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	Community-Based Volunteering & Outreach Hundreds of organizations in greater Las Vegas connect individuals, families, groups and corporations with important, meaningful and fun volunteer positions. They are easily found on websites such as The United Way of Southern Nevada’s Volunteer Center (UWSN) (VolunteerCenterSN.org).
	Discover the Arts of Las Vegas! Community arts groups are readily accessible via the Internet. Also, check the calendar sections of local magazines and newspapers and tune into word of mouth. Here is a sampling of what’s out there.
	Some People Are Born to Volunteer Stacey Wedding Helps Foster a Giving Spirit
	Permaculture in Las Vegas on the Rise Great Basin Permaculture is cultivating awareness about permaculture and its positive effects on the community.

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	Community-Based Volunteering & Outreach Hundreds of organizations in greater Las Vegas connect individuals, families, groups and corporations with important, meaningful and fun volunteer positions. They are easily found on websites such as The United Way of Southern Nevada’s Volunteer Center (UWSN) (VolunteerCenterSN.org).
	Free Spring Gardening Classes in Henderson Clark County Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are offering a series of free classes in March at 9 a.m., Saturdays, at Acacia Park.
	Project Dinner Table Returns Tickets to the fourth season of Project Dinner Table, the popular local dining phenomenon that combines appreciation for the farm-to-table movement with a philanthropic approach, go on sale March 9.
	Learn to Write Your Own Memoir Life Stories Nevada, a memoir-writing class, is offering five month-long classes from January through May

Environment

Honoring Earth Day

Go Green at Parks and Other Community Events

This year’s National Park Week, from April 20 to 28, centered around Earth Day, offers free admission to all 398 national parks from April 22 to 26. Earth Day’s 43rd anniversary celebrations include a host of local events to help citizens of all ages join in the next “billion acts of green,” aligned with the theme: The Face of Climate Change.

National Community Briefs

	Living Art Creativity Inspires Community Everywhere in the U.S., people are gathering for artful togetherness--cooking or painting, storytelling or gardening, drumming or dancing. These initiatives can transform a city or neighborhood's well-being on multiple levels.
	Women As Leaders Pulling Together to Secure Harmony on Earth Since 2005, the power of media images has been stretching our collective imagination and changing the perception of what is possible for young girls and women who dream of using their leadership skills to make our world a better place to live.
	Living in Community A Conversation with Diana Leafe Christian on Practical Co-Housing Living in community allows you to grow as a person and learn what you are really like, from the perspectives of others who are willing to give feedback and appreciation.
	Connecting Kids to Community Getting Youth Involved in a Good Cause Before scheduling after-school soccer practice or cheerleading, why not consider committing to a different kind of extracurricular activity: community outreach.
	It’s All About We Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together Replacing the “I win, you lose” paradigm is a new “Me-We” way of thinking that now informs everything from enlightened environmental stewardship to economics, as well as health and spiritual well-being.
	Awakening Consciousness Bold New Visions for Us, the Earth and the Universe Today’s technologies help us create instance communications that span continents, cross cultural barriers and bridge political divides. These forged connections weave us all together. Now, inspired organizations are deftly exploring, encouraging and researching the global awakening that accompanies them.