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The donations, collected from community schools, will support groups like Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, The Sharing Shelf ...

To see the changes from 2011, use the slider in the below images to see how the landscape has changed. In March 2011, an elderly woman shuffles along a road at the edge of Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate ...

The first Contract 18-24 volunteers take the oath. Photo: 10th Mountain Assault Brigade The first volunteers aged 18 to 24 have taken their oath and will serve under the new contract terms for this ...

APP41-090325 KARACHI: March 09 - Volunteers distributing food among people to break their fast at roadside setup arrange by philanthropists during holy fasting month of Ramadan. KARACHI: March 09 – ...

Pope Francis on Sunday thanked volunteers for the closeness and tenderness they show others in need of their care. As the Holy Father continues medical treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital ...

Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Empty roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris. It all took a toll on Taylor Schenker. After Hurricane Helene last September, Schenker was upset by ...

Right now, Kottmyer said officials are doing everything they can to hold onto the roughly 40 volunteers who staff the Rohrerstown and Hempfield fire stations. “Everyone always asks the question ...

Volunteer fire service can be a family affair. No one knows that better than Laura Martin and Kristin Gockley, who grew up at the Lincoln Fire Company in Ephrata with their dad, Randy Gockley, who ...

Pennsylvania, January 26, 2025. (Photos by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times) ...