Boston Cares: Blogging for a Greater Boston

Welcome to the Boston Cares Blog

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:10:56 -0700

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 Orleans

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:07:39 -0700

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 End

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:33:37 -0700

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 Zoo

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Mon, 07 May 2007 10:11:51 -0700

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% newsworthy

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00:16 -0800

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 page

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:33:56 -0800

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!)

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:35:23 -0800

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 Orleans

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:01:07 -0800

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 profile

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:58:53 -0800

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 Party

nobody@vox.com(Boston Cares) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:53:26 -0800

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...

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