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Feedback told the United Way of Mower County that its Day of Caring, an event for volunteers to provide help to nonprofit agencies, was worthwhile. "Volunteers love it, home owners love it," said Mandi Lighthizer-Schmidt, executive director of United Way of Mower County, referring to the upcoming United Way Day of Caring. Started by United Way of Mower County last year, Day of Caring recruits volunteers from the community who want to provide a helping hand to area nonprofit agencies and individuals that need assistance. Projects can include painting, washing windows, landscaping and other yard work, gardening and sorting clothing. Teams ranging from two to more than 10 people can sign up. "Day of Caring is one of those unique opportunities to get out and volunteer with your friends, families or co-workers on a one-time basis and truly make a difference in the life of an individual or an organization," said Lighthizer-Schmidt.
Green revolution to reshape landscape
The green revolution is moving away from turbines on hillsides and traffic reduction on city streets, and is set to change Scotland's homes, shops and workplaces fundamentally. Those who work in modern offices can expect to see an end to air conditioning, and more innovative methods for controlling temperature, according to leading Glasgow architect Alan Dunlop. Office blocks will use less glass in construction, allowing easier temperature control by using other "solid" facings such as stone, concrete and wood, he said. .
UK volunteer group tills 'Bible Path' at Jerusalem's Botanical Gardens
A group of mostly Christians from the United Kingdom on Wednesday completed a two-week "working vacation" at Jerusalem's Botanical Gardens, where they tilled the land and planted trees in the garden's "Bible Path." The unusual Israel trip, which is sponsored by the Jewish National Fund-UK in coordination with the British Friends of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, brought a group of 14 people - ranging in age from early 30s to 70s - to work the gardens for two weeks in March, in the 20th annual delegation the group has organized over the past quarter century. The group included five professional gardeners and a mix of young and old avid amateur horticulturists whose love of gardening was mixed with a love for Israel. "I felt God told me to come," said Keith Berkley, 67, a pensioner from Worthing who is a member of the UK-based Christian Friends of Israel, an evangelical organization.
Blazers girls team still in shock over gold
After a season filled with hard knocks and losses, the major bantam Blazers girls basketball team and their coaches have spent the last few days basking in gold - a gold medal earned at the Ontario Basketball Association's (OBA) championship last weekend in London. "It's like a blur," says 12-year-old guard Emily Peters of the weekend that sent her team from being ranked 10th out of 16 in pool play to the championship final against the fifth-place seed the Grimsby Grizzlies. "You didn't know what to think, but it felt so good," says Peters. "To make it to the gold medal game was awesome." Underdogs going in, the Brockville girls lost only one game in round-robin play, to the second-ranked team from Kemptville. The Blazers would later beat Kemptville 49-40 in semifinal action to advance to the gold medal game.
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