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<title><![CDATA[CoffeyTalk - Community Involvement]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">How can you join the fight against cancer? Check out these events and programs to see how you can participate in fundraising efforts, support legislation on a local and national level, and help with activities in your area. </font><a href="http://www.coffeytalk.com/design_2/articles/How%20can%20you%20join%20the%20fight%20against%20cancer?%20Check%20out%20these%20events%20and%20programs%20to%20see%20how%20you%20can%20participate%20in%20fundraising%20efforts,%20support%20legislation%20on%20a%20local%20and%20national%20level,%20and%20help%20with%20activities%20in%20your%20area.%20" target="_blank"><br /></a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[American Cancer Society]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">How can you join the fight against cancer? Check out these events and programs to see how you can participate in fundraising efforts, support legislation on a local and national level, and help with activities in your area. </font><a href="http://www.coffeytalk.com/design_2/articles/How%20can%20you%20join%20the%20fight%20against%20cancer?%20Check%20out%20these%20events%20and%20programs%20to%20see%20how%20you%20can%20participate%20in%20fundraising%20efforts,%20support%20legislation%20on%20a%20local%20and%20national%20level,%20and%20help%20with%20activities%20in%20your%20area.%20" target="_blank"><br /></a>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[PAWS (People Helping Animals)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">The Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) shelters homeless companion animals, rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife, and works to end animal abuse and exploitation. PAWS envisions a world where all people recognize the intrinsic value of animal life and consistently demonstrate compassion and respect. PAWS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies on donations to carry out our life-saving work. </font><a href="http://www.paws.org/" target="_blank"><br /></a>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Save the Children]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Save the Children is a leading nonprofit humanitarian relief and development organization working in more than 40 countries throughout the developing world and the United States. Their mission is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need.</font><br />]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Area Pollution]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">The following web site address allows you to put in your zip code and check for nearby pollution sites. It gives the history of the site...how it became contaminated...whether it is now clear...what has been done about it etc. Quite interesting.</font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[New American Dream]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">85% of Americans say that living in a fair and just society better describes their concept of the American dream.</font><br />]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[BioGems Saving Endangered Wild Places]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Each year, NRDC selects 12 BioGems -- unspoiled places in the Americas facing imminent destruction from development -- and mobilizes citizens around the world to take action to protect them. More than 400,000 BioGems Defenders have joined us in this effort. </font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[CHADD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder</font></strong></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with AD/HD.</font></p>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Cure Autism Now]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. Founded by parents of children with autism in 1995, the organization has grown from a kitchen-table effort to the largest provider of support for autism research and resources in the country. The organization's primary focus is to fund essential research through a variety of programs designed to encourage innovative approaches toward identifying the causes, prevention, treatment and a cure for autism and related disorders.</font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[The Breast Cancer Site]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">It takes less than a minute to go to this site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. </font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[The Animal Rescue Site]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Millions of animals are rescued by shelters every year. Your daily click provides food for an animal in a shelter or sanctuary. </font><br />]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[The Concerned for Working Children (CWC)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">The Conerned For Working Children (CWC) believes that the problems of children who work can be solved withint he present context. The objective of the founding members of CWC was to develop a programme which would have a sustainable impact on the issue.</font>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Antahkarana Society International]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Antahkarana Society International gives direct aid to the Tibetan people of Limi, Nepal to break the cycles of poverty and illiteracy, preserve their Tibetan culture and alleviate the acute suffering for daily survival.</font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[BookCrossing.com]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial">Commit random acts of literacy! Read &amp; Release</font>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Got Stuff to Donate?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This site helps people with “stuff” to donate find organizations that take these kinds of donations.  Whatever you've got, somebody can use it.  Dont just throw it away!  Find a good home for it through these organizations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Healing Among Nations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bonnie S. Mansdorf is the founder and Executive Director of the Foundation for "A Healing Among Nations" - a not for profit organization dedicated to creating "cultures of peace" around the world.&nbsp; Help to end poverty now by supporting the power of love campaign.&nbsp; 20 shawls supports a woman for one year and helps sustain a village.&nbsp; 40 shaws supports their children's education for one year.<br>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[We, The World]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Create the perfect job for yourself!<br>]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Lissa Coffey]]></author>
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