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	<title>The Soft Pitch &#187; community</title>
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		<title>Sometimes You Have to Talk About Someone Else (Because They Won’t)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently write in this blog about things Avnet is doing in the community – like the food drive that’s  or the pillow drive of a month or so back.  Part of why we have so much going on in the community is our people.  Especially our leaders.  One leader in particular.  Who was recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the MDA Cell Block</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging from the cell block today … locked up for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
 I’m doing my best to raise money for MDA   and looking for a little help from my friends. 
Believe me, there have been moments when I wondered why I agreed to this.  But now that I’m here talking to these kids, there’s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integration Employees Spread Holiday Cheer</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2008/12/22/integration-employees-spread-holiday-cheer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about the reports I’ve read recently about donations being down for toys for kids at Christmas. In one of my last posts I wrote about a branch office of Avnet Electronics Marketing hosting an annual party with customers and suppliers to raise money for charity. And last week I learned about another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First pitch</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2008/05/09/first-pitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 21:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Softball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every journalist or event manager is looking for industry experts to be quoted or speak at events. Avnet has some of the best and most quoted in the biz. Each week, my friend and VP of PR Michelle Gorel and I will highlight individuals who make a difference in accelerating the success of our customers, [...]]]></description>
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