volunteers

Three gaping holes in the roof of MTs Pakis in Gununglurah Village, Cilongok District, Banyumas Regency, stand as a testament to both the destructive force of nature and the enduring spirit of mutual cooperation embedded in Indonesian communities. On a day when the sun briefly broke through the...

From the bustling, dynamic world of modern non-profit operations, the story of digital transformation is so often grounded not in headline-grabbing technologies but in the steady, unseen work of process optimization. This is nowhere more evident than in the recent case study released by Crow...

In a small workshop tucked away in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, echoes of laughter and the whirring sounds of tiny motors intermingle, not as the byproducts of assembly lines, but as the signs of healing. Meet Tan Guan Poh, affectionately known as “GP” to both children and adults alike, who is neither...

The gentle chime of a telephone may seem unremarkable to most, but for thousands of older adults across the UK, it marks a moment of heartfelt connection, a remedy for chronic isolation, and—perhaps above all—a lifeline to friendship and dignity. This is the story of Age UK’s Telephone...

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For those of you who read this blog there was one piece of news last week that I'm sure got you excited. A team of volunteers, with the full support of Microsoft, has taken our loved Windows Live Writer (which I am using right now to write this) and given it a new lease on live. Say hello to...

Today is another landmark day in the history of the forums! I am pleased to announce, and for a very long time coming, our newest moderator, @ussnorway. Whilst we have recently been inundated with moderator actions and all sorts of requests, due to the situation at hand with the imminent...

Lindsey Lodge Hospice is a local hospice which gives support and treatment to terminally ill patients and where I spend one day a week as one of a team of volunteer chaplains. From Friday August 1st Lindsey Lodge is one of three different charities being put forward from the East Midlands for...

Sorry to bother everyone here, but it seems like MS is requiring users to enter, and/or reset, their password every week now. I remember, a couple years ago, when MS DIDN'T require a person to change their password ever week. Now, I need to login 10-12 times per day, I need to change my...

Here's an idea for IT 'Enthusiasts', IT Pros w/ some spare time or retired IT Pros & Consultants. I am doing this & maybe others have not thought of it... Volunteer your time & services to your local 'old folks homes'. Many of the residents don't have a lot of money (we usually charge a...

Here's an idea for IT 'Enthusiasts', IT Pros w/ some spare time or retired IT Pros & Consultants. I am doing this & maybe others have not thought of it... Volunteer your time & services to your local 'old folks homes'. Many of the residents don't have a lot of money (we usually charge a...

If you received a message indicating some posts were deleted, this was an accident. Thousands of posts were removed that have been soft deleted. Soft deleted posts are posts that still exist in our database, but typically can only be seen by moderators. We keep all deleted messages in our...

Please give a warm welcome to the new members of the Windows 7 Forums Team. These four individuals have volunteered their time to assist the website during this great time of change and transition. We are happy to have them aboard. Over the next coming weeks, their performance will be evaluated...

Good evening, Additional forum code changes have been implemented, including under-the-hood enhancements to the core forum software, as well as the first update to our content management portal system in some time (CMPS). We will be focusing on an upgraded Downloads section sub-system and the...

With our features laid to bare, we hope to re-assemble our team of volunteer experts around the world. Here at Windows 7 Forums, we are dedicated to providing our viewers and members with the best possible forum experience online. That includes the ability to use so many features, and take...

A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners is volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station. The "Skilled Veterans Corps", as they call themselves, is made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all over the age of sixty. One of the group, Yasuteru...

New Zealand war veteran John Bray, who calls himself a modern-day Batman, is on the lookout for a sidekick – after being banned from going out and fighting crime alone at night. The 91-year-old served in a raiding unit in World War 2 and therefore considered himself more qualified to deal...

For a crime-fighting Ninja has begun patrolling the streets of Royal Tunbridge Wells scaring off yobs, helping pensioners and rescuing cats from trees. The 25-year-old, who calls himself the ‘Neighbourhood Ninja of Tunbridge Wells’, claims to be a ‘grandmaster’ of the Japanese martial art...

With 150-Foot Kites, Texas Man Raises Big Bucks for Charity Want to do something to help people? Go fly a kite. That's the advice of Texas retiree Barry Ogletree, who has been raising money for charity by raising massive kites in the air. With the help of his wife and sometimes...

Why Volunteer for a One-Way Mission to Mars? If NASA put out the word that it was looking for volunteers to suit up for the first manned mission to Mars, the line outside Cape Canaveral might stretch from there to the moon. But what if they said it was a nine-month trip on a cramped...