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		<title>Your Support Helps Create Opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[for students, families, educators, and the community to work together so every student may succeed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.educationforcollier.org/donationform/</link>
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		<title>The Benefits of Giving Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sense of responsibility, real-life experience, and the satisfaction from giving back to your community—these are what Golden Gate High senior, David Diaz, values most. David, who is also a student in the Take Stock in Children Scholarship and Mentoring program, has given over 780 hours of volunteer time to three organizations:  The Conservancy of<a href="http://www.educationforcollier.org/featured-profiles/the-benefits-of-giving-back/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>“From Our Hearts Through Our Hands”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It began at a breakfast meeting at a corner restaurant, when Tom Riley happened to be meeting with his staff at the same time Education Foundation staff were meeting with folks from WINKTV to review the preparations for the upcoming annual Golden Apple television program. We mentioned to Tom that we were going to have<a href="http://www.educationforcollier.org/featured-profiles/%e2%80%9cfrom-our-hearts-through-our-hands%e2%80%9d/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giving the Gift of Lifelong Learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people are born with a lifelong love for learning and the ability to share their commitment by being involved and giving.  Willis and Joyce Heim are two such people who generously donate their time, talent and support. They strongly believe in higher education and their support of The Education Foundation’s Take Stock in Children<a href="http://www.educationforcollier.org/featured-profiles/giving-the-gift-of-lifelong-learning/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Real World Career Experiences Portal Launches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GetOnTheBusCollier.org is a one-stop, interactive search engine through which educators and schools, students and families, as well as individuals, business and organizations, will be able to work together to provide information and resources to ensure that all students have access to educational opportunities. A new feature to this site has just launched which allows businesses<a href="http://www.educationforcollier.org/news/real-world-career-experiences-portal-launches-2/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.educationforcollier.org/news/real-world-career-experiences-portal-launches-2/</link>
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		<title>EFCC Staff Gets On the Bus for Take Stock Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Education Foundation of Collier County staff partnered with a local church to provide $800 in Walmart gift cards for five Take Stock in Children students and their families this holiday season.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.educationforcollier.org/get-on-the-bus/efcc-staff-gets-on-the-bus-to-help-local-take-stock-in-children-families/</link>
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		<title>The 2012 Men of Distinction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us to honor ten men for the 2012 Men of Distinction Celebration.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.educationforcollier.org/get-involved/attend-or-sponsor-an-event-2/men-of-distinction-awards-dinner-and-golf-tournament/</link>
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		<title>Your Support Helps Create Opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[for students, families, educators, and the community to work together so every student may succeed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.educationforcollier.org/donationform/</link>
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		<title>Get On the Bus Roundtable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for the next Get On the Bus Roundtable presented by Fifth Third Bank.]]></description>
		<link>http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ds4vsqdab&#038;oeidk=a07e5evxq2r23d4cac3</link>
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		<title>Meals of Hope &#8211; Communities coming together to end hunger!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you need help with food over Winter Break, or if you know of another family that does, the “Meals of Hope” program is ready to lend a hand. Meals are available to you free of charge – fortified bean and rice casseroles and fortified macaroni and cheese meals. Need help? It’s yours for the<a href="http://www.educationforcollier.org/get-on-the-bus/meals-of-hope-communities-coming-together-to-end-hunger/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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