| Volunteering together is a fantastic way
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| | calls, help send a fax, or dictate while
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| to spend time as a family.
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| | parents or older siblings type. Enjoy
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| Volunteering--teaches kindness,
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| | great family discussions, too!4. CLICK
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| compassion and respect.--deepens family
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| | FOR CHARITY. One-click charity websites
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| relationships. --gives kids a sense of
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| | let you "donate" by
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| empowerment.--promotes learning about
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| | clicking a button. For each click,
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| areas of interest, such as hunger,
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| | sponsors featured on the page
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| homelessness or human rights.--doesn't
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| | contribute to a charity.Examples include
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| require a lot of time.--is fun.--changes
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| lives.An excellent resource for finding
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| | and You can find one-click charity
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| volunteer opportunities is "The Busy
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| | ratings at
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| Family's Guide to Volunteering" by Jenny
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| | the charity your home page, or add it
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| Friedman (Robins Lane
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| | to your favorites and click
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| Press). Visiting can help you locat
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| | when logging on or off the Internet.5.
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| volunteer
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| | CLEAN UP TRASH ON YOUR BLOCK OR AT A
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| opporunities in your area.Here are my
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| | LOCAL PARK OR
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| favorite family volunteering
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| | BEACH. Pick a day with pleasant weather
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| opportunities:1. PREPARE A MEAL FOR A
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| | and put on protective gloves.
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| HOMELESS SHELTER OR SOUP
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| | Treat the family to a picnic or ice
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| KITCHEN.
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| | cream afterwards.6. HAVE A BACKYARD
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| Even young children can help with
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| | CARNIVAL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.Invite
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| shopping, washing vegetables,
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| | neighborhood kids for simple games and
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| pouring and mixing. Older children and
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| | fun activities
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| teens can handle more complex
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| | ( has great ideas). Put out a can on the
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| tasks. Our family loves this one because
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| it's personal. Get large-quantity
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| | refreshment table for donations.7. JOIN
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| recipes at WALK, RUN OR SWIM FOR A GOOD
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| | THE BOX PROJECT.Sponsor a fmaily in need
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| CAUSE. We like our local
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| | in the rural U.S. Each month, send a box
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| CROP Walk, which fights hunger in our
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| | filled
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| area and abroad. Other events
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| | with clothes, school supplies, food and
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| fight such diseases as cancer and cyclic
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| | other essentials. You can
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| vomiting syndrome.Kids can ask aunts,
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| | exchange letters, too. Visit for
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| uncles, grandparents, cousins and
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| | details.THERE'S A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
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| neighbors to
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| | TO FIT EVERY FAMILY. It
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| sponsor them -- just don't sent kids
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| | may take a few tries to find the best
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| door-to-door without you! With hats
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| | fit, but the effort will pay off.
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| and sunscreen, little ones can ride in a
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| | Enjoy!(c) Norma Schmidt, LLCNorma
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| stroller or back-carrier.3. ENGAGE IN
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| | Schmidt is a parent of two and a former
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| E-ACTIVISM.Many organizations' Web sites
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| | Lutheran minister. Her
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| help you write to government officials or
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| | career includes serving as a pastor,
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| | campus minister and cancer center
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| heads of corporations to support a
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| | chaplain. She has also worked with
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| cause. Examples include
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| | children with disabilities. Norma
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| (human rights), (children with
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| | offers workshops on parenting and on
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| disabilities) and farmers get fair
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| | living with serious illness. Her
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| prices
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| | writing has appeared in "Coping with
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| for such crops as chocolate and
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| | Cancer" magazine.
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| coffee).Young children can make phone
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