"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." - Winston Churchill

"A civilization flourishes when people plant trees under which they will never sit." - Greek Proverb

"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us everyday." - S. Koch, The Support Network, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself   in the service of others." - Ghandi

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your  room here on Earth" - Mohammed Ali

"Help one another; there's no time like the  present and no present like the time." - James  Durst - poet/songwriter

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