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Taking as inspiration his mother’s own Red Cross service, novelist Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of women’s heroism in World War II. With its portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, "Good Night, Irene," explores the "Donut Dollies," an all-women volunteer group launched by the Red Cross during WWII.
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Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between- not-for-profit organizations in our communities;…
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One of the organizers of Rutland's annual Gift of Life blood drive marathon says the national record they set for a one-day blood drive could stand for…
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A Vermont community of 16,000 is trying to break the national single day blood donation record today.In its 11th year, Rutland’s Gift-of-Life Marathon is…
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#GivingTuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber…
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Many along the East coast are already feeling the effects of Sandy. Meteorologists are estimating damages could range between one and three billion…