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Are your neighbors receiving special awards for helping others last Oct. 25?
-- These honorees are among 545 newspaper awards, each selected by USA WEEKEND Magazine for its carrier newspaper.

LOUISIANA

(Alexandria) Town Talk. Alexandria Senior High National Honor Society.
(Hammond) Daily Star. Tucker A. Gregoire American Legion Auxiliary Unit 258, Louisiana Department, Springfield.
(Lafayette) Daily Advertiser. United Way of Acadiana Volunteer Center, Youth Volunteer Network.
(Monroe) News-Star. Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church.
(New Iberia) Daily Iberian. Erath Middle School Jr. Beta Club.
(Opelousas) Daily World. Grolee Elementary 4-H Club.
(Shreveport) Times. Amanda Pittmon, Bossier City.
(Thibodaux) Daily Comet. Henry Robertson American Legion Auxiliary Unit 83, Lockport.

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MAINE

(Augusta) Kennebec Journal. Keep It Simple Scrapbook Events, Hallowell.
Bangor Daily News. Hampden Food Cupboard.
(Biddeford) Journal-Tribune. Farmington Life Skills Girls, Henry Wilson Memorial School, Farmington, N.H., led by Stacey Camire, North Berwick.
(Lewiston-Auburn) Sun-Journal. Edie's Angels -- Mary, Margaret and Michelle McRae, Lewiston.
(Waterville) Morning Sentinel. Long Pond Literary Club, Belgrade Lakes.

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MARYLAND

(Annapolis) Capital. Amy's Run 5K, Crofton.
Cumberland Times-News. Garrett County United Way.
(Easton) Star Democrat. Happy Hermits
4-H.
Frederick News-Post. Colonial Jewelers and the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund.
(Lanham) Prince George's Journal. Modesto Ulerio and Vecinos Puente, Langley Park.
(Rockville) Montgomery Journal. The Kids' Book Club, St. Jude Catholic School.
(Salisbury) Daily Times. Michael Barnes, Willards, and Beth Redden, Millsboro, Del.
(Westminster) Carroll County Times. McDaniel College Students and the Carroll County Community.

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MASSACHUSETTS

(Attleboro) Sun Chronicle. Attleboro Area Council for Children.
Boston Herald. Mission of Deeds, Reading.
(Brockton) Enterprise. Southeastern Massachusetts Volunteer Council.
Essex County Newspapers. Making a Difference in Peabody Foundation.
(Fall River) Herald News. Mayor's Youth Council, BMC Durfee High School Peaceful Coalition, BMC Durfee High School National Honor Society.
(Fitchburg) Sentinel & Enterprise. North Middlesex Regional High School Varsity Cheerleaders, Townsend.
(Framingham) MetroWest Daily News. Erin Rosen-Watson, Natick.
Gloucester Daily Times. Youth Services Commission.
(Greenfield) Recorder. Franklin County Friends for the Homeless.
(Lowell) Sun. Greenmont Avenue School PTO, Dracut.
North Adams Transcript. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and North Adams Public Schools.
(North Andover) Eagle-Tribune. St. Lucy's Parish Visionaries, Methuen.
(Northampton) Daily Hampshire Gazette. Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
(Pittsfield) Berkshire Eagle. Samantha Barnes, Lanesboro.
(Quincy) Patriot Ledger. Indian Head School, Hanson.
Taunton Daily Gazette. Southeastern Massachusetts Voices Against Violence.

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MICHIGAN

(Adrian) Daily Telegram. Siena Heights University Sport Management Association and the Boys and Girls Club of Lenawee.
Alpena News. Michele and Shannon Sherrill-Mix.
Battle Creek Enquirer. Endeavor Charter Academy, Springfield.
(Benton Harbor-St. Joseph) Herald-Palladium. Roosevelt Elementary School PTO, Stevensville.
(Big Rapids) Pioneer. Ferris State University Volunteer Center.
Cadillac News. Health Occupations Students of America, Wexford-Missaukee Area Career Technical Center.
Detroit News and Free Press. Brenda Coyle, Cindy Foster, Shellie Gravila, Mary Hardy and Marie Wallace, St. Clair Shores; Janine Gretz, Clinton Township; Donna Alexander, Macomb; Laura Hills, Warren; Sharon Spahar, Oakland.
(Escanaba) Daily Press. American Legion Post 301, Rapid River.
(Greenville) Daily News. Lakeview Middle School, Lakeview.
Hillsdale Daily News. Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater.
Holland Sentinel. Hope College Volunteer Services.
(Houghton) Daily Mining Gazette. Keweenaw Community Foundation.
(Iron Mountain) Daily News. Ladies Auxiliary VFW Felch-Breen Post 4803, Felch.
Lansing State Journal. Michigan State Medical Society Foundation, East Lansing.
Midland Daily News. Lake Huron Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.
(Owosso) Argus-Press. Memorial Healthcare.
Petoskey News-Review. Community Church of God, Charlevoix, and Lighthouse Missionary Church, East Jordan.
(Port Huron) Times Herald. Bethany Sanger of Kids in Distress Services, St. Clair.
(Sault Ste. Marie) Evening News. Lori Whealy's 4th-grade class, Washington Elementary School.

