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Volunteers Needed — Horizons for Homeless Children

Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking fun-loving, dependable people to interact and play with children living in family shelters throughout Western Massachusetts.   A minimum 6 month commitment of 2 hours per week is required.   Day and evening hours are available.   Trainings are held regularly and are listed on our website.
Our next training will be held in the Springfield area on November 9th and 10th, 2011 from 6-9PM.
For more information about the program, or to register for a training, please visit www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org or contact our office directly by phone at (413) 532-0467 or email at aditmer@horizonsforhomelesschildren.org.
It is a fantastic experience that benefits everyone involved.   Thanks!

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"A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day"

    — John Tierney, New York Times columnist
Start with "gratitude lite." ...     ¶ The gratitude journal was brief — just one sentence for each of the five things — and done only once a week, but after two months there were significant effects.   Compared with a control group, the people keeping the gratitude journal were more optimistic and felt happier.   They reported fewer physical problems and spent more time working out.   ... Cont'd
A version of this article appeared in print on November 22, 2011, on page D1 of the New York edition with the headline: A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day...
— courtesy Emmett Schmarsow, Prog. Mgr. COAs & Senior Centers, Exec. Office of Elder Affairs






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