FOX 29 on Philadelphia Cares Day

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'Philadelphia Cares' and So Does FOX 29
FOX 29 - My FOX Philadelphia

Thousands of school kids in Philadelphia are in for a big surprise when they return to the classroom on Monday. They are going to see fresh paint on the walls and less trash on their playgrounds. This is all thanks to thousands of volunteers, including many here at FOX 29, who put on their work clothes Saturday for the Philadelphia Cares Volunteer-A-Thon.

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Philadelphia Cares Day Volunteer-A-thon
FOX 29 - My FOX Philadelphia

You can make a difference by taking part in the 14th annual Philadelphia Cares Day Volunteer-A-thon on Saturday, October 20, 2007.

Every year in October, Greater Philadelphia Cares holds a “Volunteer-A-Thon” with more than 12,000 volunteers at 100 Philadelphia public schools who paint classrooms, work on playgrounds and create safer schoolyards.

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Greater Phila. Cares Takes Abrupt Leader Change in Stride
by Philadelphia Business Journal's Peter Key

Lissa Hilsee helped found Greater Philadelphia Cares in 1994 and ran it 13 years.

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Volunteers Ready to Help Beautify Phila. Schools
by KYW’s Karin Phillips

A cry is out for volunteers to help beautify Philadelphia schools next week.

On October 20th, over 10,000 volunteers will work side by side with community members, students and educators to beautify schools in Philadelphia. Rene Archawski is Interim Executive Director of Greater Philadelphia Cares and says the event is a lot more than just cleaning schools:

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Volunteer Group to Paint, Plant at 'Distressed' Schools
FOX 29 - My FOX Philadelphia

Some Philadelphia schools will get much-needed face-lifts thanks to hundreds of dedicated volunteers.

Members of the non-profit group Greater Philadelphia Cares arrived at Duckrey Elementary School in North Philadelphia armed with gardening tools and paint brushes.

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