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		<title>A True Saint</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/02/a-true-saint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Stirling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we celebrate the Saints’ march to the Super Bowl, I hope equal attention is given to the Brees family for their inspiring philanthropic leadership on behalf of a beleaguered city’s children.]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Basics</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2010/01/742/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we emerge from this difficult period, it is worth asking ourselves, are we more compassionate? Do we care more or less...about those in need? Has the struggle made us tougher, or gentler? Have we become smarter through it all?]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Holiday Gift</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/12/the-best-holiday-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a season filled with lists and wishes, the holiday gift one Utah couple hopes for is one often taken for granted: a healthy family.  For this family, one wish has already been granted.  Now they wait for the ultimate gift … the gift of life.]]></description>
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		<title>Perfection Not Required</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/11/perfection-not-required/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/11/perfection-not-required/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Children's Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a laundry list of parenting faults - I'm a little high-strung, I hate to mop the kitchen floor (negating any 30-second-rule for fear my kids will die of whatever has taken up residence there), I don't find the emptying of an entire roll of toilet paper or tube of toothpaste particularly humorous and sometimes I put the pillow over my head and mutter, "if I ignore you can I sleep just 20 more minutes?"

And yet, my kids are lucky - they have parents who love them and are fiercely devoted to giving them the best life we possibly can. And that is enough perfection for them.

It is also the reasoning behind this month's National Adoption Month theme: "You don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent: There are thousands of teens in foster care who would love to put up with you."]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Time.</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/07/giving-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is most startling - and exciting - however, is the number of people who joined together to solve community problems in less formal ways. Last year saw a more than 30% increase in the number of people joining with neighbors and community members to solve local problems - at a time when many were likely on less-than-solid footing themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Tragedy Springs Hope</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/05/out-of-tragedy-springs-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 22:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lusher held their senior graduation last week – the first class to complete 4 years there since the storm.  Drew Brees was the commencement speaker.  I congratulate the entire Lusher senior class on their graduation, and wish them much success in the future.  And I applaud the staff, teachers and volunteers at Lusher for all they’ve done to create such a successful and wonderful school.  Well done!]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Greatness in New Orleans</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/05/signs-of-greatness-in-new-orleans/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/05/signs-of-greatness-in-new-orleans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The progress of rebuilding in New Orleans might appear to be slow, but it’s also unmistakable.  New Orleans is coming back, in some ways better than ever...especially when it comes to education.]]></description>
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		<title>A Move Toward Greater Responsibility?</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/04/are-we-moving-toward-greater-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/04/are-we-moving-toward-greater-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative: Thought Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the chance, would you like to try your hand at solving the nation's problems?]]></description>
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		<title>Beacon of Hope in New Orleans</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/02/beacon-of-hope-in-new-orleans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Operation Kids</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

 
When Rick Larsen and I started visiting New Orleans in early 2007 to identify charities for the “Operation Kids: Rebuilding Dreams in New Orleans” campaign, one of the first people we met was Denise Thornton.  Denise was the founder and president of what was, at the time, a brand-new and still small charity called Beacon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering Can Pay Dual Dividends</title>
		<link>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/01/volunteering-can-pay-dual-dividends/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.operationkids.org/2009/01/volunteering-can-pay-dual-dividends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can volunteering help you better weather this economic storm?
Kelly Holland made some interesting points in last Sunday&#8217;s New York Times piece, &#8220;Can Volunteers Be a Lifeline for Nonprofit Groups?&#8221;
 Kelly&#8217;s observations on the current &#8220;tough times on Wall Street&#8221; ask us to consider the hardships that nonprofit organizations are enduring.  

&#8220;Public funding and charitable donations have plummeted even [...]]]></description>
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