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May said some of the family’s time also will be spent volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul in San Rafael helping the needy.
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Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Officials have also promised to help the unemployed and distribute holiday subsidies to the needy.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The exes even volunteered together on Thanksgiving of 2024 to serve meals to the needy with the Midnight Mission.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In the initial studies, participants rated the kindness and physical beauty of targets who were described either as volunteering for charitable causes (such as volunteering at soup kitchens, or packaging food for the needy) or as neutral.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Officials have also promised to help the unemployed and distribute holiday subsidies to the needy.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The exes even volunteered together on Thanksgiving of 2024 to serve meals to the needy with the Midnight Mission.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In the initial studies, participants rated the kindness and physical beauty of targets who were described either as volunteering for charitable causes (such as volunteering at soup kitchens, or packaging food for the needy) or as neutral.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“The needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20needy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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