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Volunteer nation

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/23/2010, 9:06 a.m.

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Nationwide, more than 63 million people volunteered in their community last year, and Minneapolis and St. Paul had the highest rates of volunteer service in the country. Midmorning looks at what makes people volunteer.

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  • Ami Dar: Executive director, Idealist.org.
  • Mary Quirk: Volunteer Resources Leadership Project Manager, Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA).
  • Verna Toenyan: Coordinator of aging services for Todd County.

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