WHAT: VolunteerMatch is the national, nonprofit service offering the most
relevant and up-to-date volunteer resource available, and connecting
volunteers with the nonprofits that need them.

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Many volunteers that cannot travel to
the Gulf Coast to volunteer are choosing to channel their desire to help
out into their local communities.

WHERE: The VolunteerMatch web site is accessible at
http://www.

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About VolunteerMatch

VolunteerMatch is dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to
volunteer, and offers a variety of online services to support a community
of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.. two and four-legged varieties . and it's
FREE.lifeknot.

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WHEN: Now more than ever, there is an ongoing need for volunteers to assist
with the hurricane relief efforts.volunteermatch.

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. No sign-up fee , no monthly service charge.

Members can suggest new activities
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FetchaFriend/FetchaMate -- where dog lovers looking for friendship or love can
now connect online .

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finding someone who'll love you AND your puppy is another.
In Muro's own words, "We really want people to just have fun sharing their
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WHO: VolunteerMatch joins the world in mourning the catastrophic events of
Hurricane Katrina, and is committed to helping channel desperately needed
resources to the disaster areas.

WHY: People want to help, and VolunteerMatch offers a 35,000-strong,
nationwide network of current volunteer opportunities . Any charitable organization in need of
volunteers can also list volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch .. Rather than chasing love, lifeknot
proposes that their users live their life, meet people that share their
interests and, as a bonus for singles, let love follow.

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Placing emphasis on shared activities rather than shared personality
traits lessens the vulnerability people feel when posting a profile online. Users
frequently suggest additional categories and activities as they seek people
that share their interests and passions -- passions that are as diverse as
sled dog racing, short films, sushi, scrabble, sci-fi and surfing -- to name a
few.

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VolunteerMatch welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the
preferred online volunteer recruiting service for nearly 35 ,000 nonprofit
organizations. Online Partnering Not Just for Singles Anymore

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.com
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This is the philosophy of lifeknot, an activity partnering website that
welcomes those already in relationships.

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PRESS RELEASE VolunteerMatch Connects Volunteers With Hurricane Relief Volunteer Opportunities

The volunteer response to Hurricane
Katrina is unprecedented, and during this time of national crisis more
people than ever are turning to VolunteerMatch to find ways to help. (must be 18+)

Dog Lovers can:
* Create an online profile that brings to life the personality of
themselves and their dogs

* Express themselves through a fun, storytelling questionnaire and photos

* Search for dog lovers for friendship, dating/relationships, and/or fun
activities

* Connect online with other dog lovers worldwide

ABOUT LEASHES + LOVERS:
Leashes and Lovers is "Where Dog Lovers Meet" as dogs and their owners
interact online and at events which include cocktail parties, scavenger hunts,
hikes, arts shows, and wine tastings.

People wanting to make friends around the world or just around the block.

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HOW: Anyone interested in volunteering can enter their ZIP code at
VolunteerMatch to find both local and national ways to get involved, give
back and make a difference.

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"Focusing on shared activities provides advantages over traditional online
dating sites," states Matt Muro, founder of lifeknot (http://www .com), still
a completely free service attracting new members.
lifeknot activity profiles permit people to show a side of themselves that
isn't conveyed through traditional personality profiles alone.

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Whether single or in a relationship,
married, straight or gay -- with a dog or "in between ," ALL are invited to
share in the fun. As a result,
people feel more comfortable contacting each other; activities shared serve as
icebreakers and provide the reassurance that interests are other than skin
deep. If love follows we're happy to have helped.

This is not for dating or marriage services.

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I. Membership is
currently free, and includes the ability to e-mail other users.

Contact:
Matt Muro cell phone: 617-388-1511 e-mail: info@lifeknot.com
website: http://www.

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. "The emphasis with our
approach isn't on personality traits and dating so much as it is helping
people meet new friends to share activities they enjoy. For more information, please visit http://www.

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T, the Smithsonian Institution and most recently as
the Grand Prize winner of the 2004 Yale-Goldman Sachs Foundations nonprofit
business plan competition. The advantage for those in
relationships is that they have a large pool of people from which they can
choose activity partners for pastimes they might not share with their
significant other.

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In the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, VolunteerMatch 's free, nonprofit service has channeled
tens of thousands of interested volunteers directly to nonprofit agencies
involved with rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The benefit for singles using a service that includes those in
relationships is that it creates a larger network of people from which singles
can meet new loves via new friends and activities. lifeknot makes it as easy as a mouse-click to compare activities with
other users."

About lifeknot.com

This press release distributed by PRWEB ( http://www.

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VolunteerMatch is the recipient of Webby Awards for
"Activism" and "Services," and has been recognized for its accomplishments
by The White House , M. NEW YORK, Finding puppy love this Valentine's Day
is one thing .
Just in time to make sure all dog lovers make a connection for Valentine's
-- is the official launch of http://www.lifeknot .

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FetchaFriend and FetchaMate are not just for people or just for dogs, but
both! This Online community is for those who share a love of dogs and a desire
to connect with others like themselves .
lifeknot currently lists over 500 activities across 38 categories.

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The organization also offers professional business services
to support corporations committed to managing successful community
involvement programs ., Finding friends with whom we
share interests and passions is as important as finding a significant other. The same feature may also be used to compare such things as
favorite bands, books, movies and tv shows.

Most of the sites listed are free to use.

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org.. Members are dog lovers (with and
without dogs) looking for love and/or friendship.

Live Your Life Let Love Follow Says lifeknot

lifeknot lists
over 500 activities across 38 categories.lifeknot.

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Or maybe you need a break from dating and just want to surround yourself
with a circle of friends .LeashesandLovers.com is an activity partnering website founded in 2003 as an
alternative to dating sites that focus on personality profiles.