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Retired teachers gather every year to celebrate not going back to school
These retired teachers enjoy summer break all year long.
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Blake School graduates give Haiti's poorest children a chance to play
Two friends are trying to make a difference with a nonprofit called Sprint to Cite Soleil, benefiting the city's youth.
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For Philadelphia's formerly homeless, it is better to make one little candle
Formerly homeless residents craft candles, and a bright future.
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Class act: High school students team with Habitat for Humanity to build a house
A dozen Leesburg High School students will be doing more than math equations, English essays and science experiments this year.
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St. Louis Park financial adviser lessens money worries for widows with free services
The nonprofit Wings For Widows offers free services, including financial coaching, during this difficult time.
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Edina students tackle pressures that drive girls out of sports
Edina middle-schoolers create sports summit to counter growing pressures and inequities facing girls.
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Meet the Minnesotan who's the biking 'ambassador' to the black community
Louis Moore's Major Taylor Bicycling Club brings biking, fitness and camaraderie to Minnesota's black community.
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Fighting for his life, high school football coach finds peace on the field
As he rallies to fight a rare cancer, his devoted community rallies right along with him.
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Spergo sportswear designer was born with entrepreneurial spirit — 13 years ago
Teen's sportswear line lights up Times Square.
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88-year-old Florida man vows to assist people in long-term care 'as long as I can'
Ombudsman, 88, vows to assist people in long-term care "as long as I can."
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Teen Youth Summit at Minneapolis museum explores how creativity can lead to societal change
On Oct. 5, the Minneapolis Institute of Art hosts its first "Creative Fuel" youth summit.
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Stylist takes her Minneapolis salon to the streets — to cut hair for homeless people
Katie Steller is making this world a better place one cut at a time.
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This Minnesotan is doing her part in the fight to make local communities more walkable
Ellen Pillsbury helps lead the Minnesota Department of Health's Walkable Community Workshops.
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Twin Cities Somali American community is focus of new anti-smoking campaign
The program estimates that smoking prevalence for Somali American adults in Minnesota is 24%, much higher than that for adults overall.
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Hands-On Twin Cities offers a range of opportunities. Learn more about which groups need volunteers at handsontwincities.org or 612-379-4900.
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Chalk art creations popping up on Mpls. sidewalks encourage mental health breaks
Since April, a local artist has left a couple hundred chalk sketches throughout the city encouraging passersby to stop and take a moment for themselves.
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Minnesota's largest community foundation helps give former inmates a second chance
Over the past five years, the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundations has awarded a growing amount of money to organizations focused on criminal justice reform.
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Minneapolis time-management guru turns procrastinators into goal-setters
For 30 years, the Brooklyn Park-based owner of Uniquely Yours Consulting has been helping people, mostly by getting out of their own way.
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'Fantastical' idea to bike across U.S. gets real as a way to honor his brother
He plans to ride 4,764 miles over 107 days as a tribute to his brother who died from leukemia.
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