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Randy LeGrant: Jan 4, 2009 9:28:00 AM
The topic we are asked at GeoVisions most is "Why do I have to pay to volunteer?" I thought I might take some time over the next couple of weeks and get into the subject of paying to volunteer in more depth. Gregory Hubbs, Transitions Abroad editor,...
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Randy LeGrant: Nov 29, 2008 12:36:00 PM
When we call you our hero, do you feel like a hero? I would have never considered myself a hero, and had never really thought about volunteering as...
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Randy LeGrant: Nov 29, 2008 12:02:00 AM
When we call you our hero, do you feel like a hero? I do not consider myself a hero when I compare myself to others that may have acquired a "hero"...
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Randy LeGrant: Mar 5, 2007 2:13:00 AM
I am on a flight from Los Angeles to Hartford as I write this letter. It was only a 48-hour trip. Oddly, saying goodbye to my family this time...
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Randy LeGrant: Feb 19, 2007 1:40:00 AM
In last month’s letter, I mentioned Ernest Hemingway and his volunteer work on the front line as a volunteer ambulance driver with AFS. Little did I...
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Randy LeGrant: Feb 15, 2007 1:51:00 AM
Last night I watched Fly Boys, a movie about U.S. volunteers traveling to France in 1914 to take part in World War I. It’s a true story about the...
