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  • The Boys and Girls Club of Johnson City/Washington County is extending membership and program services to those families and youth displaced by Hurricane Katrina and relocating to the Johnson City area. Parents may come by the club at 2210 W. Market St., Johnson City, and set up a membership for their children. The Boys and Girls Club of Johnson City will honor all memberships of youth from any Club in the hurricane area. Those wishing services who were not members of a Boys and Girls Club in the Gulf area will receive a free membership during the transitional time for up to one year. For more information call 461-4560.
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  • Twin Springs High School in Nickelsville has an ongoing campaign called the "Campaign of Hope" to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Every person who gives to this campaign will get his or her name listed on the "Wall of Hope." They have generated over $300 every day of the campaign. The money collected will be given to a local disaster response team who will be taking it directly to the disaster area. To make a donation, stop by the school or send a check made out to Twin Springs High School to Route 1, Box 114, Nickelsville, VA 24271. For more information call Sue Carter at (276)479-2185.
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  • Milligan College will grant full-tuition scholarships to college students who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. The offer extends to undergraduate students who had been accepted and enrolled in colleges or universities which have suspended operations due to Hurricane Katrina. The scholarships will cover full tuition and fees for fall 2005 and spring 2006 semesters based on space availability. Further discounts on room and board will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Interested students should contact the Milligan College Office of Admission at 461-8730 to initiate the accelerated admissions process. Students wishing to enroll for fall 2005 must do so by Sept. 16. The college also has offered to match up to $3,000 in donations raised by the students and campus community for the hurricane response organized by World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization that has already provided emergency supplies for more than 10,000 evacuees. Donations of supplies for local organizations are being collected by various student organizations, and student volunteers are being organized to assist at local shelters and organizations. For more information about opportunities to assist, contact the LINC Volunteer Services Office at 461-8711.
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  • "Drop in the Bucket" Bristol Motor Speedway North Entrance Monetary contributions only 7am to 7pm Wednesday, Sept. 14th.
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  • Kids-4-Kids in Johnson City is accepting donations of shoe boxes filled with crayons, markers, other art supplies, a small Bible, games, card games, craft kits, glue sticks, hair bows, books, puzzles, small toys, stuffed animals, stationery and stamps. Please write the appropriate age group and gender on the box and tape it well. Shoe boxes can be delivered to Catholic Charities in Jonesborough, the American Red Cross in Kingsport and Johnson City, and Good Samaritan Ministries at the Old Johnson City Power Board. For more information call 753-3001 or 483-6228.
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  • Tennessee Quilts, 114 Boone St., Jonesborough is accepting donations of quilts and linens for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Donations will be accepted during regular store hours - 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through the end of September. The store also has a sewing space available for those who want to come and sew quilts to send. Tennessee Quilts will provide fabric and batting, but quilters need to bring their own machines. Please call ahead if a sewing space is needed. For more information call 753-6644 or visit www.tennesseequilts.com.
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  • Volunteers are needed to collect donations of food and water at a semi-trailer located in the Fort Henry Mall parking lot at the corner of Fort Henry Drive and Memorial Boulevard in Kingsport. Donations will be accepted from 2 to 7 p.m. until Sept. 16. To volunteer call Baxter Hood at 239-9415.


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  • The Unicoi County Highway Department is sponsoring a canned food drive for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Road Superintendent Terry Haynes said someone will be at the department 24 hours a day to collect the donations.
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  • "We just need food products only, and that way we can pack it on pallets down here," Haynes said. "This is going to go into the churches down there that are cooking for the workers and for some of the people who are in that community.
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  • "But we want to take this food right into the camps. We want to deliver it right into them personally so they will be able to use it immediately."
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  • Haynes reminds people to remember the workers who are dealing with a tremendous clean-up effort.
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