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Examiner.com Heart of Florida United Way Volunteer Carnival UNITED WAY
APRIL 26, 2013
BY: BRUCE LARSON
Volunteers help write encouraging notes to middle school students Credits: Heart of Florida United Way
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“Volunteering can be a fun and rewarding experience,” Traci Blue, director of the Heart of Florida United Way (http://www.examiner.com/topic/united-way) (HFUW) Volunteer (http://www.examiner.com/topic/volunteer) Resource Center said. The
organization recently celebrated National Volunteer Week which took place April 21 through April 27 by holding its annual Step Right Up! Volunteer Carnival.
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“Through this event," Blue said, "we wanted to thank our RELATED ADS ( HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/URL? CT=ABG&Q=HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/ADSENSE/S UPPORT/BIN/REQUEST.PY%3FTRUNC%3D1% 26CONTACT%3DABG_AFC%26URL% 3DHTTP://WWW.EXAMINER.COM/ARTICLE/HEART-OFFLORIDA-UNITED-WAY-VOLUNTEER-CARNIVAL%
community for their volunteer service and also wanted to emphasize the importance of these activities for local nonprofits.” The free, family-friendly event brought more than 250 participants and included over 30 game booths, free food and prizes. "Without the help of volunteers, these organizations would not exist,” Blue admitted.
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