"…these volunteers show the true heart of America, because we're a compassionate people, we care when a neighbor hurts, we long to help somebody when help is needed. They have the gratitude of all they've served, and they have the admiration for our whole country.  Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne have strained the resources of many relief organizations. People across the nation have donated money and supplies to help their efforts. I'm grateful for their generosity. I hope many more Americans will continue to contribute."

President George W. Bush
Stuart, Florida
September 30, 2004

• Director of USA Freedom Corps and Members of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation Volunteer at Washington, D.C. School.  Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T. Sayle this week joined members of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to help renovate and enhance Watkins Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C….
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• CITIZEN CORPS AND OPERATION HOPE TO FORM PARTNERSHIP.  In a signing ceremony this week, C. Suzanne Mencer, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness, announced a key partnership between Citizen Corps and Operation HOPE, Inc. to promote financial and economic education for disaster planning and recovery….
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• STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE – USA FREEDOM CORPS BY THE NUMBERS.  President Bush is committed to strengthening and expanding volunteer service in America. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, in his 2002 State of the Union Address, the President called on every American to dedicate at least two years or 4,000 hours over the course of his or her lifetime to volunteer service. He also created the USA Freedom Corps within the White House and charged it with expanding volunteer service opportunities across the country and around the world. Americans have answered the President’s Call to Service in record numbers….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President George W. Bush met Cheryl Hornung when he arrived in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 1, 2004. Hornung founded Caitlin’s Smiles in March, 2004, to help lift the spirits of children facing serious illnesses….
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