to home for the holidays…”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s good for so many reasons, including:

One-of-a-kind finds for those on your list.
A nice way to get into the holiday spirit. It’s just not the same doing all your shopping online.
A great way to support local businesses, artists and artisans.
It’s green, green, green. No shipping, less travel, smaller carbon footprint – especially when you are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2188&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VolunteerMatch.org ~ A fabulous resource for those needing volunteers and those wanting to volunteer &#8211; Original post from 6/2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reposting some oldies but goodies, how&#8217;s that for &#8220;Time Well Spent?&#8221;&#8230; This prompted by a post on MA Conference for Women&#8217;s facebook fan page:
Oh My Goodness&#8230; I have found a gem of a website that provides listings of volunteer opportunities that can be searched by zipcode, interest area, volunteer age group, and the like, and then sorted by distance&#8230;  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2184&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Board Room/Party Place ~ Fun for All Ages at Time Well Spent</title>
		<link>http://twsblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/the-board-roomparty-place-fun-for-all-ages-at-time-well-spent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the majority of the physical space at Time Well Spent will reflect an open concept, with partial walls separating the key work spaces, the Board Room will provide a space for those times when it is preferable to be able to meet behind closed doors, adding functionality to the overall center. Like the other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2195&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Local This Weekend on Boston&#8217;s North Shore &#8211; Good for the Environment, the Local Economy and those on your Holiday Shopping List</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh, there&#8217;s no place like shopping close to home for the holidays&#8230;&#8221; 
It&#8217;s good for so many reasons, including:

One-of-a-kind finds for those on your list.
A nice way to get into the holiday spirit. It&#8217;s just not the same doing all your shopping online.
A great way to support local businesses, artists and artisans.
It&#8217;s green, green, green. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2166&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A TREASURE at the Hamilton-Wenham Library Wed Night 11/18 ~ Liesl Clark’s Documentary of the lost treasures of Tibet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liesl Clark’s Documentary of the lost treasures of Tibet
&#8220;Secrets of Shangri-La&#8221;.  Join us in watching the debut of Liesl Clark’s film documenting the race to save the surviving sacred masterpieces of an ancient Buddhist kingdom.  Mustang (moo-stahn), one of the last outposts of Tibetan culture, was so isolated and protected, no Westerner set foot inside [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2148&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Guest Post from Christine McCall, an Americorps Worker at Cradles to Crayons</title>
		<link>http://twsblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/a-guest-post-from-christine-mccall-an-americorps-worker-at-cradles-to-crayons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been fortunate to meet many, many wonderful people along the way in these early days of Time Well Spent. Among them is Christine McCall, my contact at Cradles to Crayons for the past year. Christine is just finishing up her year at C2C as part of the Americorps program. With a passion for helping others, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2159&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October 2009 DeClutter For Good donation drive results and second delivery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For October, as usual, my DeClutter For Good donation drive goal had been in terms of numbers&#8230; 200 items&#8230; I&#8217;ve used that approach before, so why not this time?!
Frankly, counting the donations wouldn&#8217;t have been time well spent&#8230; And, without question, the goal was easily acheived and surpassed&#8230;
My first delivery was made thanks to the generosity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2116&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts-born Mike Parziale a GreaseNotGas transplant to the West Coast ~ converting vehicles to run on waste veggie oil, spreading the word about alternative energy and sustainability and driving skiers and boarders in his Grease Bus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so inspired by all the human energy put toward sustainability and conscious capitalism. I particularly love stories of the social and eco-entrepreneurs, rolling up their sleeves and doing the work&#8230; Here&#8217;s a personal favorite:

Here&#8217;s a great blog post from YoBeat (a snowboarding website) including an 11-minute video of Mike Parziale telling his story.
Check out Mike&#8217;s latest (ad)venture on his Grease Bus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twsblog.wordpress.com&blog=3406549&post=2131&subd=twsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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