Boston Cares: Blogging for a Greater BostonVox2007-06-20T16:08:29ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atomtag:vox.com,2006:6p00cdf7efb989094f/Welcome to the Boston Cares Blogtag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00cdf3aa7766cb8f2007-06-20T16:10:56Z2007-06-20T16:08:29ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Spring is here and the diversity of projects is growing! Many of our environmental agencies are coming out from their winter hibernation to provide plenty of projects for our outdoorsy - and even indoorsy - volunteers! Write a blog entry de...
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Thoughts from Boston Cares Project Leader Tim Lundergan, on his Third Service Trip to New Orleanstag:vox.com,2007-06-20:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00d4143f7258685e2007-06-20T16:07:39Z2007-06-20T16:07:39ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
As I swelter in the warm afternoon sun, sweat-drenched inside my Tyvek suit, I remove my respirator so I can wipe my foggy face shield, and I ask myself, "Am I an idiot to be here?" Since 8 a.m. I've been standing on a ladder, pulling down ...
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Neighborhood Tour in the North Endtag:vox.com,2007-05-18:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00cd972af0914cd52007-05-18T18:33:37Z2007-05-18T18:33:37ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Spending a Saturday afternoon in the North End taking in the aromas and admiring the architecture seemed fabulous enough for me, so I was pleasantly surprised when this explorations tour went beyond the usual tourist fare. While at first glance ...
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Earth Day at the Stone Zootag:vox.com,2007-05-09:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00cd9728974e4cd52007-05-07T17:11:51Z2007-05-09T17:13:10ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I only joined Boston Cares this past November, and already I have found it to have become such a huge part of my life. During the winter I mainly stuck to the indoor volunteer projects (i.e. sorting baby items at Room to Grow, sorting food at th...
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New Orleans - absent in the news but 100% newsworthytag:vox.com,2007-02-19:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00d414201b236a472007-02-19T15:00:16Z2007-02-19T15:00:16ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Despite having HBO, I didn’t watch the Spike Lee documentary or the stuff on the Discovery Channel. After the first couple of days, a year and a half ago, I stopped paying attention to news about Hurricane Katrina. I’m up in Boston and New Orlea...
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Boston Cares makes the front pagetag:vox.com,2007-01-17:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00d09e4dfd28be2b2007-01-17T15:33:56Z2007-01-17T15:51:52ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
In case you missed the Tuesday, Jan. 16 issue of the Boston Metro, Boston Cares made front page news! The article was devoted to the Martin Luther King Jr. "A Day ON Not a Day OFF" service celebration. Dr. King famously said, "Everybody can be ...
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Why I love Social Cinema (and why I think you would too!)tag:vox.com,2007-01-11:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00cdf7f31746094f2007-01-11T21:35:23Z2007-01-18T20:11:21ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I am a movie junkie. I go to the biggest blockbusters and await the summer releases and Oscar nominations each year with bated breath. I also like more educational films and am a card-carrying member of the Coolidge Corner theatre in . I seek...
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A Day in the Life of a Boston Cares Volunteer Serving in New Orleanstag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00d09e4928e5be2b2006-12-27T19:01:07Z2007-01-03T14:16:32ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Thursday, November 10, 2006 New Orleans, Louisiana Well, I made it to New Orleans! Our hosts, HandsOn New Orleans (a partner organization of Boston Cares), are great. They have energy and they are practical. After we arrived, we received a gre...
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The life of the Boston Living Center - an agency profiletag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00d09e4928d3be2b2006-12-27T18:58:53Z2007-01-05T19:42:07ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Back Bay/South End Have you ever gone to a place and realized that it just feels right? That something in the atmosphere makes you feel good? That is the feeling that I get whenever I volunteer at the Boston Living Center. The BLC is exactly...
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Codman Square Holiday Partytag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00cdf7efb989094f00cd97074c6f4cd52006-12-27T18:53:26Z2007-01-03T14:18:43ZBoston Careshttp://bostoncares.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Dorchester An hour before the party began, presents were still being wrapped, a crowd was gathering outside, and Santa was MIA. A sense of excitement and anticipation permeated the building. The Boston Cares volunteers moved around like busy b...