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Image: Steve Buscemi Was A Volunteer Firefighter On 9/12/01
The day after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Steve Buscemi returned to his job at FDNY Engine 55 as a volunteer to help find missing New Yorkers at Ground Zero. The Brooklyn-born actor, who was a fireman at the Little Italy station back in the 80s, reportedly declined any interviews and photographs during his rescue efforts — but someone nabbed this shot of him anyway.
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Video: Bicyclist Hops Over Trustworthy Volunteer
A roving reporter visits Cirque Eloize in Boston and lets a trial bike rider use him for some stunt work. I wouldn’t.
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Red Cross Samurai
Culture Buzz Darin Furukawa, a volunteer for the Red Cross in Los Angeles, dressed up as a samurai while gathering donations to aid relief efforts in Japan. Nerdy and noble, all at once. Here are some links where you can also contribute to the cause.
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MicroVolunteering: Helping Out With A Click Of A Mouse
Culture Buzz Volunteering for busy people! Sparked is the world's first microvolunteering network. If you have an internet connection, you can volunteer! You know you're on the computer all day anyway, so why not help out?
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Image: Stephen Colbert’s Letter to Reddit
Reddit recently reached out to Stephen Colbert asking him to hold a “Restoring Truthiness” rally parodying Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” rally. Rather than just create a simple facebook group supporting this cause, however, Reddit asked people to donate money to DonorsChoose.org, hoping to get Colbert's attention by breaking Hilary Clinton's record of $29,945. Less than 8 hours later, Redditors obliterated Clinton's record, have since raised over $100,000 and received this fantastic response from Colbert himself. I almost had a pregnant while reading it.
