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Since March 2002, President Bush has met with local volunteers during the course of his travel to communities around the country to recognize them for their dedicated volunteer service.  The following is a selection of photographs taken of President Bush recognizing these volunteers for answering the call to serve their neighbors and their Nation.
 
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President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jane Cosco upon arrival in New York City on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Cosco is the founder and volunteer director of Operation Goody Bag. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Cosco, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Peter Cea during his visit aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Cea is a volunteer with the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Cea, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Marion Harrison upon arrival in Alexandria, Louisiana, on Monday, October 20, 2008. Harrison is a volunteer with the Alexandria VA Medical Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Harrison, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cindy Leep upon arrival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Leep is a volunteer with Uganda Amaranth Project for Partners Worldwide. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Leep, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eileen Hadbavny upon arrival in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday, October 10, 2008. Hadbavny is a volunteer with the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the American Red Cross. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Hadbavny, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Teodoro E. Rodriguez upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Friday, October 10, 2008. Rodriguez is a volunteer with the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Rodriguez, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Nancy Arnold upon arrival in Erlanger, Kentucky on Monday, October 6, 2008. Arnold is a volunteer with The Thank You Foundation, the Cincinnati Military Support Group and the Cincinnati Area Chapter of American Red Cross. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Arnold, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sonya McDonald upon arrival in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, October 6, 2008. McDonald is a volunteer with Fisher House and Returning Heroes Home. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like McDonald, since March 2002.

 

Vice President Dick Cheney presented the President's Volunteer Service Award, on behalf of President George W. Bush, to Teresa Lindsey in Reno, Nevada, on Friday, October 3, 2008. Lindsey has been the volunteer coordinator for three years with the Black Stallion Literacy Project, a program that introduces first grade students to the joy of reading through interaction with horses and distribution of the Black Stallion children's books. She organizes Reading, Rodeo, and Responsibility assemblies at 25 elementary schools in Washoe County in which volunteers encourage students to improve their literacy skills and horse handlers give children a hands-on experience with horses. In addition, Lindsey is a volunteer with the Reno Rodeo Foundation's annual Denim Drive, a program in which volunteers collect new and gently used denim clothing for distribution to 1,200 children who have been placed in protective custody and foster care.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Linda Fox upon arrival in Midland, Texas, on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Fox is a volunteer with the Recording Library of West Texas. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Fox since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eric Greitens upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, October 3, 2008. Greitens, a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve and a senior fellow at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, is the founder of the Center for Citizen Leadership. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Greitens, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joey Rizzolo Jr., upon arrival at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on Monday, September 22, 2008. Rizzolo, 13 of Paramus, New Jersey, is the organizer of the Paramus Freedom Walk and a volunteer with Operation Goody Bag. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Rizzolo, since March 2002.

 

Vice President Dick Cheney presented the President's Volunteer Service Award, on behalf of President George W. Bush, to David Knies in Huntsville, Alabama, on Thursday, September 18, 2008. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Knies, since March 2002. Knies has been a volunteer for eight years with Mercy Flight Southeast.

 

Vice President Dick Cheney presented the President's Volunteer Service Award, on behalf of President George W. Bush, to Jordan Morrow in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Morrow has been a volunteer for 10 years with the Palm Beach County 4-H Youth Development Program, a national educational program for youth.

 

First Lady Laura Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award, on behalf of President George W. Bush, to Denis Cranford upon her arrival in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Cranford is a volunteer with Camp Fire USA First Texas Council. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Cranford, since March 2002.

 

