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According to Daniel E. Lage '10, co-director of the Vernon Hall volunteer program, PBHA hopes to recruit new volunteers through its publicity efforts; though PBHA has a sprawling membership, about only 20 volunteers work with the elderly, he says.
But the organization is also trying to raise awareness of elderly issues and to honor the "legacy" of senior citizens, regardless of whether they constitute family. Lage says of his volunteer work: "It is almost like having my grandparents here."
On the day Ben died, four other Americans were also killed in the nearly medieval land that has exposed the folly of empires for centuries. At the final moment of his young and accomplished life - when he stood talking to a village leader in Murcheh - he wore the colors of...
During his speech, Khazei addressed issues ranging from his political motivations to the war in Afghanistan, while maintaining a repoire with his audience. When speaking of his grassroots campaign style, he jokingly implored students to “skip some classes” in order to volunteer for his campaign...
"I don’t ever find it morbid," volunteer Jennifer D. Losciuto said. "I don’t ever feel frightened at all—well, if I was here by myself at night, maybe..."