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Common Goods Treasures Go Global
Contributions by Claire Erholtz, Common Goods Summer Retail Staff; and Jim Nagy, Common Goods Volunteer ——————————————————————- Last...
sarah5365
Feb 10, 20122 min read
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Recycle Mania
Posted by Suzanne Welch, Common Goods General Manager. Common Goods held its first two-day Recycle Mania event on Jan 6-7, 2012. We had a...
sarah5365
Jan 17, 20121 min read
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Having Christmas Every Day
Photo by Michal Marcol http://bit.ly/freedigitalphotosMarcol This Christmas, many of us will have ventured out into stores to purchase...
sarah5365
Dec 28, 20112 min read
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Having an Upcycled Christmas
So my extended family has this somewhat quirky (although not completely unique to us) tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas...
sarah5365
Dec 12, 20113 min read
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Giving to the Max
We here at Bridges of Hope were blown away last Wednesday, when our supporters hit the $40,000 mark on our Fall Campaign. In case you...
sarah5365
Nov 21, 20111 min read
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First Bridge Section Complete
Thanks to the quick work of the good folks at Nor-Son, the first section of our bridge is already complete! On Wednesday, November 9,...
sarah5365
Nov 11, 20111 min read
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Building a Bridge
Artist's rendering of the completed bridge Bridges of Hope is building a bridge. Yes, a physical bridge. This fall we established a new...
sarah5365
Nov 8, 20113 min read
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Not in the Spotlight but a Rockstar Nonetheless
image by smokedsalmon | http://bit.ly/freedigitalphotos_smokedsalmon One of our positively stellar volunteers–someone who inspires you to...
sarah5365
Jul 26, 20113 min read
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The Spirit of Service
For many middle school and high school students, Spring Break is time to head out on a family vacation or to just take it easy for a...
sarah5365
Mar 29, 20112 min read
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Common Goods Volunteer Recognized
Congratulations to Phillip Vennemann of Brainerd for being selected as the Youth Volunteer of the Month! Philip is one of our valuable...
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Feb 10, 20111 min read
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