First Lady Laura Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award, on behalf of President George W. Bush, to Kathy Dechand when Mrs. Bush arrived in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Dechand is a volunteer with Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas & Northwest Missouri. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Dechand, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dan Rooney upon arrival at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on Friday, September 12, 2008. Rooney, a major in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, is the founder of The Folds of Honor Foundation. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Rooney, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Karen Stark upon arrival at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on Friday, September 12, 2008. Stark is the founder of The Hugs Project. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Stark, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Kent Bull upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Bull has been a volunteer with Trinity Christian Community and Grove Community Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Bull, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Keela Carr upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Carr recently completed a cross-country walk to demonstrate support of all Soldiers and Veterans, and is a Volunteer Ambassador with Freedom Team Salute. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Carr, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Caroline Wolf upon arrival at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Monday, August 4, 2008. Wolf is an AmeriCorps member serving at the Literacy Council of Alaska, and also volunteers with Alaska Health Fair Incorporated. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Wolf, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jackie Goodall upon arrival in Lewisburg, West Virginia, on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Goodall is a volunteer with the Shepherd's Center of Greenbrier Valley. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Goodall, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Linda Campbell upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Campbell is a volunteer with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Northeast Ohio Affiliate, the Junior League of Cleveland, and the American Cancer Society. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Campbell, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Roy Storey upon arrival in Peoria, Illinois, on Friday, July 25, 2008. Storey is a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Storey, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sherri Goggin upon arrival in Marietta, Georgia, on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Goggin is the founder of Bundles of Joy, and a volunteer with Butterfly Dreams Farm Therapeutic Riding Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Goggin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to John Jackson upon arrival in Houston, Texas, on Friday, July 18, 2008. Jackson is a volunteer with the Prison Entrepreneurship Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Jackson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mark Hendricks, 20, Jake Wellman, 18, and Alex Braden, 20, upon arrival in Redding, California, on Thursday, July 17, 2008. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also joined the President in presenting the award. The students are Eagle Scouts and members of the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors volunteers when he travels throughout the United States. This award presentation includes the 650th volunteer the President has honored since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mary Frances Ward prior to his departure from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Friday, July 18, 2008. Ward is a volunteer with Experience Corps and Valley Presbyterian Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Ward, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Gary Hall upon arrival at Travis Air Force Base, California, on Thursday, July 17, 2008. Hall, a master sergeant in the United States Air Force stationed at Travis Air Force Base, is a volunteer with the Suisun City Fire Department. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Hall, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Devy Goradia upon arrival in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday, July 4, 2008. Goradia is a volunteer with the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, the Small Business Development Center and Shelter for Help in Emergency. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Goradia, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Robbie Powell, 12, upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Robbie organized the Live 4 Ben fundraising campaign and is a volunteer with the Conway Braves. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Robbie, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cameron Fox upon arrival in Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Fox is a volunteer with the Central Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Fox, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jean Peirce upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Peirce is a volunteer with the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Peirce, since March, 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Nick Marriam upon arrival in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, June 20, 2008. Marriam, 15, is the co-founder of the Nickelby Project and a volunteer with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Marriam, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Josh Kelchner upon arrival in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday, June 20, 2008. Kelchner, 18, is a volunteer with Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida, the Children’s Home Society of Florida, and McGregor Baptist Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Kelchner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Andrew Barnhill upon arrival in Greer, South Carolina, on Saturday, May 31, 2008. Barnhill, 20, is a sophomore at Furman University and a volunteer with Heller Service Corps. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Barnhill, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Ashley Knight upon arrival in Olathe, Kansas, on Thursday, May 29, 2008. Knight, 25, is a volunteer with Students Take Action and YouthFriends. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Knight, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Rick Pehrson upon arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Pehrson, 24, is a volunteer with AmeriCorps Youth Service Corps. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Pehrson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Fran Macintyre upon arrival at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Macintyre is a volunteer with the Roadrunner Food Bank, Friends for the Library, and New Mexico AIDS Services. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Macintyre, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tamara Skinner upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Skinner, 12, is a volunteer with Project SHINE and Church for the Nations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Skinner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Amy Petrenko upon arrival at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Petrenko, an Army spouse, is a volunteer with the National Military Family Association, the Child Advocacy Center of Cumberland County and other community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Petrenko, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Buddy Shannon upon arrival in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Shannon is a volunteer with Real Men, Real Heroes, Saint Mark United Methodist Church and Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Shannon, since March, 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jerron Johnson upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May, 2, 2008. Johnson served as a volunteer with AmeriCorps St. Louis and is an active volunteer with Make a Difference Day and the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Johnson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joe Lapenta upon arrival in Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday, April 25, 2008. Lapenta is a volunteer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Lapenta, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Randy Raggio upon arrival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Raggio is a volunteer with Desire Street Academy. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Raggio, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Audrey Browder upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, April 21, 2008. Browder is a volunteer with the Central City Partnership, the Holy Ghost Catholic Church and the Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Browder, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Andrell Reid upon arrival at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, on Friday, March 28, 2008. Reid is a volunteer with Army Family Team Building, Army Family Action Plan, the Army Volunteer Corps and Fort Dix Elementary School. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Reid, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, March 27, 2008. Humenycky recently returned to the U.S. after two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Humenycky, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Rob Goodreau upon arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Thursday, March 27, 2008. Goodreau is a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Goodreau, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Holly Cleveland upon arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Cleveland is a tutor, classroom reader, and a volunteer with Operation Blessing. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Cleveland, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cheryl Crowley upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Crowley is a volunteer with the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition and Read Together Palm Beach County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Crowley, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Fred Pancoast upon arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. Pancoast is a volunteer with Operation Stand Down Nashville and other community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Pancoast, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Samuel Turner, Sr., upon arrival in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, January 31, 2008. Turner is a volunteer with the American Heart Association Heartland Affiliate. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Turner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jeanne Kilduff upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Kilduff is a volunteer at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Kilduff, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cherie Yager upon arrival at Buckley Air Force Base on Thursday, January 31, 2008. Yager is a volunteer at the Stout Street Eye Clinic. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Yager, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Marni and Berni Barta upon arrival in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. The sisters, both students at Harvard-Westlake School, are founders and volunteers with Kid Flicks. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like the Barta sisters, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Richard Berwick, 18, upon arrival in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Berwick is a volunteer with Building with Books. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Berwick, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lou Parochelli upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, January 7, 2008. Parochelli is a volunteer with the United Service Organizations of Illinois. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Parochelli, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Martha Connot upon arrival in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Connot is a volunteer with the American Red Cross Heartland Regional Chapter. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Connot, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Paul Anderson upon arrival in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, November 19, 2007. Anderson is a volunteer with the Central Virginia Foodbank. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Anderson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Paul Carmony upon arrival in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Carmony is a volunteer with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and CASA of Jefferson County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Carmony, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Patrick Kuykendall upon arrival in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, November 8, 2007. Kuykendall is a volunteer with the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Kuykendall, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Gloria Sanchez upon arrival in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday, November 8, 2007. Sanchez is a volunteer with the Bexar County Emergency Scene Rehab, Citizens On Patrol and the Community Emergency Response Team. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Sanchez, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Graham Van Schaik, 17, upon arrival in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, November 2, 2007. Van Schaik, a senior at Spring Valley High School, is the creator of Science Captivates Minds, an education program for elementary students. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Van Schaik, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sharon Nolan upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, October 29, 2007. Nolan is a volunteer with the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Nolan, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Howard Gilpin upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, October 29, 2007. Gilpin is a volunteer with Philadelphia Experience Corps. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Gilpin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chi Zhang, 17, upon arrival in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday, October 15, 2007. Zhang is a volunteer with Hands on Memphis, the Multi-Cultural Learning Program, and Memphis Chinese Community Teen Volunteers. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Zhang, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Caroline Worley upon arrival in Bentonville, Arkansas, on Monday, October 15, 2007. Worley is a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Worley, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Brenda Corace Guinand upon arrival in Clearwater, Florida, on Friday, October 12, 2007. Guinand is a volunteer with The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Guinand, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Elliott Knofsky McCarthy, 17, upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Friday, October 12, 2007. Knofsky McCarthy is a volunteer with the North American Federation of Temple Youth, Temple Beth Sholom and the Student Government Association of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Knofsky McCarthy, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Kennedy Kulish, 10, upon arrival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October, 3, 2007. Kulish, a fifth-grader at Hambright Elementary School, is the founder of the youth service project, Kisses for Kaeden. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Kulish, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Caroline Tom upon arrival in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday, September, 8, 2007. Tom is a volunteer with the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Center and Palama Settlement. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Tom, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Pat Dee upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, August 27, 2007. Dee is a volunteer with Albuquerque Reads. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Dee, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bernie Krane upon arrival in Seattle, Washington, on Monday, August, 27, 2007. Krane is a volunteer with the Bellevue Police Department. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Krane, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Allison Stouse upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August, 28, 2007. Stouse is a volunteer with the Louisiana Children’s Museum and the Faubourg St. Roch Project. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Stouse, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cathy Levine upon arrival in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, August, 27, 2007. Levine volunteers with Warm for all Reasons and the employee volunteer program at Wells Fargo Nevada. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Levine, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jim Daly upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, August 21, 2007. Daly is a volunteer with The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. Daly is the 600th volunteer to greet President Bush since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Janet Parks upon arrival in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, August 21, 2007. Parks volunteers with a variety of community organizations including CASA, Spofford, and FaithWork. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 600 volunteers, like Parks, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Molly and Carly Houlahan, ages 15 and 13, upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 26, 2007. The sisters are co-founders of the non-profit company Hives for Lives. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Molly and Carly, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Marion Jones upon arrival in Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Jones is a volunteer with the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Charleston Air Force Base. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Jones, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bill Yancey upon arrival in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, July 19, 2007. Yancey is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations including the Oasis Center Youth Shelter, Monroe Harding Children’s Home, the Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity and Room in the Inn. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Yancey, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Gerris Farris upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Farris is a volunteer with RSVP of Greater Cleveland. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Farris, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sherrill Estes upon arrival in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on Thursday, June 28, 2007. Estes is a volunteer with the East Bay Community Action Program and Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Estes, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Don Clark upon arrival in Huntsville, Alabama, on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Clark is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations including The Salvation Army, CASA, the United Way of Madison County and the Volunteer Center of Madison County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Clark, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Debbie Gardner upon arrival in Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Gardner, a pediatric physician, is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations including the Medical Society of Mobile County, the Medical Reserve Corps and Camp Rap-A-Hope. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Gardner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Alex Robinson upon arrival in Wichita, Kansas, on Friday, June 15, 2007. Robinson is a volunteer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals like Robinson since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chuck Wiemer, upon arrival in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, May, 30, 2007. Wiemer is a volunteer with Lions Clubs International. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Wiemer, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Charles England upon arrival at the airport in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. England is a second-class cadet at the United States Coast Guard Academy and a volunteer with a variety of community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like England, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jim DeVito upon arrival at the airport in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday, May 18, 2007. DeVito is a volunteer with Boaz & Ruth. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like DeVito, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Angela Schminke, upon arrival in Hampton, Virginia, on Sunday, May, 13, 2007. Schminke is a volunteer with the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Freedom Life Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Schminke, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dan Wiesman, 22, upon arrival at the airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday, May, 11, 2007. Wiesman is a volunteer with the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Wiesman, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Daniel Middaugh, 16, upon arrival at the airport in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, May, 1, 2007. Middaugh is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Middaugh, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Josh Blyden, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, April, 28, 2007. Blyden is a volunteer with Hands on Miami. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Blyden, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Charles “Chick” Lemonick upon arrival at the airport in New York, New York, on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Lemonick is a volunteer with the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Lemonick, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chuck Hinken upon arrival at the airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday, April 20, 2007. Hinken is a volunteer with International Aid. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Hinken, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bob Rehmert upon arrival at the airport in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday, April, 19, 2007. Rehmert is a volunteer with the National Museum of the United States Air Force. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Rehmert, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Michael Christopher upon arrival at the airport in Yuma, Arizona, on Monday, April, 9, 2007. Christopher is a volunteer with The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Yuma. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Christopher, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Hannah Locke, 22, upon arrival at the airport in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, April, 4, 2007. Locke is a volunteer Corps member with Jumpstart. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Locke, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Randy Hatfield upon arrival at the airport in Victorville, California, on Wednesday, April, 4, 2007. Hatfield is a volunteer with the City of Victorville Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Emergency Communication Service (ESC). To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Hatfield, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Rob Mullin, Jr., upon arrival at the airport in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, March, 20, 2007. Mullin is a volunteer with beHeadStrong. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 575 individuals around the country, like Mullin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lea Fischbach upon arrival at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, March, 2, 2007. Fischbach is a volunteer with The Cabbage Patch Settlement House. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Fischbach, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Alan Petz, 22, upon arrival at the airport in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Thursday, March 1, 2007. Petz, an airman in the United States Air Force, is a volunteer with Hands On Gulf Coast. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Petz, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jamie Lathan, 28, upon arrival at the airport in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, February 22, 2007. Lathan is a volunteer with the Youth Life Learning Center of Durham. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Lathan, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Debbie Chadwick upon arrival at the airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Chadwick is a volunteer at the Life Care Center of Missionary Ridge, a nursing and rehabilitation facility. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Chadwick, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Pat Taylor upon arrival at the airport in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday, February 3, 2007. Taylor is a volunteer with the Peninsula Crime Line, the Newport News Commission on Youth, and a variety of other community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Taylor, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Adam Houhoulis upon arrival at the airport in New York, New York, on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Houhoulis is a volunteer with New York Cares. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Houhoulis, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Roberta Koscielski upon arrival at the airport in Peoria, Illinois, on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Koscielski is a volunteer with Common Place Family Learning Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Koscielski, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Susan Hoskins upon arrival at the airport in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, January 25, 2007. Hoskins is a volunteer with the Mid-America Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) which serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. MRC, a program partner of Citizen Corps, was created in 2002 to augment public health and medical disaster response in local communities. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Hoskins, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eloise Monsarrat upon arrival at the airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Monday, November, 20, 2006. Monsarrat is a volunteer with the Human Animal Bond Program at Tripler Army Medical Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Monsarrat, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Holly Theis upon arrival at the airport in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Sunday, November, 5, 2006. Theis is a volunteer with Grand Island Habitat for Humanity. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Theis, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lori Whitlow upon arrival at the airport in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, November, 6, 2006. Whitlow is a volunteer with the Genesis Women’s Shelter. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Whitlow, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Honor Bell upon arrival at the airport in Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, November, 6, 2006. Bell has established a variety of volunteer programs in Pensacola and is an active volunteer with the Escambia County School District. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Bell, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sharon Meissner upon arrival at the airport in Topeka, Kansas, on Sunday, November, 5, 2006. Meissner is a volunteer with the Topeka Rescue Mission. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Meissner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Puddy Seccombe upon arrival at the airport in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, November, 3, 2006. Seccombe is a volunteer with Save Our Youth and CP of Colorado. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Seccombe, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Earl Belt upon arrival at the airport in Sioux City, Iowa, on Friday, November 3, 2006. Belt is a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Belt, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dennis Jones upon arrival at the airport in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday, November 2, 2006. Jones is a volunteer with the Springfield Chapter of SCORE - Counselors to America’s Small Business. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Jones, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Cathy McAdoo upon arrival at the airport in Elko, Nevada, on Thursday, November 2, 2006. McAdoo is a volunteer with Calvary Baptist Church and a variety of community organizations including the National Guard Family Assistance Support Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like McAdoo, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mark Polakoff upon arrival at the airport in Billings, Montana, on Thursday, November 2, 2006. Polakoff is a volunteer with Absaroka Search Dogs. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Polakoff, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eloise Hadaway upon arrival at Robins Air Force Base on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Hadaway is a volunteer with Volunteer Macon and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Hadaway, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Pat McWaters upon arrival at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, on Monday, October 30, 2006. McWaters is a volunteer at the Second Mile Mission Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like McWaters, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Rebekah Rotton, 21, upon arrival at Hunter Army Airfield on Monday, October 30, 2006. Rotton, a senior at Georgia Southern University, is a volunteer with a variety of programs which promote diabetes education and awareness. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Rotton, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Judy Seelye upon arrival at the airport in Sellersburg, Indiana, on Saturday, October 28, 2006. Seelye is a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Seelye, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sally Bates upon arrival at the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, October 26, 2006. Bates, a two time breast cancer survivor, is a volunteer with the Des Moines Affiliate of the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Bates, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to George Kolf upon arrival at the airport in Warren, Michigan, on Thursday, October 26, 2006. Kolf is a volunteer with the Winning Futures mentoring program and the Veterans History Project. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 550 individuals around the country, like Kolf, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tom Cooney upon arrival at the airport in Sarasota, Florida, on Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Cooney is a volunteer at Osceola Middle School in Seminole, Florida. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Cooney, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to David Greenberger upon arrival at the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Greenberger is a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Greenberger, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Michelle Gilmore upon arrival at the airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Gilmore is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations through Team Bank of America, the volunteer network of her employer, Bank of America B.A. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Gilmore, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chaplain Bob Floyd upon arrival at the airport in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday, October 19, 2006. Floyd is a volunteer with the Vietnam Veterans of America and the Chesterfield County Police Department. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Floyd, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Naomi Alamar upon arrival at the airport in Avoca, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 19, 2006. Alamar is a volunteer with SCOLA Volunteers for Literacy. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Alamar, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tom Bailey Jr., upon arrival at the airport in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, October 12, 2006. Bailey is a volunteer with 100 Black Men of America Inc., and 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Bailey, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to United States Air Force Second Lieutenant Melissa Rosa upon arrival at the airport in Macon, Georgia, on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Rosa, 24, is a volunteer with Hands On Macon. