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		<title>Upcoming Event &#8211; Monday, May 23rd, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Step Up Gathers to support My Life My Choice Monday, May 23rd at 9:30 am A Step Up is excited to showcase My Life My Choice on Monday, May 23rd, 2011.   We will learn about an innovative, effective, nationally recognized organization working to end the commercial sexual exploitation of girls. Through comprehensive outreach, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trickle Down Effect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn It’s a little scary to know that our children are always watching us and often model what we do.  As parents, we teach by example &#8211; that means no yelling at the TV when the Red Sox are losing or Tom Brady throws an interception.  It means always wearing a seat belt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity Knocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn Stacey and I had a wonderful opportunity this fall to have our eyes opened to many innovative, nonprofit groups addressing the most challenging social issues in Greater Boston.  We were lucky to be asked to join close to 60 evaluators for the 2011 Social Innovation Forum selection process. The Social Innovation Forum [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/opportunity-knocks</link>
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		<title>Hats Off To A Step Up Winchester</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Step Up Winchester (astepupwinch@gmail.com) founded in 2010, recently hosted their second event. They raised $4000.00 for Kim&#8217;s Project, an organization that offers services to women impacted by the sex trade and who are devoted to rescuing these women in the Boston area.  We were thrilled to see that The Winchester Star is spreading the word [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/hats-off-to-a-step-up-winchester</link>
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		<title>Find Great Holiday Gifts at More Than Words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn We hope to see everyone on Wednesday December 8th at More Than Words!]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/support-more-than-words-while-you-shop</link>
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		<title>The Thanksgiving Pie Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn I come from a family where Thanksgiving is a big deal.  It&#8217;s the one holiday that we all get together &#8211; It&#8217;s not that we have 60 people, it&#8217;s just that my sisters and I aren&#8217;t really allowed to go anywhere but my parents house for Thanksgiving- four daughters, husbands, boyfriends, our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/the-thanksgiving-pie-problem</link>
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		<title>Congratulations Chestnut Hill School!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn A Step Up was thrilled to learn that the Chestnut Hill School (CHS) held their 2nd annual Read-a-Thon to support School on Wheels after CHS parents learned about School on Wheels at an event hosted by  A Step Up.  The mission of School on Wheels is to educate children impacted by homelessness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/congratulations-chestnut-hill-school</link>
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		<title>Strong Women Strong Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are looking forward to our upcoming event for Strong Women Strong Girls on October 13th!  Check out this media piece featuring  this innovative organization.  Watch the video  at http://bit.ly/swsgwsvn and then come to our event to learn much more about the work Strong Women Strong Girls is doing in the Boston area.  See you there!]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/strong-women-strong-girls-2</link>
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		<title>A Step Up Winchester</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Step Up Winchester was founded by Lisa Cleary, Pat Carrucci, Allison Brown, Debbie Johnston,and Margaret Wade. They can be reached at jsc3381@verizon.net]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/biographies/a-step-up-winchester</link>
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		<title>So much more than a food pantry&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Carolyn Last week we spent the morning at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) and were completely awed by the extensive support given to the extremely diverse patient population at the hospital.  The “tagline” at BMC is “exceptional care without exception” and it was an apt description for what we saw on our tour. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://astepupma.org/asu-blog/so-much-more-then-a-food-pantry</link>
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