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  Orange Volunteers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Orange Volunteers (OV) are a break-away Loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland.
They are comprised largely of former Ulster Volunteer Force militants who disapprove of the Northern Ireland peace process.
They are known for attacks on Catholic churches and businesses in Northern Ireland, in an attempt to prevent political settlements with nationalists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orange_Volunteers   (269 words)

  
 Orange Institution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many Orange songs of the 19th century period suggest that the Royal Irish Constabulary were sympathetic to the Thrashers and turned a blind eye to numerous skirmishes in County Down.
Orange Halls on both sides of the Irish border often function as community halls for Protestants and sometimes those of other faiths, though this was more common in the past.
The Orange Order accepted the invitation and was to parade with their wives and children alongside Chinese, Filipino and African community groups in an event designed to recognise and celebrate cultural diversity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orange_Order   (3766 words)

  
 Emergency Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Orange County's emergency services blend volunteers and professionals to serve the citizens of Orange County.
County residents rely on the highly-trained skills of the volunteers who serve in the various fire departments and rescue squads.
Orange County is fortunate to have so many dedicated volunteers who guarantee the safety of county citizens through their work with the fire and rescue companies.
www.orangecova.com /emerg.htm   (373 words)

  
 MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
Thus, the Orange Volunteers was re-formed for the express purpose of de-stabilizing the peace process.
In November 1998, the Orange Volunteers declared their first objective was to kill the Republican terrorist members who would be released as part of the peace process.
In addition to maintaining the United Kingdom's ties to Northern Ireland, the Orange Volunteers believe it to be their self-appointed duty to protect Northern Ireland's Protestant population, as well as the Protestant faith as a whole.
www.tkb.org /Group.jsp?groupID=79   (623 words)

  
 ORANGE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.  -  ARCHIVES
Orange Firefighters did manage to rescue a turtle that was inside the vehicle and set him free for one of the patients.
March 29 - Orange Volunteers were called on to assist Madison County for a reported structure fire on Deer Crossing Rd. First arriving Madison units found a working fire and Wagon 23 established the initial attack on the blaze.
Volunteers remained on scene for the next four hours battling the stubborn fire and conducting overhaul.
www.orangevfc.com /archive05-01.html   (2021 words)

  
 MADD Orange County -- Volunteer Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Volunteers are the heart and soul of MADD Orange County.
Volunteers are found among men and women, the young and old, the large and the small, the educated and the not-so-educated.
Volunteers often arrive just when the stress is greatest, the moment bleakest, the work hardest, the light in the tunnel the farthest away.
www.maddorangecounty.org /volunteer.htm   (933 words)

  
 Watershed Action Volunteers Quarterly County Highlights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The program supplies and trains volunteers, and is presently looking for individuals interested in preserving their natural resources while taking a walk in the park.
Volunteers at the Orange County WAV Program's monthly bird count see a rare diversity of winged marvels, as more than 270 species of birds call Lake Apopka home.
Volunteers in the St. Johns County WAV Program are seeing their efforts take root and benefits to their community's water resources grow.
sjr.state.fl.us /programs/outreach/education/wav/highlights_archive/04fa_highlights.html   (2556 words)

  
 City of Orange, CA - Volunteers
The use of dedicated volunteers is an obvious answer to accomplish this task.
The O.P.D. Volunteer Program is staffed by many who now successfully handle tasks and responsibilities that were once part of a sworn officer's routine.
Each volunteer is required to donate a minimum of four hours a week.
www.cityoforange.org /depts/police/admin/volunteers/volunteers.asp   (178 words)

  
 Orange juice fortified with plant sterols found to lower 'bad' cholesterol in healthy volunteers
The volunteers were asked to eat their normal diet but to drink a cup of juice along with whatever they had for breakfast and dinner.
"Volunteers who drank the sterol-fortified orange juice had a 7.2-percent decrease in total cholesterol, 12.4-percent decrease in LDL cholesterol, and 7.8-percent decrease in non-high-density lipoprotein levels compared to baseline and to the group that received the non-sterol orange juice group," she said.
The UC Davis study may be unique in that it did not place volunteers on a special diet and only asked that they drink the juice with their normal meals.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-02/uocd-ojf021904.php   (661 words)

  
 ORANGE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.  ENGINE & TRUCK COMPANY 23
Orange Volunteers quickly responded to a reported structure fire due to a lightening strike on Old Rapidan Rd. just after a wicked thunderstorm.
Orange Volunteers sent the Tanker, Truck, and Salvage to assist Mine Run, Lake of the Woods, and Spotsylvania Firefighters in the effort.
Orange Volunteers responded to the 22000 block of Lahore Road for a reported two-vehicle crash with entrapment.
www.orangevfc.com   (640 words)

