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Good guys: corporations support community, education projects for 9/11 and year-round

Good guys: corporations support community, education projects for 9/11 and year-round

In the spirit of the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, September 11, 2001 — and the new spirit of 9/12 and the future — let’s acknowledge the corporate good guys who support volunteer and community projects.  Here are a few — Ford — More than 12,000 members of the Ford Volunteer Corps with hammers, hoes and
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Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Combining travel with volunteer work is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry.  So much that there’s even a new word for it — volontourism.  It ranges from emergency help for a community, such as cleaning beaches on the Gulf Coast and clearing rubble in Haiti, to building libraries in Bhutan and maintaining
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer. ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is the Immediate Past President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA) and an active member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA). Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com. Copyright (C) Evelyn Kanter

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