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YOUR TRASH, THEIR TREASURE!
How sad to see people scavenging the filthy discards of others. It's time for us to THiNK, how sad it is for us to misuse or sometimes abuse our resources. We should...
Tags: help  greed  hope  humanity  wealth  trash  garbage  generosity 
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by  dynamicteens on july 17, 2008
 
   
 
UConn Students Look to Donate Not Dump
Members of the University of Connecticut's Green Grads environmental club took to the dumpsters to find useable items thrown out on student move-out day. They...
Tags: environment  election  green  Recycle  Connecticut  reuse  waste  Street... 
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by  kristendeptula on july 17, 2008
 
   
 
eMotive
This summer, design and engineering students in Providence are spending their summer tackling issues of safety and sustainability through alternative transportation.
Tags: election  Sustainability  alternative transportation  Epidemic  Technology... 
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by  shohamarad on july 16, 2008
 
   
 
Kenyan Schoolkids Singing to Celebrate Safe Water in Kisumu
Schoolkids singing in celebration for their new WaterPartners hand pump. Nyamonge Women's Group hand pump in Kisumu, Kenya. Find out more at www.water.org.
Tags: health  global water crisis 
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by  WaterPartners on july 15, 2008
 
   
 
Ping Pong for Rwanda
"Think Globally, Act Locally" is a phrase that came about in the late sixties. Well in 2008 young coffee drinkers in San Francisco are doing just that to ensure...
Tags: California  global  Rwanda  local  coffee  Street Team 08  San Francisco... 
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by  CarlDBrown on july 14, 2008
 
   
 
PRAYER AGAINST HUNGER
In the downiest times in life, when you haven't got any, faith is everything. These hungry unschooled kids are giving thanks for the blessing of a single meal...
Tags: children  Prayer  feeding  abundance  blessing  gift  lesson  meal  reminder... 
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by  dynamicteens on july 11, 2008
 
   
 
 
   
 
The Least of My Brothers
Jim Sullivan has been serving the homeless through Saint Augustine Catholic Church for thirteen years, despite changes in Miami along the way.
Tags: election  poverty  Choose Or Lose  Economy  florida  Christianity