  
 Volunteering - Office of Volunteers | ARC Orange County
Disaster Services volunteers are on the scene of both small and large disasters providing emergency assistance in a variety of ways to families who have been temporarily or permanently displaced from their homes.
Volunteers with an eye for detail and a mind for math assist with the processing, auditing, and control of disaster related forms and statistics.
Volunteers are professionals in the field of PR, advertising and marketing that help the PA staff with special projects and events.
www.oc-redcross.org /show.aspx?mi=2938   (949 words)

  
 Orange Volunteers
During 1998 a Loyalist paramilitary group using the name Orange Volunteers (OV) claimed responsibility for a number of attacks on Catholics and Catholic property.
Eight armed members of the Orange Volunteers staged a show of strength for Ulster Television and said IRA prisoners freed under the Good Friday Accord would be particular targets.
The Orange Volunteers were formed as a Doomsday organisation that will defend Ulster because politicians have handled the peace process so ineptly and it does not believe the IRA's war is over.
www.irishrepublicanarmy.info /OrangeVolunteers.html   (898 words)

  
 Loyal Orders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Orange brethren must have passed the Purple Marksman degree of the Orange Institution in order to be eligible for membership of their local Preceptory (Buckley and Kenney 1995:177).
In England Orangeism was growing in influence and Orangemen were to play a role in cities like Manchester as allies of the authorities in their attempts to combat trade unionism in the lead-up to the Peterloo Massacre (Gray, 1972, p.93).
Orange publications often argue that the Protestant community lack the benefits of a single unifying church as is the case in the Catholic community.
www.serve.com /pfc/orders/loyal.html   (17858 words)

  
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Orangeism, which was introduced into England, Scotland and Australia by soldiers serving in the British Army was to enter Canada by the same route.
This fraternization of the militia with Orange Lodges was strongly protested by Bishop Alexander Macdonell in a letter to the government, in which he asked that the men be removed from the militia, however the government took no action on the issue.
In the Maritimes the first Orange Lodge in New Brunswick met in the city of Saint John in 1818 under a warrant brought from Ireland by the 74th Regiment, and the first officially warranted lodge was instituted in 1824 by British soldiers serving in the same city.
members.tripod.com /~Roughian/index-97.html   (3502 words)

  
 MADD Orange County - Volunteers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
MADD’s lifeblood is in its volunteers - people that put their personal time and effort into accomplishing the mission we all hold in common: to stop drunk driving and support the victims of this violent crime.
Such is the dedication that we have seen from the volunteers working at the Orange County Chapter of MADD.
Statistic" began his career of volunteering with MADD about 8 years ago, in 1990, when he began speaking to the community as part of our "Speakers Bureau." He helped to educate the schools and community members about the issues of drunk driving with great enthusiasm and received the "Speaker Of The Year Award" in 1993.
www.maddorangecounty.org /volunteers.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Ciaran Cummings remembered
The Orange Volunteers threatened at the weekend to "pull the teeth of the Celtic Tiger".
It is believed that the Red Hand Defenders and Orange Volunteers have grown in strength in many parts of the North in recent months.
With the Drumcree Orange parade now banned, the North's security forces are facing the threat of military action from loyalists and will have to deal with numerous parades and demonstrations across the North in support of Drumcree.
www.ciarancummings.com /Times-06-29-99.html   (413 words)

  
 ORANGE VERMONT GENEALOGY PROJECT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
"Orange History" from the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
Put name of book or CD you are requesting in the first line of the message as many of these wonderful people have volunteered to look up several things.
If you have information on particular Orange families which you'd be willing to share with other researchers, or simply wish to be listed so others can contact you, please let me know and I'll list your families here.
www.usgennet.org /~costtvw/orange   (248 words)

  
 MrVolunteer's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs
The Volunteers were ranked as high as #2 nationally in the RPI, which is why they deserved and got their #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Big Orange of Tennessee could be seen throughout Memorial Gym in every section of the antiquated facility, including Big Orange Tipoff Club Chairman Charlie Morgan and Public Relations Director Mark Hancock, wearing their signature crested Big Orange blazers, who made the trip along with hundreds of others from Knoxville and East Tennessee.
They remembered that not only did the Volunteers leave the court instantly but that they by passed the locker room and were on the bus ready to go to the airport in seconds.
community.foxsports.com /blogs/MrVolunteer   (13752 words)

  
 NAMI Orange County | Programs
Taught by trained volunteers, NAMI Orange County provides an intensive twelve-week program for families to teach them the knowledge and required skills to cope with their loved ones affected by mental illness, facilitate the treatment process, and contribute to the return to health  Available in Spanish.
NAMI Orange County volunteers have been a driving force in changing insurance discrimination and medication formulary laws.   A volunteer task force keeps members informed, monitors and responds to legislative issues important to the welfare of individuals with brain disorders.
In our School Outreach program, trained family volunteers provide lessons in schools to help students, parents, and teachers identify the symptoms and treatments of mental illnesses and their impact on society.
www.nami.org /MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Programs20&Site=NAMI_Orange_County&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14243   (486 words)

