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On this page you will find press
releases, announcements and other
news items from the USA Freedom
Corps and agencies that are part of
the USA Freedom Corps Coordinating
Council or regarding the activities
of the USA Freedom Corps.
The White House also issues press
releases regarding each of the local
volunteers who has greeted President
Bush during the course of his
travels since March 2002. These
individuals have been recognized for
their dedicated service to their
neighbors and their Nation.
Click here
to find a complete archive of those
press releases. |
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9/12/2008 |
USA Freedom Corps Discussed on "Ask the White House"
On September 12th, 2008, Jean Case, Chair of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, discussed USA Freedom Corps and ways the President has helped Americans answer the call to serve on "Ask the White House". |
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9/8/2008 |
Fact Sheet: USA Freedom Corps: Strengthening Service to Meet Community Needs
On September 8th, 2008, President Bush hosted a White House event highlighting the accomplishments of USA Freedom Corps, the volunteer initiative launched as part of a national Call to Service after the attacks of 9/11 to help more Americans connect with opportunities to serve their neighbors in need. The President honored the work of America's armies of compassion and repeated his call for Americans to devote 4,000 hours – or two years, in service to our country over their lifetimes. |
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9/8/2008 |
Corporate Pro-Bono Volunteering Campaign Tops $400 Million
Less than seven months after challenging corporate America to deliver $1 billion in pro bono volunteering support for nonprofits, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO David Eisner hailed $280 million in new pledges that pushed the campaign tally past $406 million, announced new research spotlighting the untapped potential for pro-bono volunteers, and unveiled a new campaign brand, A Billion + Change. |
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9/3/2008 |
Peace Corps Director Visits the Philippines
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter concluded a five-day tour of the Philippines this past week on a trip that was highlighted by visits with Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, other Filipino government officials, and Peace Corps Volunteers. |
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9/3/2008 |
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with Bowling Green State University
The Peace Corps recently welcomed the Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in Bowling Green, Ohio, as its newest Fellows/USA partner school. The campus joins almost 50 other institutions in offering the Fellows/USA option to returned Peace Corps Volunteers. BGSU's program, housed in the School of Leadership and Policy, will grant successful Fellows master's degrees in Cross-Cultural and International Education. |
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8/28/2008 |
A Legacy To Remember
For Ted Pack of Hughson, Calif., who joined the Peace Corps in 1970, having a daughter who would pursue the Peace Corps 38 years later was a big surprise. However, as the agency approaches its 50th anniversary, more and more second and even third generation Peace Corps Volunteers heed the call to service that their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles did before them. Now married with three children, Ted's oldest daughter, Heather Pack, decided to follow in her father's footsteps and join the Peace Corps. |
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