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Connect for a Difference Brings Volunteers Together

The Connect for a Difference event brought more than 50 volunteer organizations together to speak their message about the importance of community volunteering.

The University of South Florida's Marshall Center was full of passionate people seeking to make a difference on Saturday, April 27.

Connect for a Difference, an event put on by Emerge Tampa Bay and the USF Student Affairs Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, brought more than 50 volunteer organizations together to explain what drives them in their communties.

Guests at the event were able to learn about how each organization helps out in the community, as well as the opportunities for volunteering.

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To learn more about the event  and what the organizations thought, make sure to watch our video above.

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