Giving a Helping Hand

Helping Hand Mission
Originally uploaded by PhoneGuru

My wife and I volunteered at the Helping Hands Mission in Raleigh, NC on Christmas Eve. It was one of the best things we did during the holidays.

Take a look at all the other wonderful volunteers who gave their time during this season of giving in the following photo essay.

Or visit the Helping Hands Mission web site to see how you can help.

UFO?

No, just a skylight.
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Tall Tree

Pine trees grow tall with their branches only at the top.
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Wings

Taken at RDU Airport
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Red Candy

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CrissCross

A typical escalator arrangement in the mall
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The Dr. Seuss Tree

The Dr Seuss Tree

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Table

A unique table at the mall
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Picture

This reminds me of a picture in a frame
except some of the subjects are real.
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Fashion Plate

Where shall I go next?

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Bored

Another boring day at the mall
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Ball of Light

I thought this red ball of light hanging in a
store in a mall was interesting.
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The Watcher

I had to capture the intensity of this cat's stare.
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Store

The checkout counters appear like sentinels ready to take your order in the large discount store.
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Tall

I captured this out of the sunroof in my car. The building seems to be forever going up.
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Fallen Clouds

Captured on my drive home from work, the clouds seemed to have fallen out of the sky.
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Cloud Sky

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Clouds and Trees

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The Mansion

It doesn't get any better than this. I had to capture this stunning house.
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Country Church

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Endangered Red Wolves

A few years ago, the city of Raleigh commissioned artists to create bigger than life red wolf statutes in an effort to bring awareness to the dwindling numbers of red wolves in North Carolina. The highly creative works of art can be seen around the city.

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Grazing

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Budding Author

The North Carolina Writing Spider, named for the web it weaves that resembles writing.
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