By GWEN FARISS NEWMAN for Smart

When Barbara Titanish’s best friend, Jeanette Cartwright of Stewartstown, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Titanish became her advocate, helping her through two years of treatment.
In 1994, Titanish and Cartwright created H.O.P.E., a cancer patient support group based in New Freedom.
Cartwright passed away six months after the group was founded. The group now has about 40 volunteers who help more than 400 families.

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Here is a list of southcentral Pennsylvania agencies who are seeking volunteers.

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By JASON COX for Smart

You finally got one. After hearing all the hoopla for the last few years, you asked for an iPod, and someone bought it for you for Christmakwanzikuhfestivus. But now it’s sat in the box ever since, staring at you, pleading to be played with.

The first time you toy around with an iPod might be an intimidating experience, especially for all of you self-proclaimed technophobes out there. But with a little guidance and few quick tips, you’ll be rocking out like those funky silhouettes in the iPod ads in no time.

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By JENNIFER VOGELSONG for Smart

Coury Gudeman figures she gets about 37 seconds of free time a day.

The 27-year-old stay-at-home mother of two is joking, of course. But she’s serious when she says it’s difficult for moms to find time for themselves.

“There’s always something,” the Stewartstown woman said. “A PTA meeting, someone sick with a stomach bug... There always seems to be another fire popping up.”

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Don’t let a missing button stop you from wearing your favorite shirt. Grab a needle and thread and get mending. Bob Heiner, owner of Bob’s Tailor Shop on East Market Street in York, offers these easy steps to sew on a button:

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