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Persuasive Essay On Volunteering Firefighters
Keith McKinney September 29, 2016
PD: 8 persuasive essay

I am writing this today to persuade everyone here into signing this petition online that will save america's volunteer firefighters. By signing this petition, you will be all volunteer firefighters and their companies. This petition will encourage younger people between the ages of 18 and 35 to join volunteer companies near by. This petition will also enlarge the number of volunteers and give our current ones reason to stay. There are a couple of problems that are causing the number of volunteers to drop. Now, most volunteer are working class people who are more busy than most americans. Not only do they hold down a job, but also volunteer the rest of their time

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