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EcoEXPLORE with your Little (for free) at the Arboretum

June 17, 2019 by Paul Clark

On Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the N.C. Arboretum is having its next EcoEXPLORE event, a citizen science program for kids K-8. It’s just for Bigs and Littles, and it’s free. After starting out with some

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Looking for fun, meaningful, paid work that helps kids?

June 13, 2019 by Paul Clark

Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? Do you believe in the power of education? Do you have what it takes to be an AmeriCorps member with Project MARS/AmeriCorps? Check us out at our

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Another Great Story from AmeriCorps’ Project MARS

June 6, 2019 by Paul Clark

  When I first started working with this student, I learned he had a stressful home life. When I would work with him, he would just stop in the middle of his lesson and start talking about something that happened

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Christian and his Big Brother, training hard for their respective goals

June 3, 2019 by Paul Clark

Have you ever noticed that a lot of great sports movies have a training montage? Athletes race down busy urban streets, dodging cars and pedestrians while a heavy bass beat carries them through the masses. The training montage has become

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Cherokee branch fundraiser make The Cherokee Scout

May 30, 2019 by Paul Clark

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cherokee County’s annual fundraiser is the subject of this wonderful story by Samantha Sinclair in The Cherokee Scout. Here are the opening paragraphs. Peachtree – It may not be easy to perform the legendary voices

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