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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Three volunteer staff aides working at a Red Cross Bloodmobile. The women are dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps and include, left to right: Mrs. James...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Two volunteers dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps working with records of 22,000 blood donors. The women are Alma Wiese (left) and Violet Hughes.
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Visiting Nurse Service Friendly Visitor Program

Date: 02 09 1961
Description: Barbara Bruemmer (left) writing a letter for Mrs. Floyd L. Dudley, who is a patient of the Visiting Nurse Service. Barbara is a volunteer "friendly visitor...
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First Friends Program for Former Mental Patients

Date: 04 25 1961
Description: The First Friends volunteer chairman is Rev. Richard Larson, associate pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church. Helping the group get ready are Bill Sather, execu...
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Red Cross Volunteers Fill Rosemaled Box

Date: 08 22 1961
Description: Two teen girls examining the contents of large rosemaled (painted decorations) wooden box. The original caption states: "Norwegian rosemaling on a American...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Members of the Nakoma Welfare League gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church for the organization's annual fall get acquainted tea and program. Dorothy...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Dr. Leslie H. Fishel, Jr., director of the Wisconsin State Historical Society and guest speaker at the tea, sharing a laugh with three of the league member...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: First Friend Volunteer of the Dane County Mental Health Association is one of 29 of the United Givers agencies. This agency helps mentally ill persons make...
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Mental Patients Visit the Zoo

Date: 10 20 1961
Description: Several men and women patients from Mendota State Hospital are watching the bears at the Vilas Park Zoo. A volunteer took them for the outing in her person...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 03 1961
Description: The Madison Chapter of Certified Public Accountants, donate about three nights of work a week to auditing the United Givers fund. Among them are Donald Nel...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 19 1961
Description: Donald Lawton, director of activities at Central Colony, left, consulting with Julian Clark, coordinator of volunteer services, right, and Mrs. Charles Jen...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Wives of Wisconsin State Journal and Madison Newspapers, Inc. select gifts at the toy depot of the Empty Stocking Fund. From left to right are: Mrs. Edwn S...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Mrs. Donald Schaefer sorting through gifts at the Empty Stocking Club toy depot for "just the right" gift for a youngster.
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Two wives of Wisconsin State Journal employees sorting gifts at the Empty Stocking Club toy depot. Pictured are Mrs. Thomas Butler and Mrs. Monte McCormick...
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Student Has Radical Brain Surgery

Date: 09 23 1964
Description: Mark Newman is shown sitting behind a stack of books as he returns to La Follette High School three weeks after radical surgery for a brain tumor. Behind h...
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Welfare Home Moves

Date: 12 12 1964
Description: Four U.W. Greeks unloading a bed frame from a truck. The Department of Public Welfare Group Home (for women) moved from 404 W. Washington Avenue to 305 N. ...
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Armed Forces Day Parade Float

Date: 05 07 1965
Description: Three women decorating a parade float. They are U.W. student members of the Angel Flight Air Force ROTC auxiliary. Their names are, Catherine Hughes, Angel...
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Multiple Sclerosis Canvass

Date: 05 12 1965
Description: Officers of the fund drive for victims of multiple sclerosis are busy making final arrangements for the door-to-door canvas. From left are Ellen Schroeder,...
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Betty Faulkner Leading Folk Singing

Date: 05 28 1965
Description: Volunteer Betty Faulkner plays an accordion while leading folk singing with children and parents at Gompers School as part of a YWCA program for 10 to 14 y...
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Busy Mother

Date: 09 30 1965
Description: Mrs. Rodney Gallagher, Rt. 2, Fish Hatchery Road, with a phone at her ear and a list at her side. She is sitting at a table with her five children, who are...

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