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  •   White House Summer Jobs+ Program
    The White House Summer Jobs+ Program is a new call-to-action initiative for businesses, non-profits, and government to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer… - 1/23/12
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  •   Nominations for 2012 Governor’s Volunteerism & Community Service Awards Now Being Accepted
    Nominations for the Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards are now being accepted. These prestigious awards have been honoring exemplary Virginians for more than 20 years and recognize excellence… - 1/6/12
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  •   Virginia Council on the Status of Women (VCSW) Announces 2012 STEM Essay Contest
    The Council on the Status of Women in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia announces the 2012 STEM Essay Contest. First Lady Maureen McDonnell serves as Honorary Chairwoman… - 1/4/12
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  •   IdeaEncore Network Announces Top Ten Free Resources Downloaded
    Top Ten Free Resources Downloaded in 2011 (through Nov) 10. Top 20 Items For A Successful Grant (https://www.ideaencore.com/item/top-20-items-successful-grant/?utm_source=EoY&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=2011-12-20) Shared by Mission Possible Nonprofit Solutions, Ltd.… - 12/20/11
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  •   Filing Deadline Extended to March 30 for Some Tax-Exempt Organizations
    Tax-exempt organizations with January and February filing due dates will have until March 30, 2012, to file their annual returns, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The IRS… - 12/16/11
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  •   Applications Due for VCU CreateAthon
    If your organization is in need of pro bono marketing assistance, apply today for the 5th annual CreateAthon at VCU. Your organization may be selected to receive strategic and… - 11/9/11
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  •   The White House Announces “Campus Champions of Change Challenge”
    The White House Champions of Change program highlights the stories and examples of citizens across the country that represent President Obama’s vision of out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building the rest… - 11/7/11
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  •   Blue Star Families Launches Military Family Lifestyle Survey
    Blue Star Families has launched its annual survey of military families, service members, and veterans. The survey is designed to reveal the truth of what it's like to maintain… - 11/1/11
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  •   President’s Honor Roll Accepting Applications
    Higher education institutions are eligible to apply for the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Corporation for National and Community Service created the Honor Roll in… - 10/27/11
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  •   Tornado Victims Get a Hand from AmeriCorps Members
    More than 50 AmeriCorps members pushed up their sleeves to help in the rebuilding of a Habitat for Humanity house in Glade Spring on Oct. 22 (Make a Difference… - 10/26/11
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2011 Volunteer Awards

Emily Claire Lodge
Herndon, VA
Award Category: Youth Volunteer
When Emily Lodge was nine years old, she heard Sister Genevieve of the Little Sisters of the Poor speak at church about caring for the elderly poor and how they relied on charitable donations to carry out that mission. Emily told her parents that she wanted to help, but didn’t know how she could since she lived two hours away and had no money to...
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