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It's the start of a new month, which means it's time to organize your coupons.

After you clip, sort and file, coupon shoppers are typically left with a pile of expired coupons and another stack of coupons that are still current but for products they'll never buy.

Before you toss them into your trash or recycle bins, consider shipping them to military families. Your efforts just might help the families of soldiers serving as nearby as Fort Bragg.

While the expired coupons can be used by military personnel shopping on bases overseas, your unwanted current coupons can be sent to soldiers and their families serving on bases in the United States.

The action will be fast and beginner-friendly at the Raleigh Rugby Complex on Saturday as the Raleigh Rugby Football Club hosts its annual Charity Sevens tournament.
"Sevens" competition is a smaller, quicker version of the sport, club spokesman Brent Vaughn said. Instead of the usual 15 players per side, each team sends seven to the field, or pitch, and instead of the usual 40-minute halves, teams play seven-minute halves. The result is a family-friendly format that is ideal for introducing spectators to the game.
"Spectators can expect a very fast-paced, full-contact sport that they will be able to enjoy with people around the facility who are familiar with the sport and will be happy to explain," Vaughn said. 

A day after forging a working relationship with a special operations unit from Fort Bragg, UNC system President Erskine Bowles was still excited.

On Thursday, the UNC system created a formal partnership with the United States Army Special Operations Command, the Fort Bragg-based unit that trains Green Berets, Army Rangers and the like for the sorts of overseas missions we don't always hear a lot about.

During a Friday meeting of the UNC system's Board of Governors, Bowles spoke of the new partnership as the university's way of making a difference.

"It's not only a chance to serve a market where we can bring a great deal of expertise to bear," he said. "It's our chance as civilians to really do something to positively impact our national security."

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