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Published on: 12/6/2003
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Everything is categorized to make using the handbook as simple as possible, explains Patricia "Pat" Melton, public relations manager of the Volunteer Center of North Texas.
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Ms. Melton says that businesses, churches and schools "rely on Holiday Harvest to help them organize their group volunteer activities during the holidays - and throughout the year."
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Ms. Melton said that the 209 agencies in the Holiday Harvest 2003 booklet are down from 258 listed last year.
She attributed the decrease in part to decreased funding and the resultant decreased staffing at some of the smaller agencies.Others just fell through the cracks for one reason or another.
For example, Literacy Instruction for Texas, commonly known as LIFT, was undergoing some staff changes and a move to a new location when the information deadline passed.