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	<title>Character Cafe &#187; 2009 &#187; October</title>
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		<title>Church donates toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evalyne Simpson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our church, Calvary Chapel Metro Houston, collects toys during the month of November for Samaritan&#8217;s Purse.  Franklin Graham&#8217;s group organizes shipping and handling of the presents for children in 3rd world countries.  It is a great way for us as a church to donate new toys, get together wrap the boxes, fellowship and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay It Forward :)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karamorris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caring for Patients 
What a wide and wonderful array of projects! The idea behind &#8220;Caring for Patients&#8221; was to have students in grades 9-12 buy, purchase and prepare gift bags for hospitalized patients. Each student is preparing 3 gift bags with a variety of cheering items for the patients. Most important, each bag will have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Dear Friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaylorBaylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to tell everyone about a good friend of mine.  She has a way of making anyone feel comfortable and always welcome to approach her.  Whether you are a elderly person in need of help reading a label in the grocery store, an unhappy cashier at Walmart who needs to vent and see just a smile in return, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gifts from Home &#8211; Care packages for our Troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaylorBaylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please see below:  Here is a way to support our troops at Christmas!!
My mother subscribes to the Patriot Update and I thought this was a great way to fulfill the meaning of Christmas and wanted to share.

Dear Patriotic American,
This Christmas, 180,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines will be far away from their homes and families in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Blue Santa in San Antonio&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/blue-santa-in-san-antonio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaylorBaylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Antonio Police Department has a great program in which police officers from all over the city identify &#38;  nominate needy families.  They raise money and collect donated toys and gifts to give to those families at Christmas time.  The police officers, as well as, volunteers sort , wrap and deliver all gifts to the appropriate families.  They also purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arden Cantwell&#8217;s Stuff the Trunk Toy Drive</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/arden-cantwells-stuff-the-trunk-toy-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaylorBaylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is a member of a high school Pep Squad and they are assisting in collecting toys and monetary donations for a local charity called   &#8216;Arden Cantwell&#8217;s Stuff the Trunk Toy Drive&#8217; to benefit kids battling cancer.  They are in their 4th year and it was started because she had several friends  suffering from cancer and were going to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Needs Someone To Stand By Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Listen to this, it is a song that was sung &#38; played by people all over the world. More importantly, it kinda goes to show that no matter who you are, where you live, what color, sex or race you are, EVERYONE, no matter what, NEEDS SOMEONE TO STAND BY THEM. Check It Out&#8230;
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		<title>&#8220;What do A Lost Wallet, A Kind Hearted Person, Facebook, Generous Friends &amp; A Food Bank all have in common?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/what-do-a-lost-wallet-a-kind-hearted-person-facebook-generous-friends-a-food-bank-all-have-in-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story is a MUST read!  It will inspire you &#38; make you want to follow suit in your own area! It all started by a lady named Carolee Hazard doing a good deed in line at a grocery store called Trader Joe&#8217;s in California.  She then posts a question on her Facebook page to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sportsmanship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cordes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I found this great story on Sports Feel Good Stories.com
&#8220;The good news: for the first time, Sara Tucholsky hits a home run in a college softball game. The bad news: rounding first base, Sara tears a knee ligament and can’t even walk. The predicament: the umpire notifies her manager that her teammates cannot help carry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dog in Need</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/a-dog-in-need/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/a-dog-in-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaylorBaylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good friend of mine, Jen, loves animals.  She has a huge soft spot for dogs, in particular.  One day, while working as an outside sales rep, she came across a lost dog on the side of the highway.  She immediately pulled over and coersed this scared dog into her car.  The fear of the [...]]]></description>
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