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		<title>Nonprofit to honor &#8216;Women with a Heart for Bakersfield&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garden Pathways, which offers mentoring to youth and families in Bakersfield, will honor four local women with records of exceptional community service and leadership: Kim Albers, Cathy Butler, Susan Hersberger and Dayna Nichols. The High Tea will be held June 9.]]></description>
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		<title>Local foundation enters arts funding arena</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kern Community Foundation is deciding how to allocate $185,000 in grant money to support local arts and culture. Arts organizations will be invited to workshops to learn about the grant and give feedback as to how the money should be awarded.]]></description>
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		<title>Events spread awareness of sexual assault prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault is conducting a series of community outreach events in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Find out how you can get involved, and the significance of jeans.]]></description>
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		<title>Nominate women with a heart for Bakersfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garden Pathways, a local nonprofit that offers family mentoring and youth arts programs, is seeking nominations for its annual "Women with a Heart for Bakersfield" honor program.]]></description>
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		<title>Raceday volunteers needed for Amgen Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kern County residents who want behind-the-scenes access to one of the largest events in the history of Bakersfield can sign up to volunteer on May 20 when the 2010 Amgen Tour of California rolls into town. ]]></description>
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		<title>Join Bakersfield Express for a community cleanup day</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/03/15/join-bakersfield-express-for-a-community-cleanup-day/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/03/15/join-bakersfield-express-for-a-community-cleanup-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greater Bakersfield Green Expo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join our team for the Great American Cleanup on April 17. We'll pick up litter or paint over graffiti, receive free T-shirts, and attend a free lunch and awards ceremony afterward. RSVP by April 1.]]></description>
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		<title>In lieu of flowers, commit acts of kindness</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/03/09/in-lieu-of-flowers-commit-acts-of-kindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Della Hodson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First 5 Kern]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As keynote speaker at the United Way of Kern’s nonprofit conference, children’s advocate and community builder Wendy Wayne shares her story of how cancer took her on a journey of kindness, family, friendship and community.]]></description>
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		<title>Whistle while you work for a free Disneyland pass</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/24/whistle-while-you-work-for-a-free-disneyland-pass/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/24/whistle-while-you-work-for-a-free-disneyland-pass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" promotion encourages volunteerism by giving a free pass to Disneyland or Disney World in return for a day of volunteer work. But with more than half of the 1 million passes already given out, you better act fast. Here's your guide to how.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrity readers promote books for low-income children</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/24/celebrity-readers-promote-books-for-low-income-children/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/24/celebrity-readers-promote-books-for-low-income-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local community leaders will read books to children at Russo's Books on Saturday, Feb. 27, to promote awareness of First Book - Bakersfield. Russo's will donate a portion of the day's sales to the local organization.]]></description>
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		<title>Longtime FLICS star gets a star of his own</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/19/longtime-flics-star-gets-a-star-of-his-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Kosakowski, board treasurer for Bakersfield's nonprofit international film society, is honored with a star outside the Fox Theater for his years of dedication and "penny pinching." The longtime FLICS volunteer has terminal pancreatic cancer.]]></description>
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