"You know, the reason I like to talk about people like Brad -- as I told Brad, he is a soldier in the army of compassion in our country. It's the Brad Simmonses of the world who really define the true character of America. You see, our strength is not measured by the size of our military or the size of our treasury. Our strength is measured by the size of the hearts and souls of our fellow citizens, people who are willing to love a neighbor just like they would like to be loved themselves.”

President George W. Bush
Speaking about USA Freedom Corps greeter
Brad Simmons
December 1, 2003
Dearborn, Michigan

• FIRST PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN AZERBAIJAN BEGIN WORK. 
  Recently, Azerbaijan gave an historic welcome to its first group of Peace Corps volunteers during a swearing-in ceremony in the coastal city of Sumgayit. On December 12, 2003, United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish helped to officially inaugurate 26 new volunteers into the Peace Corps....
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• USA FREEDOM CORPS DIRECTOR JOHN BRIDGELAND TO LEAVE POST. 
  Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps John Bridgeland recently announced he will be leaving his post at the end of the year. Bridgeland is the founding director of USA Freedom Corps....
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• VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY AMERICANS INCREASES.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported this week a significant increase in the number of Americans participating in volunteer service in the past year. Both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate rose over the year ended in September 2003. About 63.8 million people did volunteer work at some point from September 2002 to September 2003, up from 59.8 million for the similar period ended in September 2002….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES PITTSBURGH WOMAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President Bush was greeted by Mila Nguyen during a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nguyen is an active volunteer with Pittsburgh Cares and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. For the past two years, Nguyen has volunteered each month with Pittsburgh Cares, a non-profit organization that creates flexible and meaningful volunteer opportunities for individuals in Pittsburgh….
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