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MINNESOTA

Brainerd Daily Dispatch. St. Joseph's Medical Center Auxiliary.
(Fairmont) Sentinel. American Legion Auxiliary, Truman.
Fergus Falls Journal. First Lutheran Church, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Grace United Methodist Church and Community Youth Partners.
(Hibbing) Daily Tribune. LEE Center residents and staff.
(Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune. First Christian Residence, Minneapolis. (Story, next page.)
(Rochester) Post-Bulletin. Olmsted Outreach, Friendship Place.
St. Cloud Times. Becker Middle School, Becker.

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MISSISSIPPI

Clarksdale Press Register. America Reads Mississippi/Friars Point Elementary School, Friars Point.
(Greenville) Delta Democrat Times. Women of Faith and Teens Against Tobacco, Hollandale.
Hattiesburg American. VFW Lacy Kelly Post 3036, AARP Chapter 475, Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
(Jackson) Clarion-Ledger. Girls Night Out.
Meridian Star. Meridian District United Methodist Volunteers in Mission.
Natchez Democrat. Caring and Sharing Ruriteen.

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MISSOURI

(Cape Girardeau) Southeast Missourian. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Southeast Missouri State University.
Columbia Daily Tribune. Boone County Schools and business partners.
(Dexter) Daily Statesman. Cub Scout Pack 200, Den 14.
Hannibal Courier-Post. Community Youth Association, Palmyra.
(Independence) Examiner. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, headquartered in Kansas City.
(Kennett) Daily Dunklin Democrat. Delta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
(Park Hills) Daily Journal. Farmington Correctional Center's Make A Difference Day, Farmington.
(Poplar Bluff) Daily American Republic. Girl Scout Troop 202 of the Cotton Boll Area Council.
Sedalia Democrat. KSIS/KSDL/KIX Radio.
(Sikeston) Standard-Democrat. Girl Scouts Cotton Boll Area Council, Southeast Missouri.
Springfield News-Leader. Southwest Missouri Indian Center.

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MONTANA

Great Falls Tribune. Local truckers, businesses, Boy Scout Troop 1541 and Barb Peters, Conrad.

NEBRASKA

Columbus Telegram. Emily Wemhoff and Project SAFE, Creston.
Grand Island Independent. Aurora Elementary Community Problem Solvers, Aurora.
Lincoln Journal Star. The 24th Street Neighborhood Watch Group, Lincoln Free to Grow and Lincoln Action program.
York News-Times. Fairmont Legion Auxiliary Unit 21.

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NEVADA

Las Vegas Review-Journal. Calvary Downtown Outreach.
Reno Gazette-Journal. Vicki Warner-Huggins.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord Monitor. The Junior Service League.
(Dover) Foster's Daily Democrat. St. Patrick School Builders Club, Portsmouth.
Keene Sentinel. Winchester Youth Beautification Club.
(Nashua) Telegraph. Samita Mohanasundaram.

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NEW JERSEY

The Press of Atlantic City. Brittany Colon, Egg Harbor.
(Bridgewater) Courier News. Theta Phi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Plainfield.
(Camden-Cherry Hill) Courier-Post. District 13 Gloucester County Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ladies Auxiliary Post 1616 and other posts, Gloucester County.
(East Brunswick) Home News Tribune. New Jersey Community Water Watch, New Brunswick.
Jersey (City) Journal. Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, headquartered in Jersey City.
(Morristown) Daily Record. Zac Flowerman.
(Neptune) Asbury Park Press. Evening Membership Department of the Woman's Club of Asbury Park.
(Newton) New Jersey Herald. The Junior High School Students at Kittatinny Regional High School.
(Toms River) Ocean County Observer. Clionaes History Club of Georgian Court University, Lakewood.
(Trenton) Trentonian. SERV Behavioral Health Systems.