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Rosa, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Leah Hunkins upon arrival at Langley Air Force Base on Saturday, October 7, 2006. Hunkins is a volunteer with several military programs including Heart Link and Operation Hero. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Hunkins, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mary Lester upon arrival at the airport in Aurora, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 4, 2006. Lester is a volunteer with the Denver Retired and Senior Volunteer Program sponsored by Volunteers of America, and Families First. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Lester, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Barbara MacLean upon arrival at the airport in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, October 3, 2006. MacLean is the founder of Face in the Mirror Foundation which provides encouragement and pampering to women with cancer. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like MacLean, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Matt Cook, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, October 3, 2006. Cook is the founder of the Mile-Long Yellow Ribbon Project. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Cook, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Elaine Nickovich upon arrival at the airport in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, October 2, 2006. Nickovich is a volunteer with the Volunteers in Police Service Program SMART, the Citizen’s Homeland Security Council, and the Emblem Club. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Nickovich, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Mas Kamigaki upon arrival at the airport in Stockton, California, on Monday, October 2, 2006. Kamigaki is a volunteer with CareVan, a program of St. Joseph’s Medical Center, St. Mary’s Interfaith Community Services, and the Stockton Rotary Club. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Kamigaki, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Heather Shufelt upon arrival at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, September 28, 2006. Shufelt is a volunteer with Hands On Birmingham and a variety of other community organizations. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Shufelt, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eva Bradshaw upon arrival at the airport in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, September 28, 2006. Bradshaw is a volunteer with TECH CORPS Ohio. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Bradshaw, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Linda Smith upon arrival at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. Smith is a volunteer with Service Over Self, the Lester Community Center and Lester School. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Smith, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Linda Feld upon arrival at the airport in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, September 21, 2006. Feld is a volunteer with Hospice of the Comforter. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Feld, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Zach Bonner, 8, upon arrival at the airport in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, September 21, 2006. Bonner, a third-grader at Florida Virtual Academy, is creator of the Little Red Wagon Foundation Inc. and a volunteer with StandUp for Kids. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Bonner, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Patrick Gilligan upon arrival at the airport in New York, New York, on Monday, September 18, 2006. Gilligan is a volunteer with New York Cares. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Gilligan, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lou Trimboli upon arrival at the airport in New York, New York, on Sunday, September 10, 2006. Trimboli is a volunteer with CERT 1 NYC. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Trimboli, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Greg Ybarra upon arrival at the airport in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, September 8, 2006. Ybarra is a volunteer with the Genesee County Amateur Radio Emergency Services. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Ybarra, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bradley Fisher, 17, and Taylor Mayes, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, September 8, 2006. Fisher and Mayes, seniors at Smithville High School, are volunteers with Youth with Vision. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps Greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Fisher and Mayes, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Margaret Rose Halbert upon arrival at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, on Thursday, September 7, 2006. Halbert is a volunteer with United Service Organizations (USO) Georgia. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Halbert, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mary Nelson Adams upon arrival at the airport in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, September 7, 2006. Adams is a volunteer with United Service Organizations (USO) Georgia. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Adams, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Patricia Gray upon arrival at the airport in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Gray is a volunteer with the American Red Cross Nashville Area Chapter. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Gray, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sam Delis upon arrival at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Delis organized a clothing donation program for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Delis, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joy Cameron upon arrival at the airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Cameron organized a meal service program for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Cameron, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Ken Wetzel upon arrival at the airport in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Monday, August 28, 2006. Wetzel, a Biloxi native, is a volunteer with the Hope Crisis Response Network. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Wetzel, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to David Jewison, 27, upon arrival at the airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Jewison is a volunteer with the University of Minnesota Medical Reserve Corps. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps Greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Jewison, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Karl Durant upon arrival at the airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday, August 10, 2006. Durant is a volunteer with Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity and the Green Bay Community Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Durant, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bernice Ursich upon arrival at the airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, August 2, 2006. Ursich is a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Greater Cleveland. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Ursich, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dorcas Piegari upon arrival at the airport in Miami, Florida, on Sunday, July 30, 2006. Piegari is a volunteer with Hands On Miami, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, and the State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Piegari, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joe Dailey upon arrival at the airport in Charleston, West Virginia, on Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Dailey has been a volunteer for three years with the Charleston Police Department. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Dailey, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Brian Webster upon arrival at Buckley Air Force Base on Friday, July 21, 2006. Webster, a technical sergeant stationed at the base, is a volunteer with Hearts Across The Miles. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Webster, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dave Kruger upon arrival at the airport in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, July 6, 2006. Kruger is a volunteer with the United Service Organizations (USO) of Illinois. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Kruger, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Benny Smith, Jr., 17, upon arrival at the airport at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 4, 2006. Smith is a volunteer for a variety of programs at Fort Bragg, including Army Community Service and Happy Hats. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Smith, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sandi Langley upon departure from the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, June 30, 2006. Langley has been a volunteer with the Memphis Leadership Foundation’s For The Kingdom Camp and Retreat Center and First Evangelical Church. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Langley, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Susan Reese upon arrival at the airport in St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Reese is a volunteer with St. Patrick Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Reese, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chris Branning, a midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, upon arrival at the airport in New York, New York, on Monday, June 19, 2006. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Branning, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Patricia Ortiz, 20, upon arrival at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, June 16, 2006. Ortiz is a volunteer with Youth Service America. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Ortiz, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Norma McQuiller upon arrival at the airport in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, June 16, 2006. McQuiller is a volunteer with Communities In Schools of Renton. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like McQuiller, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to John “Buzz” Garlock upon arrival at the airport in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Garlock is a volunteer with Girls and Boys Town. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Garlock, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to West Point cadet Heather DiSilvio, 22, upon arrival at the airport in Newburgh, New York, on Saturday, May 27, 2006. DiSilvio, a junior at West Point, is a volunteer with Army Community Service and The Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like DiSilvio, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Reggie Waller upon arrival at the airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. Waller is a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania and the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Waller, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tanya and Barry Jeong upon arrival at the airport in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, May 22, 2006. The Jeongs are volunteers at the Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors local volunteers, called USA Freedom Corps greeters, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like the Jeongs, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to David Trinh, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Erlanger, Kentucky, on Friday, May 19, 2006. Trinh is a volunteer with The Bethany Group, a community service organization founded and operated by youth volunteers. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals, like Trinh, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Deeneaus Polk, 19, upon arrival at the airport in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Thursday, May 11, 2006. Polk is a student and active volunteer at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. President Bush has met with more than 500 individuals around the country, like Polk, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dick Stipe upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Stipe is a volunteer with the Orlando Police Department and the Orlando Citizen Corps Council. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. Stipe is the 502nd volunteer to greet President Bush since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to David Tompkins upon arrival at the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, May 8, 2006. Tompkins, a senior at North Broward Preparatory School, is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations including the First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton, TOPSoccer, and the Charity Band Tour. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. Tompkins is the 500th volunteer to greet President Bush since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Julie Whitney upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Whitney is a volunteer with the Bayshore Patriots. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer, called a USA Freedom Corps greeter, when he travels throughout the United States. Whitney is the 501st volunteer to greet President Bush since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tulsa native William “B.J.” O’Connor upon arrival at the airport in Enid, Oklahoma, on Saturday, May 6, 2006. O’Connor, a junior at Oklahoma State University, is a volunteer with Campus Crusade for Christ and a variety of Oklahoma State University community service projects. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like O’Connor, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Tris Coffin, Jr., 87, upon arrival at the airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Coffin is a volunteer with Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like Coffin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Laura Chanan, 18, upon arrival at the airport in Santa Ana, California, on Monday, April 24, 2006. Chanan, a senior at Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School, is a volunteer with Volunteer Center Orange County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like Chanan, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Patty Murphy upon arrival at the airport in Las Vegas Nevada, on Monday, April 24, 2006. Murphy volunteers with the Medical Reserve Corps of Clark County. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like Murphy, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Liridon Leti upon arrival at the airport in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Leti, 17, volunteers through the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like Leti, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joe Russo upon arrival at Moffett Field in California, on Friday, April 21, 2006. Russo volunteers more than 700 hours per year with SeniorNet. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 490 individuals around the country, like Russo, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Vester Marable, 16, upon arrival at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Marable, a junior at Booker T. Washington High School, is a volunteer at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Marable, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Doris Hickman upon arrival at the airport in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Hickman is a volunteer with the Foster Grandparent Program through Central Missouri Community Action. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Hickman, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Anjana Chandran, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Chandran, a senior at Valley High School, is a volunteer at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children’s Hospital. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Chandran, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Michelle Cornellier upon arrival at the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 6, 2006. Cornellier is a volunteer with the Army Reserve Family Readiness Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Cornellier, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Amargeet Singh, 16, upon arrival at the airport in New Haven, Connecticut, on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Singh, a junior at Crosby High School, is a volunteer with the Youth Health Service Corps. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Singh, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Eugene Goss, 17, upon arrival at the airport in Erlanger, Kentucky, on Monday, April 3, 2006. Goss, a junior at Clark Montessori Junior and Senior High School, is a volunteer with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Goss, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Marvin Bardo upon arrival at the airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday, March 24, 2006. Bardo is a volunteer with the Kappa League mentoring program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Bardo, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Edy Hope upon arrival at the airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday, March 24, 2006. Hope is a volunteer with CareBreak at the Watson Institute. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Hope, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Kristen Holloway upon arrival at the airport in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Holloway is the founder and president of Operation Troop Appreciation. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 480 individuals around the country, like Holloway, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lois Hagood upon arrival at the airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, March 20, 2006. Hagood is a volunteer with Experience Corps Cleveland. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 475 individuals around the country, like Hagood, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Father Joseph Champlin upon arrival in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Champlin is the founder of the Father Champlin Guardian Angel Society. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 475 individuals around the country, like Champlin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Amber Davis-Collins upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, March 9, 2006. Davis-Collins served two years in Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 475 individuals around the country, like Davis-Collins, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Theo Richards upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Richards, 20, is a volunteer with City Year Louisiana. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 475 individuals around the country, like Richards, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Brian Willingham upon arrival in Mount Clemens, Michigan, on Monday, February 20, 2006. Willingham is a volunteer at Scott Elementary School in Flint, Michigan. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like Willingham, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Pete Beverly upon arrival in Aurora, Colorado, on Monday, February 20, 2006. Beverly is a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like Beverly, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Beverly Christy-Wright upon arrival at the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, February 20, 2006. Christy-Wright volunteers with the North Central YMCA’s Black Achievers Program through the Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s employee volunteer program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like Christy-Wright, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Suraj Hinduja, 13, upon arrival at the airport in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, February 15, 2006. Hinduja is a volunteer at Dublin Davis Middle School and Camp Project L.E.E.D. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like Hinduja, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Shauna Clark, 18, upon arrival at the airport in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, February 17, 2006. Clark is a volunteer with the Timber Creek High School Service Learning Academy. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like Clark, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joe MacDougald II upon arrival at the airport in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, February 17, 2006. MacDougald is a volunteer with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 470 individuals around the country, like MacDougald, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sharon Randolph upon arrival at the airport in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, February 3, 2006. Randolph is a volunteer with a variety of organizations including In-Unity, Inc. and Sunset Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 460 individuals around the country, like Randolph, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mike Martin upon arrival at the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, February 2, 2006. Martin is a volunteer at the STARBASE La Luz Academy at Kirtland Air Force Base. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 460 individuals around the country, like Martin, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Anna Edlund upon arrival at the airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday, February 2, 2006. Edlund is the founder of Funky Minds, a community outreach program in Carver, Minnesota. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 460 individuals around the country, like Edlund, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Suzanne Bingham upon arrival at the airport in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, February 1, 2006. Bingham is a volunteer with Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 460 individuals around the country, like Bingham, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Janet Dunn upon arrival in Topeka, Kansas, on Monday, January 23, 2006. Dunn, a master sergeant in the Kansas Air National Guard, is a volunteer with the Wing Family Program Office at Forbes Field Air Guard Station. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 460 individuals around the country, like Dunn, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Yirela Alcantara upon arrival at the airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday, January 12, 2006. Alcantara is a volunteer and translator for Spanish-speaking parents at Jupiter Elementary School and Independence Middle School in Jupiter, Florida. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like Alcantara, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Daisy VanDenburgh upon arrival at the airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 12, 2006. VanDenburgh is a reading volunteer with the Tulane Community Outreach Literacy Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like VanDenburgh, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bob Manning upon arrival in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. Manning is a volunteer with USA Cares, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping service members and their families deployed throughout the United States and worldwide. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like Manning, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Erin Green upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, January 6, 2006. Green is a volunteer with the James R. Jordan Boys and Girls Club and Family Life Center and the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like Green, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Nancy Sager upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, December 9, 2005. Sager is an AmeriCorps member serving persons with disabilities through the I-Team program at Rise Incorporated in Minneapolis. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like Sager, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Winfield Rose upon arrival in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday, December 5, 2005. Rose, 80, is a volunteer with the HealthServe Community Health Clinic in Greensboro. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 450 individuals around the country, like Rose, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Father William Mitchell, 82, upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, November 28, 2005. Mitchell is a volunteer with Arizona Project Challenge. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Mitchell, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Al Agellon upon arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on Monday, November 28, 2005. Agellon is a volunteer with the Tucson Police Department’s Police Assist Group (PAG). To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Agellon, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dale Baugh upon arrival in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Baugh is a volunteer with the El Paso Police Department. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Baugh, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Peter Henry, 17, upon arrival in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, November 14, 2005. Henry, a junior at East High School, is a volunteer with the Special Olympics Alaska Partners Club. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Henry, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Anthony Blackwell, Sr., upon arrival in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Friday, November 11, 2005. Blackwell is a volunteer firefighter with the Mahanoy City Fire Department Citizens Fire Company. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Blackwell, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Annie Randolph upon arrival in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 28, 2005. Randolph, 81, has been a volunteer with the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center for 27 years. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Randolph, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Raymond Goodman upon arrival in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, October 20, 2005. Goodman is a volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Los Angeles. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with over 450 individuals around the country, like Goodman, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Joe Graff upon arrival in Ontario, California, on Monday, August 29, 2005. Graff has volunteered more than 4,500 hours with a variety of community organizations including the Ontario Police Department, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, and the Travelers Aid program at the Ontario Airport. To thank community volunteers for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush greets an outstanding local volunteer when Air Force One arrives at cities across the country. Graff is the 450th volunteer to greet the President since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Rita and Ruben Carroll upon arrival in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday, August 29, 2005. The Carrolls volunteer through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at the City of El Mirage Senior Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with nearly 450 individuals around the country, like the Carrolls, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Willie Hunsaker upon arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday, August 22, 2005. Hunsaker is a volunteer with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1695 in Brigham City. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with nearly 450 individuals around the country, like Hunsaker, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Linda Cesario upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, August 10, 2005. Cesario is an adult literacy volunteer through the Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Cesario since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sally Adams upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, August 8, 2005. Adams is a volunteer with Junior Achievement of New Mexico. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Adams, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bill and Nina Hartman upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, July 22, 2005. The Hartmans volunteer with the Clayton County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like the Hartmans, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Janice Bozardt upon arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday, July 15, 2005. Bozardt is a volunteer at Moore’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Holy Angels, and Power of the Past Tractor Club. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Bozardt, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Vernice Williams upon arrival in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Thursday, July 14, 2005. Williams is a volunteer with a variety of community organizations including Indiana Black Expo and the 100 Men/St. Vincent Unity Development Center. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Williams, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Chuck White upon arrival in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Monday, July 4, 2005. White is a volunteer with the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties. To thank volunteers for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like White, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jim Stitt upon arrival in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Stitt is a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Cumberland County (RSVP). To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Stitt, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to John and Agnes Jurek upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, June 17, 2005. The Jureks are Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like the Jureks, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mickey Peters of Pennsylvania Furnace upon arrival in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. Peters has been a volunteer with the Centre County Cooperative Extension 4-H program for more than 40 years. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Peters, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dianne Garrett upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 9, 2005. Garrett is a volunteer for the Whitehall Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and the Whitehall Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). To thank volunteers for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Garrett, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jaclyn Einstein upon arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, June 6, 2005. Einstein, a high school junior, founded the Sprinkle of Sunshine Club (SOS) at University School to promote organ donation education, organ transplant fundraising, and provide outreach projects to benefit local transplant recipients. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Einstein, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush shares an umbrella and a laugh Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Fort Campbell, Ky., with Freedom Corps greeter Dr. John Cotthoff, an 81-year-old volunteer physician at the St. Luke Free Clinic in nearby Hopkinsville.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to George-Ann Schauffele upon arrival in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. Schauffele is a volunteer with Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, Inc. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 volunteers around the country, like Schauffele, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Ruth Dekker, upon arrival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, May 21, 2005. Dekker, a graduating senior, has been an active volunteer throughout her four years at Calvin College. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Dekker, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Sharon Semrow upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday, May 19, 2005. Semrow is the Key Volunteer Coordinator for military families from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines stationed in Milwaukee. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Semrow, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Ruth Wilson upon arrival in Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Wilson is life-long volunteer and works with several church and community organizations including the Mount Wade Missionary Baptist Church, the Corporate Volunteer Council, the Hinds County Mental Health Commission, and the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service. To thank volunteers for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Wilson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dorothy Paterson upon arrival in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Paterson is a volunteer with several community organizations including Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Pink Ribbons Project, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Paterson, since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush met Della Amos upon arrival in Springfield, Illinois, on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Amos is a volunteer with the Foster Grandparent Program at Pawnee Grade School in Springfield.

