"I call upon our fellow citizens to serve our country by helping somebody in need. And by doing so, this society will change, one heart and one soul at a time. No, the strength of this country is the fact that we're a nation full of compassionate, decent, honorable, loving citizens. And it is my honor to be the President of such a country."

President George W. Bush
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Naples, Florida
April 23, 2004

• MERCY MEDICAL AIRLIFT PARTNERS WITH CITIZEN CORPS IN PROMOTING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  C. Suzanne Mencer, Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, recently announced an official affiliate partnership between Mercy Medical Airlift and Citizen Corps. Citizen Corps is a key component of the USA Freedom Corps and is the Department's nationwide grass roots movement to actively involve everyone in America in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger, and better prepared for emergencies....
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• DIRECTOR OF THE USA FREEDOM CORPS DISCUSSES VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON "ASK THE WHITE HOUSE."  Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the USA Freedom Corps Desiree Sayle fielded a variety of questions about volunteer service during her recent appearance on "Ask the White House" -- an online interactive forum where questions are submitted to White House and Administration officials….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES CORAL GABLES WOMAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President George W. Bush was greeted by Donna Huck when he arrived in Miami, Florida, on Friday, April 23, 2004. For the past 23 years, Huck has volunteered at the Miami Children’s Hospital in many different capacities….
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