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NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque Journal. Junior League of Albuquerque.
Carlsbad Current-Argus. Zia Girl Scout Troop 22.
(Farmington) Daily Times. Heights Middle School Gifted Students.
Gallup Independent. Yvonne McNiel and Navajo Pine Supermarket, Navajo.
Las Cruces Sun-News. University Hills Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization.
Roswell Daily Record. Girl Scout Troops 1 and 6.

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NEW YORK

(Binghamton) Press & Sun-Bulletin. Broome County Ancient Order of Hibernians, Broome County Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division One and Broome County Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division Two.
(Dunkirk) Observer. Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence Class, Pine Valley Central School, South Dayton.
(Elmira) Star-Gazette. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Southern Tier, Corning.
(Glens Falls) Post-Star. Church of Saint Sacrement Episcopal, Bolton Landing.
Ithaca Journal. Rebecca Berich, Groton.
(Jamestown) Post-Journal. Randolph Area Community Development Corporation.
(Kingston) Daily Freeman. The Magical Blanket Quilters, Ulster County.
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. Laurette Clark, Ransomville.
(New York) Daily News. St. Saviour Elementary School, Brooklyn.
Niagara (Falls) Gazette. Cub Scout Pack 841.
(Olean) Times Herald. Jared Warner, Portville.
(Oswego) Palladium-Times. St. Luke Health Services/Bishop's Commons.
Poughkeepsie Journal. Youth Resource Development Corporation.
(Rochester) Democrat and Chronicle. Cub Scout Pack 195, Bald Eagle Patrol, Greece.
(Saratoga Springs) Saratogian. Sam Perkins, Ballston Spa.
(Schenectady) Daily Gazette. Charlton Heights Elementary School, Charlton.
(Troy) Record. Resident Empowered Action Council of Troy (REACT).
(Utica) Observer-Dispatch. Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 5538, Boonville.
Watertown Daily Times. The Volunteers of Fort Drum and the Watertown Community.
(White Plains) Journal News. Allison Bishop, New Rochelle.

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NORTH CAROLINA

(Asheboro) Courier-Tribune. Donna Lee Loflin Elementary School.
Asheville Citizen-Times. McDowell Volunteer Center, Marion.
(Burlington) Times-News. Open Door Clinic of Alamance County.
(Durham) Herald-Sun. Nicholas Marriam, Clayton.
(Forest City) Daily Courier. Rutherford Housing Partnership and United Way of Rutherford County.
(Gastonia) Gaston Gazette. Lillian Cheek.
Goldsboro News-Argus. Cub Scout Pack 258.
Hickory Daily Record. St. Stephens Elementary School, Conover.
High Point Enterprise. Project Linus, Guilford County Chapter.
(Jacksonville) Daily News. Jacksonville-Onslow Volunteer Center.
(Kannapolis) Independent Tribune. Rimer 4-H Club, Concord.
(Kinston) Free Press. The Circle of Friends.
Lenoir News-Topic. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
(Lumberton) Robesonian. Union Chapel Holiness Methodist Church, Pembroke.
(Monroe) Enquirer-Journal. MAD (Making a Difference) Club, Union Academy Middle School.
(Morganton) News Herald. Boy Scout Troop 212 of the J. Iverson Riddle Development Center.
Mount Airy News. Girl Scouts of Surry County.
(New Bern) Sun Journal. Harold C. Walker, Trina Sage, Joshua Tokoph, Irene Zaccadelli and Amy Grant, Havelock.
(Roanoke Rapids) Daily Herald. Girl Scouts of Coastal Carolina Troop 92.
Salisbury Post. Rowan County Relay for Life.
Sanford Herald. Lee County Enrichment Center Volunteer Corps.
(Shelby) Star. United Way of Cleveland County.
Statesville Record & Landmark. Statesville Cruise Saders.
Washington Daily News. Kindergarten classes of Melissa Roughton and Marietta Canalizo, Pines Elementary School, Plymouth.
Wilson Daily Times. Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.

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NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck Tribune. Nitin Mehdiratta's "Get in the Swing for Special Olympics."
Grand Forks Herald. Undies Sundays project, United Way, Grand Forks/East Grand Forks & Area.
(Wahpeton) Daily News. Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 4324.

This issue was reported by Terry Byrne, Laura Greenspan and Patricia Kime.
Pamela Brown is Make A Difference Day editor.
Contributing: Troy Artis, Jacqueline Brooks, Michele Hatty, Dennis McCafferty, Frappa Stout.