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Volunteer Appreciation Week
National Volunteer Week embodies the energy and power volunteers evoke on a daily basis as they lead by example—not only encouraging the people they help, but motivating others to serve as well. Volunteer Appreciation Week was April 15-21 this year. Several Countries … Continue reading
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Tagged church, common goods, community, help, partnership, thrift, volunteer, volunteer appreciation week
The Heart of the Beast
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. ~Author Unknown Common Goods has been around for … Continue reading
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Tagged common goods, community, furniture donation, thrift, volunteer, volunteer service
Not in the Spotlight but a Rockstar Nonetheless
One of our positively stellar volunteers–someone who inspires you to want to write about them–clearly doesn’t do it for the notoriety. She’s definitely an “out of the spotlight” kind of person who I’m sure would never agree to being made a … Continue reading
The Spirit of Service
For many middle school and high school students, Spring Break is time to head out on a family vacation or to just take it easy for a week; but for about 20 youth from Brainerd Area Catholic Churches (BACC), this … Continue reading
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Tagged Brainerd Area Catholic Churches, church, common goods, community, Habitat for Humanity, service, spring break, support, thrift, volunteer, youth, youth group
Common Goods Volunteer Recognized
Congratulations to Phillip Vennemann of Brainerd for being selected as the Youth Volunteer of the Month! Philip is one of our valuable volunteers at Common Goods, where he volunteers several times a week. Read the details in the Brainerd Dispatch here. … Continue reading
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Tagged common goods, community, thrift, volunteer, youth
