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Community service as a TV theme

CA (10/20/2009)

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-volunteer19-2009oct19,0,222081.story

Discerning television viewers may notice a recurrent theme on their favorite shows this week. The doctors on ABC’s “Private Practice” give homeless teenagers free checkups. On NBC’s “30 Rock,” page Kenneth Parcell tries to adopt all the dogs at an animal shelter. And two characters on CBS’ “Numb3rs” talk about joining Big Brothers Big Sisters.…

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I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.

-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader

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