 

President George W. Bush met Anita Isom, upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, April 15, 2005. Isom, a seventh-grader at St. Mary’s Collinwood Catholic School, is actively involved in service projects to promote literacy among youth in low-income areas of Cleveland.

 

President George W. Bush met Al Smith upon arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 30, 2005. Smith is a volunteer with a number of community organizations including the School/Community Partnership Program at the Cedar Rapids Community School District and the Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball Club.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Harold Brewer upon arrival in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, March 21, 2005. Brewer, 72, is an active volunteer with Keep Denver Beautiful, where he coordinates community clean-ups and beautification projects to help eliminate trash and graffiti from neighborhoods and public right-of-ways.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Betty Haggard upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, March 18, 2005. Haggard, 74, is an active volunteer with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Bob Woodard upon arrival in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, March 18, 2005. Woodard, 67, is an active volunteer with the Youth Motivator Mentor Program where he mentors 12 students in elementary and middle school, helping them with academics and providing encouragement and motivation.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lindsey Allen upon arrival in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Friday, March 11, 2005. Allen, 22, is an active volunteer with Hospice of Shreveport/Bossier.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Monica Hardin upon arrival in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, March 10, 2005. Hardin, 23, is an active volunteer with Kentucky Harvest.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Andrew “Woody” Woodcock upon arrival in Montgomery, Alabama, on Thursday, March 10, 2005. Woodcock, 68, is an active volunteer with the Central Alabama Laubach Literacy Council.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Betty Cheney upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 9, 2005. Cheney, 17, is an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters and other community service organizations.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jennie Roth upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, March 7, 2005. Roth, 21, is an active volunteer at the Providence Family Support Center.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Lucy Kuminecz upon arrival in South Bend, Indiana, on Friday, March 4, 2005. Kuminecz, 84, is a volunteer with Busy Hands, a component of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.) of St. Joseph County.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to John Herrmann upon arrival in Westfield, New Jersey, on Friday, March 4, 2005. Herrmann, 76, is an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.) of Union County.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Reggie Wright upon arrival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Wright, 80, is an active volunteer with the Portsmouth Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic located on Pease Air Force Base. Wright is a combat veteran who served with the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jim Van Strien upon arrival in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, February 10, 2005. Van Strien, 72, is an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.).