  
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The 124th New York State Volunteers is a Civil War era reenactment unit started in 1982 in Orange County, NY, where the old regiment was raised.
Headquarters for the 124th NY is located at The Orange County Farmers Museum, RT 17 K, Montgomery, NY.
The 124th NY is working with the staff of the museum to restore one of Orange County's great farms to its 19th century glory.
www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Quad/2449   (390 words)

  
 DA VOLUNTEERS - V-SQUAD - BIOGRAPHY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Owning their entertainment company, Teers Entertainment, the Orange Mound duo, is one of the most promising pairings in hip-hop.
Da Bandwagon reinforces why Da Volunteers have proved to be popular in the past and why they will be around in the future.
Da Volunteers have been producing their own tracks, shooting videos and promoting their own shows since the beginning of their rap career.
www.davolunteers.com /bio.html   (603 words)

  
 Volunteering - Meet Our Volunteers | ARC Orange County
Sharon Dumont has been volunteering for the American Red Cross for 10 years and plans to continue as long as her body gives her strength.
Sharon, wanting to be close to her husband, flew up north and that is when she was introduced to the American Red Cross.
Larry Wilens is a devoted grandfather of five and spends the majority of his spare time volunteering for the chapter.
www.oc-redcross.org /show.aspx?mi=2942   (169 words)

  
 County Of Orange - Volunteer/Intern
Volunteer contributions enhance the quality of life for all of us who live and work in Orange County.
Volunteers help build strong, healthy communities and demonstrate the importance of citizen participation.
During 2005, 25,400 individuals donated their time, energy and expertise to County of Orange volunteer programs and contributed more than one million service hours.
www.oc.ca.gov /hr/volunteer/volunteer.asp   (91 words)

  
 BBC News | Latest News | New loyalist group threatens peace
The Orange Volunteers said they would also attack republicans released early from the Maze Prison as part of the Good Friday Agreement.
The masked gunman said the Orange Volunteers had been born out of frustration with "politicians' inept handling of the so-called peace process".
He described the group as a rejuvenated organisation but denied it had any links with the Orange Order or with the Loyalist Volunteer Force whose ceasefire has been recognised by the UK Government.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/events/northern_ireland/latest_news/223209.stm   (418 words)

  
 Orange County Coastkeeper - Our Work - Projects - Citizens Water Monitoring Project
Using volunteers gives Orange County Coastkeeper the opportunity to monitor at a lower cost, so we are able to collect data on many streams that may not be assessed otherwise.
If the volunteers are lucky, the Coastkeeper staff may treat them to an ice cream or coffee as a “thank you” for all their hard work (of course this is a treat for the staff as well!).
Each volunteer or intern who monitors with Orange County Coastkeeper completes a minimum of 3 training hours, and is given manuals with thorough instruction on monitoring procedures.
www.coastkeeper.org /coastkeeper/work/projects/water-monitoring.asp   (4314 words)

  
 The Orange County Register - blogs
She has been deployed by the Humane Society of the United States at its temporary animal shelter in Gonzales, La. Reporter Vik Jolly followed volunteers from Orange County churches who are towing a mobile kitchen to the region.
Medics from California Task Force 5, a rescue squad based in Orange County, were able to get intravenous fluids through a vein under the man's clavicle, an intricate curbside medical procedure that may have saved the man's life.
When Bowers was a young boy, his father, a chemical engineer and a volunteer firefighter in La Verne, sometimes left in the middle of night to fight wildfires.
www.ocregister.com /blog/rescue   (3584 words)

  
 OCWD Online | Press Release | 12.22.2005
The event is made possible by community sponsors, presenters and volunteers throughout Orange County and Southern California.
Volunteers are needed during the two-day festival to help with a range of activities, from staffing one of the event’s 70 interactive booths to helping direct classes to their next activity.
OCWD is a special district, separate from the County of Orange, that supplies to residents in the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster and Yorba Linda.
www.ocwd.com /_html/_pr/_pr05/pr05_1222.htm   (531 words)

  
 Rosemary Nelson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Workman at GAA grounds Magherafelt, Co. Derry, injured in Orange Volunteers grenade attack.
Orange Volunteers claim attack on Whitehorse Inn, Crumlin, Co.
RUC alerts GAA clubs in north Antrim to review their safety after Orange Volunteers claim to have planted bombs in a number of the clubs.
www.serve.com /pfc/rosemary/appendixg.html   (594 words)

  
 Project Prayer Flag
Volunteers from families, churches and schools, recently came together at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, in Orange County, CA.
Volunteers from Families, Churches and Outreach organizations recently came together at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, in Orange County, CA.
Volunteers from "Armor of Light " and "Project Prayer Flag" will be there to serve our Heroes at home and to give support to our Heroes on the Home Front!.
www.projectprayerflag.org /press.htm   (2318 words)

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