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	<title>Architects Without Borders</title>
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		<title>Call for Volunteers &#8211; Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now calling volunteers for teams 2 and 3 to perform building damage assessments in Haiti! The first team had an incredibly rewarding (and very hot) experience.
Volunteers should be:

architect or designer with ATC training (or other  relevant experience).  See below for info on training opportunity.
or structural engineer
and ready to rough it 

We&#8217;re anticipating the next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/06/13/call-for-volunteers-haiti/</link>
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		<title>We are 5 years old &#8211; let&#8217;s celebrate</title>
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		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/06/07/we-are-5-years-old-lets-celebrate/</link>
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		<title>Food Frenzy: Fight Hunger in Washington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a fund raising competition among firms to raise money to combat  hunger by supporting Food Lifeline.  Food Lifeline channels surplus food from food producers and retailers to a network of distributors such as food banks, shelters, and meal programs.  Some information from their website:

Many of the people served by Food Lifeline are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/04/27/food-frenzy-fight-hunger-in-washington/</link>
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		<title>Designers 4 Haiti Symposium</title>
		<description><![CDATA[?Designers 4 Haiti: AWB-Seattle will be participating in a panel symposium on the culturally appropriate means of extending a helping hand to the Haitian community.
 When: April 19th, 7pm
 Where: University of Washington, Architecture Hall &#8211; Room 147
 For more information here or visit www.designers4haiti.org.
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		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/04/16/designers-4-haiti-symposium/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an immediate need for design professional volunteers in Leogane, Haiti to perform building damage assessments. People needed:

architects or designers with ATC training (or other relevant experience)
structural enginel volunteers

At this time, general volunteers are not needed.
We&#8217;d like to see a group of design professionals from the Seattle area team together for a 1-2 week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/04/02/volunteers-needed/</link>
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		<title>Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From AIA National:
Habitat for Humanity is starting to look for architects and engineers with relevant skills to start organizing for the next phase of the recovery process in Haiti. You can find and share information about this opportunity at: http://www.habitat.org/ivp/apply_now.aspx
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		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/03/09/habitat-for-humanity-is-looking-for-volunteers/</link>
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		<title>Haiti Benefit Party &#8211; Feb. 23rd</title>
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		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/02/15/haiti-benefit-party-feb-23rd/</link>
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		<title>Helping Haiti Meeting &#8211; Feb. 2nd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The AIA Diversity Roundtable is sponsoring a meeting on February 2nd at 4pm at the AIA Seattle offices to coordinate and inform the response to the Haitian earthquake.  Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to attend and AWB-Seattle will have representatives there, as well as other organizations.
Details:
 When: Tuesday, February 2nd at 4pm 
 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/01/26/helping-haiti-meeting-feb-2nd/</link>
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		<title>Haiti Earthquake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most of you already know, this past Tuesday  a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti outside of Port-a-Prince. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and Haiti&#8217;s infrastructure has been devastated. This, in a country already suffering from extreme poverty.
AWB is actively engaging in discussions to identify opportunities to assist in a coordinated disaster recovery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/01/14/haiti-earthquake/</link>
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		<title>New Orleans Volunteer Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Written by Kevin Daniels
As preservationists, we share a common love for the built environment and for all the rich and diverse cultural heritage stories that go along with it. Many of us have been involved in battles to save a piece of architectural heritage that we personally hold dear; most of us have also felt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://awb-seattle.org/2010/01/10/new-orleans-volunteer-opportunity/</link>
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