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	<title>Blazing the Two-Fold Path &#187; Volunteerism</title>
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		<title>Guest Blogger:  Avnet Cares Matching Grants</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/11/13/guest-blogger-avnet-cares-matching-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ian Basey, Vice President, Marketing, Avnet
Everyday, people go out of their way to help others. Sometimes it is as simple as letting the guy in the wrong lane get into your lane, other times it is dedicating time to a favorite cause, making a donation when you are buying groceries, or buying a poppy.
In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O Canada! Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/11/06/o-canada-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CR Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avnet Employees in Canada typically rally their CR efforts around children’s organizations.  They’ve been doing some really cool things in their community, and have been going full steam ahead at it, for quite a while.
Calgary employees support the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (ACHF), by working through the Southern Alberta Electronics Charity Organization (SAECO), and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart of Business Award Nominees</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/28/heart-of-business-award-nominees/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/28/heart-of-business-award-nominees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just submitted two people into The 2009 Heart of Business Awards, hosted by the Phoenix Business Journal &#38; HandsOn Greater Phoenix.   One was a work-related entry and the other a guy I work with.  But, not just any guy, my boss Al Maag.
As they say on the Call for Entries, “volunteerism is a key component [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Fest and the Yin/Yang of CR</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/07/yoga-fest-and-the-yinyang-of-cr/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/08/07/yoga-fest-and-the-yinyang-of-cr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yang]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee volunteerism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m heading up to Flagstaff, Ariz. for a yoga festival this weekend and, unfortunately, I blew out my knee about a week ago so not sure how much yoga I’m going to be able to do.  Guess I’ll have to stick to the yin classes.  But isn’t that just life, learning to balance out our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is a toolkit not a toolkit?</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/07/10/when-is-a-toolkit-not-a-toolkit/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/07/10/when-is-a-toolkit-not-a-toolkit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Outreach]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; When it’s weapon in your community relations arsenal.
A couple of weeks ago I told you about the Avnet Cares Governing Board (ACGB), our employee volunteerism group.  This recently formed board is succeeding with military-like precision.  They just created a new initiative to help Avnet employees in the Americas launch their own local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life, The Universe and Everything</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/06/19/life-the-universe-and-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/06/19/life-the-universe-and-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee volunteerism. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The answer is 42]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a potluck at lunch today for our department.  It was great to relax and enjoy each others company.  We have a great team, get along really well.  We hit it so hard during the week that it’s nice to take some time and just sit and visit.
That’s what I’ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synergies</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/06/04/synergies/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2009/06/04/synergies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope you’ve read my past blogs about the Avnet Tech Games (ATG).  If not, get busy!  If nothing else, you can us them to help you fall asleep.  But do stay awake long enough to read on and learn about some synergies we were able to create with one aspect of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering during the holidays</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/12/12/volunteering-during-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/12/12/volunteering-during-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays are here and for those of you who know me well, you can expect to hear a few bah humbugs.  Luckily the Avnet employees don&#8217;t feel the same way.  So, while I will spend the holidays grousing, many of our employees spread holiday cheer by volunteering their time to help people in need.
Last year, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity for Phoenix Families</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/11/21/opportunity-for-phoenix-families/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/11/21/opportunity-for-phoenix-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, I want to take a moment and let you know of this great opportunity. For the fifth year in a row, Avnet will team with Modovox and Metro Studios to help military families record free five-minute video messages for their loved ones serving overseas.
Taped in Metro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteerism &#8211; the Heart of Business Awards &#8211; Nov. 20</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/11/14/volunteerism-the-heart-of-business-awards-nov-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/comrel/2008/11/14/volunteerism-the-heart-of-business-awards-nov-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avnet has a long history of good corporate citizenship, including a well-established, award-winning community relations program focused on education, children&#8217;s issues and technology. Avnet employs a three-pronged approach to community relations: strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations, employee-driven community relations activities and volunteerism. We work hard to create an optimistic future for our community and, through [...]]]></description>
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