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Simpson students log long volunteer hours

IA (11/5/2009)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091031/INDIANOLA01/91028037/-1/LIFE04

Eleven students at Simpson College completed 300 hours of community service apiece in one year as part of the federally funded Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program.…Eight Iowa colleges and universities, including Simpson, participate in the Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program.

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