"My call to our fellow Americans is, love a neighbor. When you find somebody who hurts, put your arm around them. Mentor a child. Go see shut-ins. Tell somebody you love them on a daily basis. America can and will change, one heart, one soul, one conscience at a time, thanks to the soldiers in the armies of compassion."

President George W. Bush on October 15, 2003
during a speech in California

• Citizen Corps Announces Affiliate Partnership with National Crime Prevention Council.  On October 14, 2003, Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, announced an official affiliate partnership between the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and President Bush's Citizen Corps initiative. Through this affiliation, Citizen Corps and the NCPC will work together to raise public awareness about crime prevention programs and actions that can reduce vulnerabilities to crime....
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• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Visit the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network and Find Volunteer Opportunities to Help Eradicate Breast Cancer.  President George W. Bush proclaimed October 2003 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year in the United States, an estimated 212,000 individuals will be diagnosed with breast cancer. There are many ways that individuals can volunteer to help educate others, raise awareness, and battle this disease....
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• Help Neighborhood Watch Achieve Its Goal of 15,000 Volunteer Programs Across the Country.  In 2002, President George W. Bush pledged to double the number of registered Neighborhood Watch programs from 7,500 to 15,000 to make communities more safe and secure. Today, more than 14,200 registered Neighborhood Watch programs exist across the country, achieving 94% of President Bush’s goal....
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• President Bush Recognizes CALIFORNIA Man for Dedication to Volunteer Service.  Since March 2002, President Bush has met with more than 190 volunteers in communities around the country to recognize them for their dedication to volunteer service. During a recent visit to Fresno, California, he was greeted by Denny Klaseus, an active volunteer at The First Church of the Nazarene in Visalia and the Ruiz 4 Kids scholarship committee. For the past eight years, Klaseus organized and collected food donations for the church’s food pantry, which serves 30 families every month....
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