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On Wednesday afternoon, Dan and Lynne Gulak, married retirees and church members who had been volunteering since the outbreak of war, were taping and labeling boxes in the basement when the telephone rang.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Trzaskowski noted on Friday that psychologists, giving just one example, had been volunteering to help refugees but soon will need to return to their jobs.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Then 35, she had been volunteering for his campaign for three weeks when he made a campaign stop at the nursing home where she worked.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Before the pandemic, Gibson had been volunteering in Houston public schools, chaperoning field trips, loading students onto school buses, photocopying handouts for teachers, while looking for work she could do from home.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2020

He went on to write that he had been volunteering to help vulnerable communities during lockdown and now was a time for true reflection and for people to be kinder to one another.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2020