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Rep. Cynthia Thielen, right, and teacher Kathleen Nullet carried a box of donated stuffed animals to a classroom yesterday during the Teddy Bear Drive at Kailua Intermediate School. The donated toys will be shipped to a Marine Corps staff sergeant stationed in Fallujah, Iraq, for distribution to hundreds of needy children in the area. The school also accepted soccer balls and money toward the purchase of 250 additional balls for Iraqi schoolchildren.

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About 200 community members helped clean the grounds around the Manoa Valley Theatre yesterday, including grave sites, as part of "Make A Difference Day." Aaron Davis, 12, his mom, Jean Davis, and Tony Davis, 8, in background, helped clear the cemetery area. The annual day for national volunteer work takes place the fourth Saturday in October.

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Members of the Annunciation Parish on Waimea, Hawaii, from left, Sarrah Camero, Krystle Bala, Arlene Bala and Alona Mandac, reacted during a motivational speech by Christian rock musician Sal Solo at the Catholic Diocese of Hawaii Youth Rally yesterday at Blaisdell Concert Hall. More than 2,000 Catholic teens from around the state participated in the event.