FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 09, 2003
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The White House - USA Freedom Corps
Contact: Kathleen Mynster
202-456-7381 |
President Bush to Recognize Omaha Woman for Dedication to Volunteer Service |
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President George W. Bush will meet Anne Carroll when he arrives in Omaha,
Nebraska on Monday, May 12, 2003. Carroll is an active volunteer with several
local organizations who works closely with Habitat for Humanity on local and
international projects to eliminate substandard housing.
Earlier this year, President Bush celebrated the first anniversary of the USA
Freedom Corps – his initiative to engage all Americans in service to their
neighbors and their nation. President Bush is recognizing individuals around the
country like Carroll who are answering the call to volunteer service.
A longtime volunteer with her children’s schools, for the past twelve years
Carroll has dedicated approximately 30 hours each week to a variety of volunteer
projects. Carroll works on building projects and coordinates an annual
fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity in Omaha. She also coordinates trips for
Habitat’s Global Village program, which takes American volunteers to foreign
countries to live and work with their host communities to combat substandard
housing. Carroll has coordinated trips to Trinidad, Romania, Portugal, Ireland,
and Poland, and is presently coordinating a trip to Hungary. In addition to her
work with Habitat, she delivers Meals on Wheels weekly, works in the library of
her daughter’s school, serves on the World Outreach Committee at her church and
is active in the University of Nebraska Omaha Faculty Women’s Group.
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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