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to David Bulkley upon arrival in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, February 10, 2005. Bulkley, 53, is an active volunteer mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Amachi Mentoring Program in Philadelphia.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Jim Comer upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. Comer, 57, has been an active volunteer mentor with VIP Mentoring for the past three years.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Katya Lyzhina upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Friday, February 4, 2005. Lyzhina, 15, and a ninth-grader at North Little Rock High School, East Campus, is an active volunteer with a number of organizations in her community.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Char and Roy Brady upon arrival in Great Falls, Montana, on Thursday, February 3, 2005. The Bradys are active volunteers with the Cascade County Retired Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P).

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Fran Rickers upon arrival in Fargo, North Dakota, on Thursday, February 3, 2005. Rickers, 65, is an active volunteer at the Fargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to T.J. Powell upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, January 27, 2005. Powell, 38, is an active volunteer with the Northeast Ohio Medical Reserve Corps. Medical Reserve Corps is a program partner of Citizen Corps, an important component of USA Freedom Corps.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Steve Miller upon arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday, January 14, 2005. Miller, 41, is an active volunteer mentor for the Jacksonville Early College High School (JECHS) program.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Don Kotchman upon arrival at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, on Friday, January 7, 2005. Kotchman, an Army colonel, is an active volunteer with Boy Scouts of America and as a coach for youth sports programs.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Connie Bergmann upon arrival in Belleville, Illinois, on Wednesday, January 5, 2005. Bergmann is an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, serving as the Chairperson of Volunteers and the Disaster Action Team (DAT) at the St. Louis Area Chapter Metro East Service Center.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Kathryn Ostapuk upon arrival in Miramar, California, on Tuesday, December 7, 2004. Ostapuk, 24, is an active volunteer with MarineParents.com, a non-profit web site launched in 2003 to provide parents and loved ones of deployed Marines a central gathering place for information and support.

 

President George W. Bush met Sue Stuempel upon arrival at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, on Sunday, October 31, 2004. Stuempel and her dog, Daisy, have been pet therapy volunteers with several organizations in Cincinnati.

 

President George W. Bush met Brittany Overstreet upon arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Overstreet, 17, is a motivational speaker to youth at schools, churches, and community organizations.

 

President George W. Bush met Terri Ross upon arrival in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Ross, 56, is an active volunteer, teaching a quilting program for Girls Incorporated of Sioux City, Iowa.

 

President George W. Bush met Jade Wright upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Wright, 17, is an active volunteer and mentor at the Albuquerque Mountainside YMCA.

 

President George W. Bush met Joan Roth upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Roth is an active volunteer with the Greensburg Youth Commission.

 

President George W. Bush met Cory Helland upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Helland, 27, is an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee.

 

President George W. Bush met Eric Vaz upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Sunday, October 31, 2004. Vaz, 41, is the volunteer chairman of disaster services for the American Red Cross of Greater Miami & The Keys.

 

President George W. Bush met Dr. Larry Smith upon arrival in Gainesville, Florida, on Sunday, October 31, 2004. Smith, 49, is an active volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Gainesville.

 

President George W. Bush met Judy Hunt upon arrival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, October 30, 2004. Hunt, 65, is an active volunteer with Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, an organization that provides support for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

 

President George W. Bush met Maya Babu upon arrival at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, on Saturday, October 30, 2004. Babu, 21, is a student at The University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Babu founded University of Promise Alliance in 2003 to promote volunteerism among college students and to educate students on the benefits of volunteer service as a means to address social problems.

 

President George W. Bush met Lila Cody upon arrival in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Saturday, October 30, 2004. Cody, 61, is an active volunteer with St. Vincent Hospital.

 

President George W. Bush met Mildred Brisker upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, October 31, 2004. Brisker, 89, is an active volunteer with the Foster Grandparent Program in Tampa.

 

President George W. Bush met Malee Austin upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, October 30, 2004. Austin is an active volunteer with Hands On Orlando, a coordinating agency for volunteer service projects in the Central Florida region.

 

President George W. Bush met Joannie Barrett upon arrival in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday, October 29, 2004. Barrett, 52, is an active volunteer with the Adult Literacy Program, "Learn to Read," at the Manchester City Library.

 

President George W. Bush met Norm Thal upon arrival in Toledo, Ohio, on Friday, October 29, 2004. Thal, 72, is an active volunteer with SCORE, a volunteer management counseling program sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

President George W. Bush met Peggy Valentino upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, October 29, 2004. Valentino is an active volunteer with the Clothes Closet at Hilltop Lutheran Church, which is an outreach program for families in need.

 

President George W. Bush met Amy Poklar upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, October 28, 2004. Poklar, 17, created a shoe drive for the people of Afghanistan and collected 850 pairs of shoes for children and adults.

 

President George W. Bush met Carol McClure upon arrival in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday, October 28, 2004. McClure, 71, is an active volunteer with Fisher House at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

 

President George W. Bush met Joe Morrison upon arrival in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 28, 2004. Morrison, 54, is an active volunteer with the Greater Delaware Valley National Multiple Sclerosis chapter and Gilda’s Club of Delaware Valley.

 

President George W. Bush met Connie Rutt upon arrival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Rutt is an active volunteer with the Solanco Community 4-H Club.

 

President George W. Bush met Mia Zimmerman upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Zimmerman is an active volunteer with Catholic Social Services' Teen Parent Partner Program.

 

President George W. Bush met Bill Carney upon arrival in Vienna, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Carney, 77, is a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and is an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the community.

 

President George W. Bush met Tom Joseph upon arrival in Findlay, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Joseph, 66, is an active volunteer with the Findlay Habitat for Humanity chapter.

 

President George W. Bush met Tom Ryan upon arrival in Moline, Illinois, on Monday, October 25, 2004. Ryan, 60, is an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the community, including as an AmeriCorps member working with homeland security efforts.

 

President George W. Bush met Donna Campbell upon arrival in Bellevue, Nebraska, on Monday, October 25, 2004. Campbell, 64, is an active volunteer with the food program at Messenger of Hope Ministries at the Christian Worship Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

 

President George W. Bush met Elwood Thalheimer upon arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, October 23, 2004. Thalheimer, 92, is an active volunteer with a number of nonprofit organizations through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

 

President George W. Bush met Nicole Cox upon arrival in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on Sunday, October 24, 2004. Cox, 14, is an active volunteer with the Oro Vista Volunteer Fire Department in Alamogordo.

 

President George W. Bush met Chip Collins upon arrival in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, October 22, 2004. Collins, 69, is an active volunteer with the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program in the Clearwater Police Department Park Patrol.

 

President George W. Bush met Dan Yeric upon arrival in Canton, Ohio, on Friday, October 22, 2004. Yeric, a student at The University of Akron, is an active volunteer with Akron Children’s Hospital.

 

President George W. Bush met Dolly Yunkunis upon arrival in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 22, 2004. Yunkunis, 75, is an active volunteer at the Kingston Senior Center.

 

President George W. Bush met Charlotte Huber upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 21, 2004. Huber, 65, is an active volunteer with Olivia’s House, a grief and loss center for children in York County.

 

President George W. Bush met Matthew Meyer upon arrival in Mason City, Iowa, on Wednesday, October 20, 2004. Meyer, 17, led the efforts to create a memorial to firefighters on the grounds of the Mason City Fire Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Sister Chabanel Hayunga upon arrival in Rochester, Minnesota, on Wednesday, October 20, 2004. Hayunga, 66, is an active volunteer with the Senior Companion program through Catholic Charities and the Southeastern Minnesota Council for Independent Living.

 

President George W. Bush met Mick Jay Krueger upon arrival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, October 20, 2004. Krueger, a senior at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, is an active volunteer with First Book, a non-profit organization that helps low income children get one new book every month during the school year.

 

President George W. Bush met Cathy Scheppke upon arrival in Boca Raton, Florida, on Monday, October 18, 2004. Scheppke is an active volunteer with the American Red Cross.

 

President George W. Bush met Jeff Jacobs upon arrival at McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown, New Jersey, on Monday, October 18, 2004. Jacobs is an active volunteer with public safety and homeland security efforts through Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.

 

President George W. Bush met Linda Peterson upon arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, October 15, 2004. Peterson is an active volunteer with several community organizations in Cedar Rapids, including the annual Variety Children’s Charity of Iowa telethon.

 

President George W. Bush met Jeff Kemp upon arrival in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 15, 2004. Kemp is an active volunteer with the Oshkosh and Omro school districts.

 

President George W. Bush met Dick Cancellier upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday, October 14, 2004. Cancellier, 70, is an active volunteer with the Sun City Anthem Security Patrol, a neighborhood watch program in Henderson.

 

President George W. Bush met Lois Rodger upon arrival in Medford, Oregon, on Thursday, October 14, 2004. Rodger, 76, is an active volunteer with Dogs for the Deaf in Central Point, Oregon.

 

President George W. Bush met Frank Schnorbus upon arrival in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday, October 14, 2004. Schnorbus is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer for abused and neglected children.

 

President George W. Bush met Marcelo Chan upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, October 12, 2004. Chan is an active volunteer with MentorKids USA.

 

President George W. Bush met Bob Carlone and Joe Henjum upon arrival in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, October 12, 2004. Carlone, 75, and Henjum, 70, founded The Home Front Cares program to provide support for military families in the Pikes Peak region whose loved ones are deployed.

 

President George W. Bush met Ashley Stieb upon arrival in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, October 11, 2004. Stieb, 15, is an active volunteer with Volunteer Outdoor Colorado’s (VOC) Youth Advisory Board.

