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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

The White House - USA Freedom Corps
Contact: Press Office
Phone: 202-456-7381

President Bush to Recognize Renton Woman for Dedication to Volunteer Service

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Norma McQuiller upon arrival at the airport in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, June 16, 2006.  McQuiller is a volunteer with Communities In Schools of Renton.  To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States.  President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like McQuiller, since March 2002.

President George W. Bush will present the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Norma McQuiller when he arrives at the airport in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, June 16, 2006. McQuiller is a volunteer with Communities In Schools of Renton. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like McQuiller, since March 2002.

McQuiller has been a mentor for 10 years with Communities In Schools of Renton (CISR). For more than 15 years, CISR has been connecting community members with children in need or at-risk. Through the mentoring program, volunteers spend one hour per week with their mentees for the duration of the school year. The students receive positive role model support, academic assistance, and guidance. During the past decade, McQuiller has been paired with threegirls from localelementary and middleschools. She is currently mentoring a 13-year-old girl with whom she has been matched for six years. In addition, McQuiller is a member of the fundraising committee for the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center and the chairman of activities at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Renton Highlands Ward. McQuiller is also a former board member for the Rotary Club of Renton.

In his January 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush called on all Americans to make a difference in their communities through volunteer service. He created USA Freedom Corps, an Office of the White House, to strengthen and expand volunteer service. Americans are responding to the President’s Call to Service. Go to www.volunteer.gov or call 1-877-USA-CORPS to find an existing volunteer service opportunity in your area or to find more information about service programs, including national service programs such as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Citizen Corps. USA Freedom Corps is also highlighting youth volunteer service. Visit www.volunteerkids.gov for games and ideas designed to show how America's youth are making a difference.

The President's Volunteer Service Award was created at the President’s direction by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. The Award is available to youth ages 14 and under who have completed 50 or more hours of volunteer service; to individuals 15 and older who have completed 100 or more hours; and to families or groups who have completed 200 or more hours. For more information about the Award, please visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.

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