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June 8
Paris dog owners and dog lovers, please join us for a Mon Chien, Ma Ville demonstration at the Mairie du 1ère (the town hall of the 1st arrondissement, Place du Louvre, right outside metro Louvre Rivoli) from 2:30pm with your four-legged friends to lobby the City for more dog-friendly parks and green spaces for them to run free, and to promote "responsible" dog ownership as well. Pedro and Lena will be there!
June 9
Pastry chef and cookbook author (and Paris Pastry Guide author) David Lebovitz will be signing books today at La Cuisine (80 quai de l'Hôtel de Ville, 4th) from 2-4pm. Glazed ice cream truck will be there, too! (You can RSVP at the Facebook event page, although it’s not required).
June 9
Looking for a bit of retro vintage shopping? Check out the Fifties Sound "Vide-Grenier Retro Vintage" with 45 stands selling fashions, accessories, home decor, vinyls and burlesque outfits from 1930s-1980s. Today 10am-8pm at Next Step: 11 cour Debille, 11th, M° Voltaire. The live swing concert with The King Baker Combo starts at 5pm. Entry €2.
Through June 26
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of Frenchchanteuse Edith Piaf with sexy cabaret singer Caroline Nin's "Hymne à Piaf", a show using English storytelling and songs en français to remember one of the greatest French singers of all time. Shows are every Wednesday at 8pm at the intimate Essaïon Theatre (6 rue Pierre au Lard, in the Marais, 4th). Tickets are €15-€20.
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Friday, November 30, 2012 
Looking for a new way to help those on the street this holiday season? Give them a gift that keeps on giving: a small, dynamo-powered radio so they can listen to music and the news.
Sunday, September 16, 2012 
In this issue:
It Wasn’t Quite a Vacation
Navigo Passes Rock
Paris Pastry, Take Two!
The France Project Podcast
Paris Photography Discount
Adjustable High Heels
(Really) Cheap Stuff
Philippe Starck at the Marché aux Puces
Work horses in Bois de Vincennes
Grands Boulevards Food Fest
Vote from Abroad
Organic Meat Delivery in Paris
Volunteer for an English-speaking Helpline
Paris, Philippe Starck, Podcast, flea market, gluten free, organic meat, thrift shop, volunteer | in Newsletter Tuesday, February 22, 2011 
If you look at the stats, it seems Americans are far more generous than the French. According to the 2010 World Giving Index, France ranked 91 in charitable giving out of 153 countries surveyed, far behind the #5-ranked USA (Australia and New Zealand tied for first).
charity, donations, generosity, humanitarian, volunteer | in Make a Difference Friday, December 17, 2010
Updated on Saturday, December 25, 2010 by
Heather
If you’re in Paris during the holidays, far from your family, no reason to feel sorry for yourself. Take advantage of your lack of “family obligations” and help out those in need in your adopted community.
Christmas, New Year's Eve, Red Cross, Salvation Army, donate, food bank, holidays, volunteer | in Make a Difference Tuesday, April 20, 2010 
IN THIS ISSUE:
* My Weekend at Mont St Michel
* Shopping in a Private Parisian Apartment
* Noteworthy Fashion Boutique in St-Germain-des-Près
* Villa Madame Floral Art Classes
* Discount Hair Products
* New Paris Chocolate Museum
* And a Video Game Museum for La Défense
* Vote for Secrets of Paris Blog
* Les Soldes?
* Your Local Town Hall
* SOS Amitiés Needs French-Speaking Volunteers
* Fondation des Etats-Unis
* Rock-en-Seine Headliners Announced
* Solidays: The French Lollapalooza?
* Secrets of Paris #100!
* Updated Pets in Paris Resource Guide
* Naughty News
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Monday, January 4, 2010 Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Good listener? Empathetic? Staying in Paris for at least a year? Consider giving your support to France's English-language help line.
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