 

President George W. Bush met Ken Porwoll upon arrival in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, October 9, 2004. Porwoll, 84, is a World War II veteran and an active volunteer with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Minneapolis.

 

President George W. Bush met Jamie Gaston upon arrival in Hobbs, New Mexico, on Monday, October 11, 2004. Gaston, 27, is an active volunteer with the Young Men and Women Mentoring Program at Will Rogers Elementary School in Hobbs.

 

President George W. Bush met Jim Glaza upon arrival in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, October 9, 2004. Glaza, 76, has been an active volunteer with the Waterloo Lion’s Club for the past 40 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Fred Ruhrwien upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, October 7, 2004. Ruhrwien, 75, is an active volunteer with several organizations including the St. Louis Convention and Visitor’s Commission, the St. Louis Sports Commission, and Cardinals Care.

 

President George W. Bush met Dolores Milbeck upon arrival in Mosinee, Wisconsin, on Thursday, October 7, 2004. Milbeck, 78, is an active volunteer with the Mount View Health Care Center.

 

President George W. Bush met Blake and Mona Schomas upon arrival in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. The Schomases founded Home of Their Own, a sterile home environment where families can reside, free of charge, while their children recover from bone marrow transplant surgery.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert Eastman upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. Eastman, 69, is an active volunteer with the Senior Adults Giving to Education (S.A.G.E.) program in Farmington Hills.

 

President George W. Bush met Karen Kindron upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, October 2, 2004. Kindron is an active volunteer with Rebuilding Together of Columbus, which provides vital home improvement services for low-income elderly or disabled homeowners.

 

President George W. Bush met Tony Salem upon arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, October 4, 2004. Salem, 69, is an active volunteer with the Children and Family Urban Ministries (CFUM), which addresses the needs of economically-disadvantaged school-age children and their families on the north side of Des Moines.

 

President George W. Bush met Cheryl Hornung upon arrival in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 1, 2004. Hornung founded Caitlin’s Smiles in March, 2004, to help lift the spirits of children facing serious illnesses.

 

President George W. Bush met Paul Freeman upon arrival in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday, October 1, 2004. Freeman is an active volunteer with the Greater Manchester Chapter of the American Red Cross.

 

President George W. Bush met Shannon Hickey upon arrival in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, September 22, 2004. Hickey, 14, founded Mychal’s Message, an outreach program to the homeless in Philadelphia, New York City, and Lancaster. The charity is named in memory of Father Mychal Judge, the New York City Fire Department chaplain who died on September 11, 2001.

 

President George W. Bush met Bill Knight upon arrival in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, September 23, 2004. Knight, 82, organizes the Maine Troop Greeters to welcome military personnel when they arrive at Bangor International Airport from overseas deployments.

 

President George W. Bush met Bob Scheidemantel upon arrival in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, September 22, 2004. Scheidemantel, 68, is an active volunteer with the Urban Impact Foundation in Pittsburgh.

 

President George W. Bush met Caroline Hepner upon arrival in New York, New York, on Monday, September 20, 2004. Hepner is an active volunteer with New York Cares, serving as a team leader for the Art Smart program for children at the Urban Family Center Henry Street Settlement on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

 

President George W. Bush met Crystal Regan upon arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday, September 17, 2004. Regan is an active volunteer with the East Lincoln Pregnancy Counseling Center.

 

President George W. Bush met Theresa Bunker upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, September 14, 2004. Bunker is a volunteer with the Las Vegas National Guard Family Support Center, and became actively involved when her son’s National Guard unit deployed to Iraq in March 2003.

 

President George W. Bush met Eunice Sanchez upon arrival in Colmar, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, September 9, 2004. Sanchez is an active volunteer with the Amachi mentoring program in Philadelphia.

 

President George W. Bush met Michael Toeniskoetter when he visited Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on Monday, September 6, 2004. For the past three years, Toeniskoetter, 16, has been in the Junior Volunteer program at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

 

President George W. Bush met Roy Boso upon arrival in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Sunday, September 5, 2004. Boso, 75, is an active volunteer with the Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Lisa Gibney upon arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, September 3, 2004. Gibney is a trained first responder volunteer with a number of public safety organizations in her community.

 

President George W. Bush met Kathy Hawkins upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday, September 3, 2004. Hawkins is an active volunteer with the Wisconsin State Veterans Home in King, Wisconsin.

 

President George W. Bush met Carol Hribar upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, September 1, 2004. Hribar, 54, is an active volunteer with the Westerville Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy.

 

President George W. Bush met Amy Bickel upon arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, August 31, 2004. Bickel is an active volunteer with the Central Iowa Young Women’s Leadership Institute, a program designed to help high school girls develop strong leadership skills and a commitment to community service.

 

President George W. Bush met Andrea Martin upon arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, August 31, 2004. Martin, 21, is an active volunteer with Mercy Ministries, a local non-profit, faith-based ministry for girls ages 13 to 28 who are struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, unplanned pregnancies, eating disorders, or abuse.

 

President George W. Bush met Annie Kaigler upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, August 30, 2004. Kaigler, 74, is an active volunteer with Catholic Social Services of Wayne County through the Foster Grandparent program.

 

President George W. Bush met Esther Ford upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Friday, August 27, 2004. Ford, an American citizen originally from Cuba, is an active volunteer with the Salvation Army and recently returned from a week in Lee County, Florida, where she helped to serve 3,000 meals in three days to victims of Hurricane Charley.

 

President George W. Bush met Julie Dube upon arrival in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Monday, August 30, 2004. Dube, a 16-year-old senior at Nashua High School South, is an active volunteer with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua.

 

President George W. Bush met Nancy Weeks upon arrival in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Sunday, August 29, 2004. Weeks is an active volunteer with 4-H, a national youth development and education program.

 

President George W. Bush met Bernice Young upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, August 26, 2004. Young, 71, is an active volunteer at Children’s Hospital of New Mexico.

 

President George W. Bush met Rod Conover upon arrival in Farmington, New Mexico, on Thursday, August 26, 2004. Conover, 67, is an active volunteer with a number of organizations in his community including Project Read, an adult literacy program.

 

President George W. Bush met Frank Ontiveros upon arrival in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Thursday, August 26, 2004. Ontiveros, 71, is an active volunteer with the Diocese of Las Cruces Prison and Jail Ministry.

 

President George W. Bush met Tom Shaffer upon arrival in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 17, 2004. Shaffer is an active volunteer with Race Against Drugs, a national drug awareness and prevention program for youth.

 

President George W. Bush met Alexandra Amend upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, August 16, 2004. Amend, 10, raises money for charitable organizations by playing her violin in public places in Cincinnati.

 

President George W. Bush met Marj Kamrath upon arrival in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday, August 14, 2004. Kamrath is an active volunteer with the Food Bank of Siouxland.

 

President George W. Bush met Chris Dudley upon arrival in Portland, Oregon, on Friday, August 13, 2004. Dudley, a former player with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, created The Dudley Foundation to help children succeed regardless of economic, educational or health liabilities.

 

President George W. Bush met Jeanne Robertson upon arrival in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, August 13, 2004. Robertson, 82, is a mentor with the Lake Washington School District Lunch Buddy program.

 

President George W. Bush met Dr. Tom Hesch upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday, August 11, 2004. Hesch, a dentist, is an active volunteer with Donated Dental Services (DDS) of New Mexico.

 

President George W. Bush met Mike Peschl upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday, August 12, 2004. Peschl is an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

 

President George W. Bush met Lucia Haas upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, August 11, 2004. Haas, 73, is an active volunteer with the Surprise Senior Center.

 

President George W. Bush met Lynn Brennan upon arrival in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 12, 2004. Brennan is an active volunteer with seniors in her community.

 

President George W. Bush met Jack Lehr upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, August 5, 2004. Lehr is an active tutor with St. John Learning Center in Columbus.

 

President George W. Bush met Charlie Wargel upon arrival in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday, August 5, 2004. Wargel is an active volunteer with Saginaw Habitat for Humanity.

 

President George W. Bush met Peggy Schaefer upon arrival in Davenport, Iowa, on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Schaefer is an active volunteer with the Genesis Mentoring Program at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.

 

President George W. Bush met Bryan Comstock upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Comstock is a volunteer firefighter with the Mankato Fire Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Larry Hawkins upon arrival in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, August 3, 2004. Hawkins is an active volunteer with Ronald McDonald House of Dallas.

 

President George W. Bush met Julia Singer upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, July 30, 2004. Singer, 17, is an active volunteer with the Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

 

President George W. Bush met Cal Steele upon arrival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday, July 30, 2004. Steele, a World War II veteran, is a mentor with the Journey Youth Mentoring Program in Grand Rapids.

 

President George W. Bush met Charlie Graas upon arrival in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, July 30, 2004. Graas is an active volunteer with the Stone County Food Pantry and the United Way.

 

President George W. Bush met Eric Rasmussen upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, July 23, 2004. Rasmussen is an active volunteer with the Tax Assistance Program at the Volunteer Accounting Service Team of Michigan (VAST-MI), providing low-income families with free tax advice. Rasmussen is the 300th volunteer the President has greeted since March 2002.

 

President George W. Bush met Nicolette Meier upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, July 22, 2004. Meier is an active volunteer with the Maine Township Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

 

President George W. Bush met Dean H. Gesme, Sr., upon arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, July 20, 2004. Gesme is an active volunteer with SCORE, a volunteer management counseling program sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

President George W. Bush met Daffney Moore upon arrival in St. Charles, Missouri, on Tuesday, July 20, 2004. Moore is an active volunteer with Connections to Success, a regional non-profit organization that provides services to help women and families in the welfare system improve their independence and economic self-reliance.

 

President George W. Bush met Lan Phamwhen upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, July 16, 2004. Pham is an active volunteer with the Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg.

 

President George W. Bush met Susan Landis upon arrival in Beckley, West Virginia on Friday, July 16, 2004. Landis is an active volunteer with several organizations in her community including the Raleigh County Make it Shine beautification project.

 

President George W. Bush met Darren Klemekwhen upon arrival in Duluth, Minnesota, on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. Klemek, a member of the Army National Guard, is an active volunteer mentor with the City of Duluth Youth Employment Services (YES) program, which matches young people from disadvantaged homes with work opportunities.

