FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
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The White House - USA Freedom Corps
Contact: Kathleen Mynster 202-456-7381 |
President Bush to Recognize Boston Woman for Dedication to Volunteer Service |
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President George W. Bush will meet Kareen Wilkinson when he arrives in
Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 25, 2004. Since August 2003, Wilkinson
has served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Boston.
Earlier this year, the USA Freedom Corps – President Bush’s initiative to
engage all Americans in service to their neighbors and their nation by
volunteering two years or 4,000 hours – celebrated its second anniversary. Since
January 2002, President Bush has met with more than 260 individuals around the
country, like Wilkinson, who are answering the call to volunteer service.
Looking for ways to volunteer after her college graduation, Wilkinson became
an AmeriCorps member with City Year Boston, a nonprofit organization that
engages young people in a year of full-time community service opportunities.
Through the Young Heroes department at City Year, Wilkinson mentors 6th to 8th
grade students, helping them become responsible individuals and learn important
values including compassion, cooperation and commitment. Each Saturday,
Wilkinson and her students participate in a volunteer service activity to
address an important community need.
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
website at www.usafreedomcorps.gov
or by calling 1-877-USA-CORPS.
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