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Youths propel a push toward volunteerism, even before Obama

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/11/24/youths_propel_a_push_toward_volunteerism/

From the Boston Globe
November 24, 2008

Youths propel a push toward volunteerism
Change predates Obama’s overtures

By Scott Helman

First paragraph: LEOMINSTER — President-elect Barack Obama rode a spirit of civic engagement among young people to victory, harnessing a hunger for service and belonging that was sweeping across the nation’s high schools, college campuses, and online communities.

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