 

President George W. Bush met Grace McCarthy upon arrival in Marquette, Michigan, on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. McCarthy, 83, is an active volunteer in her community who has servedover 4,000 hours with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, an organization that enriches the lives of seniors by matching their interests with needs in the community.

 

President George W. Bush met Jim Richardson upon arrival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, July 12, 2004. Richardson, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, is an active volunteer with the Red Cross Disaster Assistance Team in Maryville, Tennessee.

 

President George W. Bush met Scotty Maconochie upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. Maconochie, a World War II veteran, is a volunteer motivational speaker at the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Boot Camp.

 

President George W. Bush met Sister Joan Marie Coleman upon arrival in Charleston, West Virginia, on Sunday, July 4, 2004. Coleman is an active volunteer with the Red Cross.

 

President George W. Bush met Pat McDonough upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. McDonough is an active volunteer with Siloam in Philadelphia, providing care for HIV/AIDS patients.

 

President George W. Bush met Charlene Calhoun upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, June 21, 2004. Calhoun is an active volunteer with the Talbert House ADAPT (Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment) program.

 

President George W. Bush met Nadine Gulit upon arrival in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, June 17, 2004. Gulit, 73, founded Operation Support Our Troops to show appreciation for our men and women in uniform.

 

President George W. Bush met Ron Kelstrup upon arrival in Reno, Nevada, on Friday, June 18, 2004. Kelstrup, 81, is an active volunteer at the Ioannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center.

 

President George W. Bush will meet Jack Fischer when he arrives in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, June 17, 2004. Fischer is an active volunteer with SCORE, a volunteer management counseling program sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

President George W. Bush met Master Sergeant Gina Carnesecchi following his remarks in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Carnesecchi founded Operation Lighthouse, a program at MacDill Air Force Base to encourage troops who are deployed overseas.

 

President George W. Bush met Ruth Blake upon arrival in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday, June 14, 2004. Blake, 78, is a volunteer with the senior adult education program at Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City Central.

 

President George W. Bush met Gloria Moran upon arrival in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, June 2, 2004. A graduating cadet at the United States Air Force Academy, Moran is an active volunteer mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters Pikes Peak.

 

President George W. Bush met Rick Sullivan upon arrival in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Sullivan, vice president of planning operations for Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, is an active volunteer mentor with Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado.

 

President George W. Bush met Phuong Le upon arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 27, 2004. A graduating senior at Glencliff High School, Le is an active volunteer with the Siloam Family Health Center in Nashville.

 

President George W. Bush met Sidney Harris upon arrival in Youngstown, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 25, 2004. Harris is an active volunteer at a local hospital who assists patients and comforts their family members and friends.

 

President George W. Bush met Miriam Shambach upon arrival in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Monday, May 24, 2004. Shambach, the wife of Colonel Stephen Shambach, volunteers as a tutor at local schools and has served with programs connected to the U.S. Army War College.

 

President George W. Bush met Alexandra Chung upon arrival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday, May 21, 2004. Chung, a graduating senior at Louisiana State University, is an active volunteer tutor helping adults and young people improve their reading and academic skills.

 

President George W. Bush met Maria Oneal upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, May 21, 2004. Oneal is an active volunteer in her community, helping people receive their medication through the Pharmacy Prescription Aid Program.

 

President George W. Bush met Brandon Gray upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, May 17, 2004. Gray is an active volunteer with Jumpstart Atlanta, an early literacy organization that recruits, trains, and places college students in one-on-one mentoring relationships with children in early learning programs.

 

President George W. Bush met Pastor Leo Barbee, Jr. upon arrival in Topeka, Kansas, on Monday, May 17, 2004. Pastor Barbee is an active volunteer in his community as a mentor and chaplain.

 

President George W. Bush met Rebecca Haupt upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday, May 14, 2004. Haupt, a junior at Concordia University, is an active volunteer with the Volunteer Outreach in Christian Enthusiasm (VOICE) program at the university.

 

President George W. Bush met Father Mark Reyling upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May 14, 2004. Father Reyling is an active volunteer with the Cahokia, Illinois Volunteer Fire Department and the Cahokia Police Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Heather Stout upon arrival in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Thursday, May 13, 2004. Stout, a sophomore education major at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, is an active mathematics tutor at her university.

 

President George W. Bush met Alyse Eady upon arrival in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Eady, a sophomore at Southside High School, is an active tutor at the Jeffrey Boys and Girls Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

 

President George W. Bush met Donna Huck upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Friday, April 23, 2004. Huck is an active volunteer at the Miami Children’s Hospital.

 

President George W. Bush presents Nealedene Hoch with the President's Volunteer Service Award in Naples, Fla., April 23, 2004. Hoch is an active volunteer with Keep Collier Beautiful, helping to lead cleanup and education activities.

 

President George W. Bush presents Franklin and Carol-Ann Heller with the President's Volunteer Service Award in Wells, Maine, on Thursday, April 22, 2004. The Hellers are active volunteers with the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.

 

President George W. Bush met Frank Brusino upon arrival in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Brusino is an active volunteer with the Grand Island Citizen Corps Council.

 

President George W. Bush met Patrick Leonard upon arrival in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Monday, April 19, 2004. Leonard is an active volunteer with the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company.

 

President George W. Bush met Sarah Sindlinger upon arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, April 15, 2004. Sindlinger, a high school student, is an active volunteer with I-CARE, the West Des Moines Community School System’s community service learning program.

 

President George W. Bush met Joe McFadden upon arrival in El Dorado, Arkansas, on Tuesday, April 6, 2004. McFadden is an active volunteer with many organizations in the El Dorado area, including the Jaycees, Main Street El Dorado, the American Cancer Society, and the United Way of Union County.

 

President George W. Bush met Karen Donton on arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, April 5, 2004. Donton is an active volunteer with Cardinals Care, the community service initiative of the St. Louis Cardinals.

 

President George W. Bush met Don and Anita McCoy upon arrival in Greensboro, Georgia, on Friday, April 2, 2004. The McCoys are active volunteers with Greensboro Dreamers, a long-term educational support program that provides assistance to a group of children beginning in elementary school and continuing through their educational careers.

 

President George W. Bush met Robin Black upon arrival in Huntington, West Virginia, on Friday, April 2, 2004. Black is an active volunteer with the Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, spending time with the self-sufficiency programs that assist families and the elderly.

 

President George W. Bush met Gloria Grandone upon arrival in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, March 30, 2004. Grandone is an active volunteer with both the Doug and Carla Salmon Foundation and Community Action Program (CAP) Services.

 

President George W. Bush met Irving Hall upon arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, March 26, 2004. Hall, 70, has been an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity since 1997.

 

President George W. Bush met Barbara Lockwood upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, March 26, 2004. Lockwood is an active volunteer with Keep Phoenix Beautiful, a local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

 

President George W. Bush met Kareen Wilkinson upon arrival in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 25, 2004. Since August 2003, Wilkinson has served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Boston.

 

President George W. Bush met Lawrence Jeffery upon arrival in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday, March 25, 2004. For more than 15 years, Jeffery has been an active volunteer with SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush met Frank and Sally Wills upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, March 20, 2004. Since 1996, the Wills have been active volunteers with the Ronald McDonald House of Orlando, a nonprofit organization that provides a temporary home for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at local hospitals.

 

President George W. Bush met Billy C. Colwell, Sr., upon arrival at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thursday, March 18, 2004. Colwell, a U.S. Army Veteran, is an active volunteer with the Fort Campbell Armed Services YMCA.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert S. Bright upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, March 15, 2004. Bright, founder and president of Talson Solutions, has been an active volunteer with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia for more than 10 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Judi Firestone upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. Firestone, a breast cancer survivor, has been an active volunteer with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in Cleveland for the past 11 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Richard McKeon upon arrival in Bay Shore, New York, on Thursday, March 11, 2004. McKeon, an employee with FleetBoston Financial, is an active volunteer with Operation Hope, Inc., a nonprofit organization working to empower individuals through economic education and financial literacy.

 

President George W. Bush met Dr. Joann Sanders upon arrival in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, March 8, 2004. Sanders volunteers each summer at Camp John Marc, a special camp for children with serious illnesses and physical disabilities.

 

President George W. Bush met Kris Brown and Drucie Cole upon arrival in Houston, Texas, on Monday, March 8, 2004. Brown, a kicker with the Houston Texans, volunteers each month with the Texas Children’s Hospital. Cole also volunteers at the Texas Children’s Hospital visiting with patients each week.

 

President George W. Bush met Dana Karcher upon arrival in Bakersfield, California, on Thursday, March 4, 2004. Karcher has been an active volunteer with Keep Bakersfield Beautiful since 2001.

 

President George W. Bush will meet Charlotte Van Fleet upon arrival in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, March 3, 2004. Since 1993, Van Fleet has been an active volunteer with the Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, California.

 

President George W. Bush met Marina Partee upon arrival in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, February 26, 2004. Partee has been an active volunteer with the Center for Women and Families for the past three years.

 

President George W. Bush met Marguerite Nobles during his trip to Ft. Polk, Louisiana, on Tuesday, February 17, 2004. Since moving to Ft. Polk in 2000, Nobles has been an active volunteer in her community.

 

President George W. Bush met Joe Petrock upon arrival in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday, February 15, 2004. Petrock has been an active volunteer in the Daytona Beach community for the past 17 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Candido Corona upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, February 15, 2004. Corona has volunteered each year with Paint Your Heart Out Tampa since 1998.

 

President George W. Bush met Lauren Simkulak upon arrival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, February 12, 2004. Simkulak, 18, volunteers each week at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Children’s Hospital.

 

President George W. Bush will meet Travis Morrison upon arrival in Springfield, Missouri, on Monday, February 9, 2004. Morrison volunteers in his community by helping those who are still recovering from severe storms and tornadoes that impacted Missouri in May 2003.

 

President George W. Bush will meet Charles Hall upon arrival in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, February 5, 2004. Hall is an active volunteer with the Charleston County Citizen Corps Council.

