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	<title>Character Cafe &#187; Medical</title>
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		<title>Chicago Man Donates His Kidney To A Stranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It gives one hope to think that there are such extraordinary people out there that would be willing to give up so much of himself for a stranger.  This story was found on CBS Chicago.
He&#8217;s a hero; a man who put his own life at risk just to give someone else the chance to live. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12-year-old fights friend&#8217;s cancer on the streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw on some news channel about a young girl who is trying to raise money to support her friend&#8217;s family as she fights cancer.  I found the story posted on CNN, what an incredible young girl.
People in big cities walk past them every day &#8212; street performers, or buskers. Some are talented, some are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In My Own Backyard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hackfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so proud to live in San Antonio, Texas.  A couple of years ago the 60,000 sq foot Center for the Intrepid opened here in San Antonio.  It is a one-of-a-kind facility offering rehab for soldiers that have lost limbs and comfort and support for their families.  The center was funded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Wide&#8230;&#8230;your wallet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hackfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story was on 20/20 in February of this year.  Diane Sawyer put faces to a very real problem.  Each story left you wanting to help and all had a common thread of a poverty situation that most of us will never know.
The article has a great list of how to help and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/11/the-gift-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hackfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many stories about organ donors&#8230;..this is just one of those.  I am touched by this one because it takes a mature 18 year old and a strong family to make such a committment.  This is Brian\&#8217;s story&#8230;&#8230;
Brian was 18 years old and full of life. He was a freshman in college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elf Louise Diagnosed With Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/11/elf-louise-diagnosed-with-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Collins Pittman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO &#8212; Louise Locker, aka &#8220;Elf Louise,&#8221; has received dozens of letters, cards, e-mails and phone calls of support since she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
http://www.ksat.com/news/21522230/detail.html/
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		<title>Pay It Forward :)</title>
		<link>http://www.charactercafe.com/2009/10/pay-it-forward/</link>
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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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