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Called the “Donation Meter” these recycled parking meters accept coins on behalf of the homeless supportig efforts to provide meals, job training, substance abuse counseling, housing and other programs for those in need. A total of 36 recycled meters have been placed at various locations throughout Denver.

I know that this is the second hockey post in as many weeks, but this is a Canadian-based site remember. Also on Friday’s we tend to post news that is more entertaining in its goodness than effect.
Hockey good thing number 1:
“A recent winner of a hockey contest on Information Morning in Fredericton gave back his [...]

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Along the increasingly militarized USA-Mexico border some people are having fun. They play an volleyball using the wall that defines the border as the net! It attracts spectators and a good time is had by all.
All this activity finally brings down the hammer of the border patrol, and a jeep shows up to separate [...]

Ed Igoe writes in to tell us about a way to help people while helping yourself (if your single):
There are, scattered around The United States, a group of organizations who have found a win-win-win situation. They are the Single Volunteers.
These groups act as a loose liason between single (as in unmarried) adults and organizations [...]

ThingsAreGood is proud to announce a new team on the World Community Grid!
The world community grid helps you make use of your computer’s unused processing time. Let your computer crunch numbers for social good when you’re not surfing the web, playing games, or hard at work.
From the www.worldcommunitygrid.com website:
World Community Grid’s mission is to [...]