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- 2013 Make A Difference Day
In April, top volunteers and community leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 2013 Make A Difference Day Awards, where 14 outstanding service groups from around the country each received $10,000 for charities.
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Vote for local heroes to win $10,000 for charity. GALLERY: Make A Difference Day All-Stars
Nearly 2,800 volunteers took on almost 100 projects and donated 11,000 hours of service.
In their 17th year of participation, 1,500 residents from this town of 26,000 rallied to help struggling neighbors.
In their 15th year of participation, students, parents, teachers and community members united to raise money for a beloved teacher and coach stricken with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
In her first year of participation, Neha, 16, won an award for creating a library at a needy Philadelphia school.
For his fifth Make A Difference Day, Nicholas Cobb, 16, and a dozen VFW and National Honor Society volunteers swooped in with $800 worth of donated Home Depot supplies to spruce up the home of Claudette Allen, 68.
USA WEEKEND's 22nd Make A Difference Day made its mark as millions came together in the nation's largest day of service.
The largest annual day of giving, made its mark on America today, with an estimated three-million volunteers participating across the country. PLUS! Photo gallery: MDDAY across the country
Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of the day’s creator, USA WEEKEND Magazine, mobilized employees in 100 communities it serves from Guam to California to its headquarters in Virginia.
"Good people aren’t just consumers, they’re givers."
See what communities, colleges and corporations did to join the action for the 22nd annual Make A Difference Day, the nation's largest day of volunteering, and take part.
When I was growing up, every year at the holidays my parents would adopt a needy family through our church.
Giving back began with two motivating forces in her life.
"Wipe away a stereotype or two" by donating your time.
I've spent a lot of my career covering difficult stories — poverty-stricken neighborhoods, murders, strapped school systems. It's given me a real soft spot for inner-city kids, some of whom are trapped just by accident of birth.
Find your way to join the cause on Oct. 27, with SixDegrees.org.
Find a project in your community or enter yours and join the fun on Oct. 27!
As an education reporter, the stories I tell about the state of American schools can sometimes be grim. But at NBC, we don't just tell people we've got problems. We always tell people that there are solutions.
How she's made contributions throughout her life.
Some big names have supported Make A Difference Day through the years
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View some of our favorite videos, or visit the Make a Difference Day YouTube page for more related videos.
Now small businesses can do good AND drive sales on... Oct. 5
The online project database for this year's Make A Difference Day is open and ready for entries. Get started today! Jul. 16
Does your project qualify? Get the details now! Jul. 16
Everyday kindness makes a difference in eight little lives. May. 29
Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping
others, is sponsored annually by USA WEEKEND Magazine
and its 800 carrier newspapers. Make A Difference Day
takes place on the 4th Saturday in October each year.
Check out photos from Make A Difference Day events (and share yours!) in OUR PHOTO GALLERY
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See what participants are posting to YouTube and sharing with theMAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY YOUTUBE CHANNEL and post your own videos.
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