President George W. Bush will meet Don and Anita McCoy when he arrives in Greensboro, Georgia, on Friday, April 2, 2004. The McCoys are active volunteers with Greensboro Dreamers, a long-term educational support program that provides assistance to a group of children beginning in elementary school and continuing through their educational careers.

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 270 individuals around the country, like the McCoys, who are answering the call to volunteer service.

Don McCoy, 73, and Anita McCoy, 70, have been involved the Greensboro Dreamers since its inception in 2000. The Greensboro Dreamers is affiliated with the “I Have a Dream Foundation,” and their mission is to take a group of 54 Greensboro Elementary School children and help them become productive citizens by providing a long-term educational support program with an assured opportunity for further education beyond high school through tuition assistance. Anita is a former 5th grade teacher who uses her classroom experience to tutor the students once a week. She helps those that need extra assistance in math or reading and gives them more concentrated attention than they often receive in the classroom. Don maintains the website, keeping it updated with pictures and stories as the children progress. He also refurbishes computers for students who do not have computers at home. The McCoys are active volunteers with the Public Library and the First Books Program in Greene County which gives a book per month to children.

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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