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		<title>Invaluable service dog saved by community&#8217;s kindness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Service dog Jenna can detect when her caretaker Terri Gallion is going to have a seizure. So when Jenna accidentally ingested antifreeze - potentially lethal to animals - the Kern River Valley community came together quickly to help cover the veterinarian bills.]]></description>
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		<title>Arts supporters rally in face of county budget cuts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the face of severe budget cuts to arts programs by the Kern County Board of Supervisors, a "Save the Arts" rally and meeting will be held for arts supporters to plan their response at an upcoming public hearing.]]></description>
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		<title>Local foundation enters arts funding arena</title>
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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>Longtime FLICS star gets a star of his own</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>Joy comes to families in need at Garden Pathways</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community groups and businesses donate turkeys by the trunkload, boxes of holiday groceries and racks of business clothing to participants of the local family mentoring program. Here's how you can help too.]]></description>
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		<title>Food banks need donations and volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession, drought and holidays are putting extra pressure on food banks to serve hungry families. Here are some ways to donate food items or your time as a volunteer to local nonprofit agencies.]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween party donations sought for homeless children</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/19/halloween-party-donations-sought-for-homeless-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bakersfield Homeless Center is in need of donations of food, pumpkins, costumes, or carnival booth volunteers for its annual Halloween Spooktacular Carnival from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade in your jeans to help abuse victims</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donate a pair of gently used jeans for victims of domestic violence Oct. 1-10 and receive a $25 discount off a new pair at two local boutiques.]]></description>
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		<title>JumpstART Kern reaches out to local arts groups</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/08/10/jumpstart-kern-reaches-out-to-local-arts-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KCF is striving to establish a Field of Interest Fund (FOI) in Arts and Culture for Kern County. This fund is labor intensive and will require volunteer leadership and a core group of arts-involved individuals and arts donors from our community who are committed to growing the arts community.]]></description>
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