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ewberg, OR (August 18, 2009) -- George Fox University will close its doors for one day to allow more than 1,500 students and employees to serve nonprofits, public agencies, churches, retirement homes and individual citizens for the school's 11th annual all-campus “Serve Day” on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Teams of students, faculty members and employees will do a variety of projects -- including construction, painting, weeding and cleaning -- for recipients in Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas and Yamhill counties. Stops will include the Oregon Zoo and Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Portland, the Sherwood YMCA, the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, and the McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity. Other locations to be served include churches and nonprofits in Tigard, Sherwood, McMinnville, Dayton and Beaverton.

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