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(OXFORD, OHIO, AND NATIONWIDE) More than 2,500 members from 60 percent of the 250+ active chapters teamed up to give back to society from Hawaii to Massachusetts. Read more …
(BOCA RATON, FL/DURHAM, NC) Underprivileged kids learn a skill that can feed their families, as well as patience and respect for the environment. Read more…
(LAS VEGAS, NV) This year, 1,548 disadvantaged kids were outfitted with a free pair at the Goodie Two Shoes Foundation’s Make A Difference Day giveaway. Read more …
(GUILFORD, CT, AND NATIONWIDE) Almost Sleepover concept spreads online to expand to 38 parties in 26 states. 1,200 girls and boys supported scores of charities. Read more …
(ROCHESTER HILLS, MI) Brookwood subdivision’s Make A Difference Day flea market has donated more than $113,000 to charities. Read more …
(NEW YORK STATE) The department is so committed to Make A Difference Day that it observes it year-round. System-wide, more than 3,100 employees and inmates volunteered in all of 2011. Read more …
(OAKLAND, CA) Loved Twice’s national network of followers gathered 2,800 pounds of clothing — enough to clothe 280 babies for a year. Read more …
(McALESTER, OK) Maureen Harrison and her team of community volunteers go out in force, helping seniors, single working women and the disabled with repairs they can’t handle themselves. Read more …
(YAZOO CITY, MS) At age 99, Leola Dillard is a living legend who has been an inspiration to her community for years. Read more …
You’d be surprised! Check out 5 ways you can make a difference in Haiti is this article from USA WEEKEND.
MORE →A look back at all the good.
MORE →J/P Hatian Relief Organization has a powerful advocate in Soleil Moon Frye, and on Make A Difference Day this year, her daughters got in on the act, too.
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Check out the ways Americans are helping to continue the fight agains HIV/AIDS.
MORE →Check out this sneak peek at the Nov. 16 Making A Difference feature. Non-profit Pick Up America is the nation’s first coast-to-coast roadside litter pickup.
MORE →Nearly two years since the catastrophic Haiti earthquake, cities like the small coastal town of Petit-Goave, located 42 miles outside of Port-au-Prince and just 16 miles from the earthquake’s epicenter, have almost been forgotten. To put a spotlight on this issue, USA TODAY’s Desair Brown traveled to this town of 12,000 strong with non-profit Hope International Services from Nov. 2-7, and is recounting her experiences for Kindness readers.
MORE →Christie Garton who pens USA Today’s Kindness blog shares some of the best organizations you can support this Veterans Day.
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The Pediatric Connection Inc. was the lead sponsor for “Make a Difference Day” in Richmond.
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Addison and Delaney Kenney and their mom, Laurie Kenney, contacted out-of-state friends, relatives and even strangers to show them that they could have fun while helping local organizations and nonprofits. Addison and Delaney were recognized as National Honorees for their 2010 project. Their group is now called United States of Community Service.
MORE →Volunteers in Rolla, MO, helped move a local library to new quarters.
MORE →Volunteers in Hillsboro, OH, are still making a difference. They’ve decided to make every day Make A Difference Day!
MORE →Vote now for the Make A Difference Day All-Star Award!
Cast your vote for your favorite All-Star nominee before voting closes Wednesday, February 29.
