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You are right that your sentence doesn't need a comma.
However, you do
have the option of using a comma. If you do decide to use a
comma, it
makes the "thanks to several local volunteers" part seem less
important.
If you don't use a comma, both parts of the sentence seem
equally
important. It's your choice!
How do you cite a source off the web?? Can
you give a format please? thanx
Well, I'm not sure what type of web document you are citing, or if you are asking how to cite it in the body of your paper versus in a works cited (or both?). So I'll try to give you a couple of good examples.
MLA Format Personal or Professional Web Site:
In the works cited, give the author's name, if known (look at
the bottom of the main page or for a link called "credits" on
some pages), or start with the title of the site, underlined or
italicized. Include the date of publication or the latest
update, the name of any institution or organization associated
with the site, the date of access, and the URL, in single
brackets.
Patterson, Lyndsey. English Department Writing Center Home
Page.
March 2003. Dept of English, U of Washington. 19 March
2003
<http://depts.washington.edu/wcenter/>
UW Squirrels Gone Wild. 16 Jan. 2000. Housing and Food
Services,
University of Washington. 16 March 2003
<http://somewebsite.washington.edu>
In text citation: Give enough information in a single phrase or parenthetical citation for readers to locate the source. Specify a source's page, section, paragraph, or screen numbers, if numbered, in parentheses.
Describing the way squirrels scurry from dumpster to dumpster,
the
Gone Wild web site explains that "what's innate about
squirrels is just
a way of paying attention to which Dumpsters will be chock full
of
good food" (UW Squirrels Gone Wild, sec. 4).