On his arrival in St. Petersburg, Florida, today, President George W. Bush will meet with Roxanne Hunt, a first-year officer with the City of Pinellas Park Police Department and alumnus of the AmeriCorps program. The President will recognize Officer Hunt as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—to service to their communities, our country and the world. As he visits communities across the nation, President Bush is recognizing men and women who are answering the call to service.

Hunt served for one year as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Pinellas County, Florida. During her service with AmeriCorps, Hunt was assigned to the City of Largo Police Department, where she led environmental clean-up and car safety programs for children as well as the department's annual bicycle safety program.

Hunt began volunteering with community organizations as a member of her local Girl Scouts troop. She has worked on several projects to clean-up Florida's waterways and with Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa to serve food to the homeless during the holidays.

President Bush created the USA Freedom Corps office at the White House to foster an American culture of service, citizenship and responsibility. Through the USA Freedom Corps, President Bush wants to help every American answer the call to service by strengthening and expanding service opportunities to protect our homeland, support our communities and extend American compassion around the world. Interested volunteers can find information on the USA Freedom Corps at www.usafreedomcorps.gov or by calling 1-877-USA-Corps.

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