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Wordless Wednesday: Volunteers Smile From Around the Nation

Today's Wordless Wednesday celebrates National Smile Month with a look at the joy volunteers experience while giving back. With smiles like these, who wouldn't volunteer?

A young volunteer in Washington, D.C. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2008

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Matt Cassel, poses with AmeriCorps NCCC members Aliecha Kearse and Teri Jacobs in Joplin, MO. (Photo by Scott Julian, 2011.)

 RSVP volunteers Bill Downs and Peggy Walsh packs home delivered meals at the Havertown Senior Center inHaverton, PA on October 29, 2008. 

(L-R) First Lady Michelle Obama, AmeriCorps volunteer, On Wednesday, the Corporation for National and Community Service joined First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Members of Congress and their spouses, along with AmeriCorps members and over 150 volunteers for the annual Congressional Day of Service event at a KaBOOM! event. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo. 

Students, parents, and community volunteers celebrate after a day of volunteering on National Youth Service Day. 

A Senior Corps volunteer with the Senior Companion Program works with one of her clients to create beaded jewelry. 

A volunteer with HandsOn Greater DC Cares expresses her can-do attitude at a September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance service fair. The event was organized by Serve DC and Greater DC Cares as a Tribute to Service: Honoring the Victims, Survivors, and Heroes of 9/11. (Corporation photo by Steven E. Purcell, 2011) 

Students smile while participating in an environmental service-learning project.

An AmeriCorps VISTA member celebrates with a community volunteer at the opening day of a Vermont-area community garden.

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How-To Tuesday: Top 10 Tips for Taking Great Service Photos
Wish you could take better pictures of the great service that you and your fellow volunteers are doing? Believe it or not, you don’t need to buy a new camera. Following --and practicing -- a few basic techniques can do a lot to improve the quality of your photos.
 
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Thankful Thursday: A Moment of Gratitude for Disaster Volunteers
The tireless efforts of our AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and other volunteers in disaster sites across the nation deserves recognition. On Thankful Thursday, we wanted to give others a chance to share in our gratitude.
 
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