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Sandra Duchak has volunteered with the Gainsborough 4-H club for 42 years.
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Portage la Prairie 4-H leader recognized for 42 years’ service

Faces of Ag: Sandra Duchak chipped in to keep her kids’ club afloat. Decades later, she’s still finding joy in helping kids find their voice, confidence

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The adage is the average person is more afraid of public speaking than death. Sandra Duchak was no exception when she started volunteering with the Gainsborough 4-H club 42 years ago. Before long all four of her kids were in the club, and all of them had communications projects to do. She had to up
Hans Rindlisbacher will be taking in his 41st Ag Days this year, where you’ll find him at the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association booth.
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Volunteers make Ag Days happen

Barely a wheel would turn at the Keystone Centre later this 
month without their efforts

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Forty-one years ago, on a crisp and cold winter morning in 1977, Hans Rindlisbacher packed up his own handmade forage display and headed off to the Brandon Weed Fair. He did know he hoped to educate farmers in attendance on the different varieties of grass common to Manitoba. What he didn’t know was that this
Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: All hands on deck

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It was a dreary fall afternoon this past Sunday at Argyle, as rain lashed the countryside and soaked stubble fields. Inside the local community hall and curling rink, however, there was a clear sense of warmth and community. The hamlet had pulled out all the stops to host its annual fall supper — the 135th
Many communities have a variety of organizations that volunteers are involved with.
Country Crossroads

National Volunteer Week in April

Rural areas especially require a large number of volunteers to keep things happening

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Are you one of the many Manitobans who volunteer — either with time, money or gifts in kind? The percentage of tax filers in Manitoba who make charitable donations is the highest per capita of all provinces, and has been so for many years. Many of us belong to a variety of non-profit organizations. In
Country Crossroads, News

Time has come to stop always

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Nicole Blyth is involved. The vivacious farm girl from MacGregor has volunteered with community groups and at school, and jumped at just about every 4-H leadership opportunity that’s come her way. Volunteering is a way to meet people, have fun, and learn new things, says Blyth, a Brandon University student planning to focus on rural
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Province To Fund Youth For Sandbag Cleanup

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The province will spend $3.2 million to create jobs for up to 500 students and youth who will be part of teams that will do flood protection, recovery and cleanup work in communities affected by flooding, Premier Greg Selinger announced June 3. “We recognize that flood-affected communities need workers to assist with ongoing flood protection,
Country Crossroads

Finding And Keeping Volunteers

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April 10 to 16 is National Volunteer Week. Maybe you’re involved with one of the many organizations which benefit from the over two billion hours spent annually in Canada on volunteer work. If so, you know what a struggle it is to get and keep volunteers. Statistics Canada’s several National Surveys of Non-Profit and Voluntary
Country Crossroads

Volunteer Together As A Family

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If you already have a full schedule, it might be difficult to see how you can become a volunteer, even if you want to help solve community problems. But volunteering is something families often find worthwhile when they do it together. Family volunteering can be done by the whole family or by one parent and

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