volunteer
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Brophy’s brother Ramon Fabregas was a part of volunteer efforts to search the state park for his sister last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It felt like the end of the world -- cars and motorcycles driving the wrong way, everyone searching for their loved ones," said volunteer rescue worker Nelson Moreno.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
A longtime cat rescuer, the former vegan chef with an arts background started out as a volunteer, then later became an employee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
A wildlife charity's longest serving volunteer has dedicated 60 years of his life to bird conservation.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
She has retired from her most recent job as a bank secretary and has dedicated much of her time as a volunteer usher at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Mothers Matter said the situation was putting a strain on its small team and making it difficult to retain staff and volunteers.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Luz Mary Gonzalez, a teacher, sat on the ground with a dozen more volunteers, writing messages of solidarity to be slotted into donation boxes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Frequently, the volunteers who get zapped yelp as they collapse limply down on a soft mat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
People carrying more weight tended to show greater changes in genes involved in fat metabolism, while leaner volunteers showed stronger effects on inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
This time, when Erica asks for volunteers to share their thoughts, I raise my hand, fast and high, and redeem myself a little.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Hsieh, who is 33 years old and identifies as gender-fluid, volunteered for service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jodie said she and her daughter had been able to find proper accommodation with support from the charity Porchlight, where she now volunteered.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Over 180,000 people volunteered nationwide in 2023–2024, according to the government-backed Natural Hazards Research Australia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
She volunteered to walk them out to their cars, using her white body as a kind of shield.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Three times Corbett volunteered, each time Doherty ordered Corbett back to his position.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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In July, Kalshi made overtures to New York, offering a share of its trade revenue in taxes and volunteering to allow users to exclude themselves from the app, the Journal earlier reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Sadly, there had been numerous attempts by people to chop their nesting tree down and steal the eggs. I thoroughly enjoyed the task, and it was the start of 60 years of volunteering."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
She also began volunteering with TreePeople and attending classes at the Theodore Payne Foundation, including a three-part garden design course taught by director of horticulture Tim Becker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They talk about its European-style organizing model, its uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party, the primacy of canvassing and volunteering, and the art of compromise.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Mr. Zimmerman—a man I’d known since I was five and who knew me from my volunteering at the adoption center for three summers—was a complete sweetheart and winked at me on the way out.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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