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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 5h

Soup night at the clubhouse is over for another year and was appreciated by the 80 or so people who were there. The soups offered were Tuscan, Thai pumpkin, zucchini and leek, potato and leek, meatball soup, pea and ham, and...

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Owner reunites with that went missing for 43 days in Colorado

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Mar

Steven Maa was in Summit County Colorado on December 28 when he took his 10 year old Rocky to a pet sitter while Steven was going on a ski trip when Rocky ran away from the pet sitter. Steven managed to ask for help from Summit...

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Animal rescue team finds a cat that went missing in Colorado

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Feb

A cat named Aria who went missing about a week ago in the area of Intestate 70 near the Johnson and Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel in Colorado ran away from her owner's auto when the auto was involved in an accident when the window...

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Snapshots from Home - a comfort for World War I and II soldiers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jan

We watch Antiques Roadshow most afternoons and yesterday a member of the public had brought in a number of photographs complete with forms saying ‘Snapshots from Home’ across the top of each one. During World War I, the YMCA...

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Neighbours helping a bereft family

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Dec

Just a week ago, a farmer from West River was killed while fighting a fire. West River is near Ravensthorpe where we used to live and we knew the man’s father. In today’s news I read that over 25 harvesters have arrived on the...

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Camping in the shadow of Mt Trio, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Nov

We’ve been away at a Country Music Muster and have enjoyed listening to a variety of artists who have all been entertaining. The venue was in the shadow of Mt Trio which is part of the Stirling Ranges in the southern region of...

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Smith County Rescue Squad rescue a small calf that fell into a sinkhole

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 31 Jul

Thanks to the efforts of Smith County Rescue Squad (SCRS) members Tim Manning and his lead rope instructor Chris Dallas answered an emergency call on Tuesday afternoon from a farm on Kenny's Bend Road. The two team members used a...

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Florida siblings doing their part to give back to their community

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 May 25

Boca Raton Florida residents Francine Lang and her twin identical sister Donna Caparelli who are 74 years of age have been doing their part to assist the residents of their community by working with the Junior League Of Boca Raton...

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Beaches in New Jersey get cleaned up by concerned citizens

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Apr 25

A group of volunteers in Long Branch New Jersey worked together to clean up the beaches on Saturday April 12 which resulted in items ranging from vampire teeth, rubber feet and other items that would look back for beach goers who...

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Church volunteers give food away to tornado victims in Alabama

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Mar 25

It is nice to know that when a major disaster hits a town, volunteers with a church in Maplesville Alabama who gave free food to the victims of an EF 3 tornado that hit the city last week. The volunteers of the church took action...

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A compliment from a volunteer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 25

The photo of a willy wagtail has nothing to do with the discussion but was taken in the same city as the film festival which we attended last week. All the usherettes and bar staff are volunteers and most are middle-aged or older....

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Volunteers in Wisconsin give first responders a free meal on Christmas Day

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 31 Dec 24

Thanks to the teamwork of the MIdwest Restoration and the Victim Crisis Response Team, firefighters with the Neenah-Menasha were given as an act of gratitude s nice meals and cookie cakes at the Fox Valley region on Tuesday...

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Volunteers in Tennessee assist adults with meals on Christmas Day

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Dec 24

A volunteer group called FiftyForward which is located in Nashville Tennessee did their part to assist adults who are older than 50 years of age by giving them free meals on Christmas Day. The volunteer group made the lives of...

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Dinner on a train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 24

We are back from our train trip. Eight of us had a five-course meal while gliding slowly along on the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Because of the danger of a fire being started by sparks, the dining carriages were pulled by a...

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Kitten hitches a ride with search and rescue team and gets adopted

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Sep 24

A female kitten is very lucky that she was able to survive a ride in the wheel well of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team in Portland Oregon on Wednesday August 28 when the volunteers who were Lindsey...

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Dog rescue volunteers help rescue a horse that was on the road running

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Jul 24

Volunteers from Saving Paws Rescue Arizona answered an emergency call to assist capture a horse that ran away from his home on Monday morning when two fire engines ran by the area and scared the horse with their sirens. Matthew...

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Police officers and volunteers rescue a missing kitten in Virginia

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Jun 24

Thanks to the teamwork of the community and police officers in Henrico County who saw a two month old tabby cat who was in the woods along a trail on Wednesday of this week who had suffered a leg injury and needed to be...

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A Long Overdue Update

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 28 Nov 22

The Pantry Reopened late in October, and everyone is enjoying a nicely remodeled building, the Church especially Judy and Rodger did an amazing job of pulling it all together. One of the volunteers, not pictured is in a rehab...

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A pastor in Jefferson Parish volunteers to repair roofs

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Oct 21

Grace Baptist Church Pastor Shannon Foote who is also a chaplain with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (JPSO) 3rd District in Crown Point is doing his part to thank the first responders by repairing their roofs free of charge...

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Morning Breakfast

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 12 Sep 21

That is the way to start the day. Get some laundry done and eat some breakfast. Although it doesn’t look great in the photo believe me it was good. Some eggs and bacon and some toast with a nice big glass of milk. Now I think it...

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