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Pay it forward

May 22nd, 2008 at 09:52am Wally Haas

I posted on another blog about a “pay-it-forward” experience I had last night at Dairy Queen.

It reminded me that there are a lot of good people in this community who do a lot of good things.  Paying someone else’s tab is nice, but I’m talking about the tons of volunteers who do everything from help at soup kitchens to coaching youth sports to organizing fundraisers.

However, those dedicated volunteers could use some help. It seems like a core group — no matter what the organization — does 90 percent of the work. More folks need to step up to keep worthy causes going.

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