 

President George W. Bush met Pearl Kluth upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, January 31, 2004. Kluth has been an active volunteer with the Haverford Township Townwatch program since 1978.

 

President George W. Bush met Kimberly Lucia upon arrival in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Thursday, January 29, 2004. As an active member of AmeriCorps*VISTA, Lucia volunteers with the American Red Cross National Preparedness and Response Corps.

 

President George W. Bush met Dan Hebert upon arrival in Merrimack, New Hampshire, on Thursday, January 29, 2004. Hebert has been an active volunteer with the New Hampshire JumpStart State Coalition since 2000.

 

President George W. Bush met Mary Lynn Roberson upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, January 26, 2004. Roberson has been an active volunteer at Baptist Health Medical Center since 1975.

 

President George W. Bush met Amy Coppin upon arrival in Roswell, New Mexico, on Thursday, January 22, 2004. While attending the New Mexico Military Institute, Coppin has been an active volunteer in the Roswell community.

 

President George W. Bush met Hilary Juel upon arrival in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, January 21, 2004. Juel has been an active volunteer with the Make A Difference organization since 1997.

 

President George W. Bush met Bruce Vanisacker upon arrival in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, January 21, 2004. Vanisacker has been an active volunteer with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics since 1999.

 

President George W. Bush met Billiee Pendleton-Parker upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, January 15, 2004. Pendleton-Parker has been an active volunteer with Hands On Atlanta for the past four years.

 

President George W. Bush met Tenisha Stevens upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 15, 2004. Stevens has been an active volunteer with Union Bethel AME Church for the past 14 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Gordon Stanley upon arrival in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday, January 8, 2004. Stanley, 80, has been an active volunteer with the Delray Beach Police Department since 1996.

 

President George W. Bush met Nathaniel Foster upon arrival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday, January 8, 2004. Foster has been an active volunteer with 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville, Inc. for the past ten years.

 

President George W. Bush met Jeff Tank upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, January 5, 2004. Tank has been an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri for the past two years.

 

President George W. Bush met Bradley Simmons upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, December 1, 2003. Simmons has been an active volunteer with Boy Scouts of America and Brother Rice High School for over 20 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Mila Nguyen upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, December 2, 2003. Nguyen is an active volunteer with Pittsburgh Cares and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

 

President George W. Bush met Patricia Fields upon arrival in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, December 1, 2003. Fields has been an active volunteer with the School Based Youth Services: Plainfield Teen Parenting Program, Inc. since 1988.

 

President George W. Bush met Diane Campbell upon arrival in Fort Carson, Colorado, on Monday, November 24, 2003. Campbell is an active volunteer with the Army Family Team Building program located at Fort Carson.

 

President George W. Bush met Maria Konold-Soto upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. Soto is an active volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps unit in Las Vegas.

 

President George W. Bush met Dr. Mark Asperilla upon arrival in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Thursday, November 13, 2003. Asperilla, an infectious disease specialist, is an active volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps.

 

President George W. Bush met Matilda Walther upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, November 13, 2003. Since 1995, Walther has been an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

 

President George W. Bush met Dr. Michael Quick upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, November 10, 2003. Quick, an orthodontist in North Little Rock, volunteers with Donated Dental Services.

 

President George W. Bush met Robin Longino upon arrival in Greenville, South Carolina, on Monday, November 10, 2003. Longino has been an active volunteer with Hands On Greenville for the past four years.

 

President George W. Bush met Brian Koontz upon arrival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Friday, November 7, 2003. Koontz has served as a volunteer fire fighter with the County Line Volunteer Fire Department for the past 19 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Jason Nabors upon arrival in Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday, November 3, 2003. Nabors is an active volunteer with First Look, a non-profit organization created to increase the number of youth and young adults involved in community service.

 

President George W. Bush met Suellen Mayberry upon arrival in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, November 4, 2003. Mayberry, an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, helped establish and relocate an emergency shelter for individuals and families forced to evacuate their homes due to recent California wildfires.

 

President George W. Bush met William Keith Nichols upon arrival in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, November 1, 2003. Nichols, a Memphis native, has been an active volunteer with the Desoto County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit and the Emergency Management Agency for the past 15 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Carol Vaughn and JoAn Niceley upon arrival in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Saturday, November 1, 2003. Vaughn and Niceley have been active volunteers with the American Cancer Society’s “Look Good … Feel Better” program.

 

President George W. Bush met Jack Johnston upon arrival in Paducah, Kentucky, on Saturday, November 1, 2003. Johnston has been an active volunteer in the Paducah community for the past 50 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Leslie Gagne upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, October 30, 2003. Gagne has been an active volunteer with the Special Olympics and the Central Ohio Diabetes Association.

 

President George W. Bush met Thom Ricks upon arrival in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, October 30, 2003. Ricks has been an active volunteer with Rebuilding Together for nearly ten years.

 

President George W. Bush met Laura Wheat upon arrival in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, October 29, 2003. Wheat, a breast cancer survivor, has been an active volunteer with Gilda’s Club North Texas for the past four years.

 

President George W. Bush met Hilma Chang upon arrival in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, October 23, 2003. For more than 10 years, Chang has been an active volunteer with the National Park Service volunteering each week at the USS Arizona Memorial.

 

President George W. Bush met Denny Klaseus upon arrival in Fresno, California, on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Klaseus, 49, is an active volunteer at The First Church of the Nazarene in Visalia and the Ruiz 4 Kids scholarship committee.

 

President George W. Bush met Laura Froehlich upon arrival in Riverside, California, on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Froehlich, 54, is a former member of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer at March Air Reserve Base since 1986.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert Perkins upon arrival in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday, October 9, 2003. Perkins, 38, owns three Dunkin’ Donuts stores in Milford and has been an active volunteer for many years.

 

President George W. Bush met Roy Bubeck upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 3, 2003. Bubeck, President and CEO of Badger Mutual Insurance Company, encourages employees to volunteer and take on service projects within the community.

 

President George W. Bush met Dianne Glynn O’Donovan upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, September 30, 2003. O’Donovan has been an active volunteer with Boys Hope Girls Hope for the past 12 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Jerry Markley upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, September 30, 2003. Markley has been an active volunteer with the Cincinnati Police Department’s Citizens on Patrol program since 1997.

 

President George W. Bush met Claire Jennings upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, September 15, 2003. Jennings volunteers to help restore wildlife habitats and wetland areas surrounding the Detroit Edison Monroe Power Plant.

 

President George W. Bush met David Richman upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, September 15, 2003. For nearly ten years, Richman has been an active volunteer with Philadelphia Futures.

 

President George W. Bush met Francis M. Ramsey upon arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday, September 9, 2003. Ramsey volunteers seven days a week as part of Global Lifeguards.

 

President George W. Bush met Daniel Trifiletti upon arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday, September 9, 2003. Since his freshman year, Trifiletti has volunteered as a tutor and mentor to other students at his high school.

 

President George W. Bush met Brenda Wilson upon arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, September 8, 2003. Wilson has been an active volunteer in the Nashville community for the past eight years.

 

President George W. Bush met Joyce Irwin upon arrival in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday, September 5, 2003. Irwin has been an active volunteer in the Indianapolis community throughout her life.

 

President George W. Bush met Thomas H. Holcom upon arrival in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, September 4, 2003. For the past eight years, Holcom has been an active volunteer with Angel Flight Central.

 

President George W. Bush met Shirley Moore upon arrival in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, September 1, 2003. Moore, a retired teacher, is an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Experience Corps.

 

President George W. Bush met James F. Mareschal upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, August 26, 2003. Mareschal has been an active volunteer in the St. Louis community throughout his entire life.

 

President George W. Bush met Edward and Jane Bardon upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, August 26, 2003. In September, the Bardons will travel to Turkmenistan to begin their two-year service as Peace Corps volunteers. Throughout their lives, 70-year old Edward and 68-year old Jane have sought opportunities to serve.

 

President George W. Bush met Patricia Presson upon arrival in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, August 22, 2003. For the past two years, Presson has volunteered with the Seattle Police Department’s Victim Support Team.

 

President George W. Bush met with members of Girl Scout Troop #272 upon arrival at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington on Friday, August 22, 2003. Each of these young girls participates in several volunteer service activities each year.

 

President George W. Bush met Curtis Hardie upon arrival at the Deschutes National Forest, on Thursday, August 21, 2003. Since 1993, Hardie has been an active volunteer within the Deschutes National Forest helping to maintain trails and recreation areas for the public to enjoy.

 

President George W. Bush met Melvin D. Caradine upon arrival at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on Friday, August 15, 2003. For nearly ten years, Caradine has served as a recreation area volunteer.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert W. Samuel upon arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA, on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Samuel has been an active volunteer with the San Diego Armed Services YMCA for the past 20 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Phuong Nguyen upon arrival in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, August 11, 2003. A recent graduate of George Washington High School, Nguyen is a longtime volunteer with the American Red Cross (ARC) Youth Corps.

 

President George W. Bush met Deborah Toland upon arrival in Tuscon, Arizona, on Monday, August 11, 2003. Toland is an active volunteer with the Citizen Corps Council of Homeland Security for Southern Arizona, helping communities become better prepared to respond to emergency situations.

 

President George W. Bush met Xavier D. Williams upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 28, 2003. For the past 10 years, Williams has worked with minority youth to help them develop professional skills to succeed in the workplace.

 

President George W. Bush met Valerie Christy upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 24, 2003. For the past three years, Christy has been an active volunteer in the Philadelphia community with Philadelphia Cares.

 

President George W. Bush met Carmen S. Parker upon arrival in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, July 19, 2003. Parker has been an active volunteer in the Houston area for more than 12 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Rebecca Lundy upon arrival in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday, July 4, 2003. Lundy volunteers 20 hours each week with the Family Support Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

 

President George W. Bush met Ana Cooper upon arrival in Miami, Florida, on Monday, June 30, 2003. Cooper volunteers 20 hours each week through the Senior Companion program, offering assistance to older Americans in the Miami community.

 

President George W. Bush met Susie Monaco upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, June 30, 2003. For the past 13 years, Monaco has been an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

 

President George W. Bush met Victoria Christie upon arrival in San Francisco, California, on Friday, June 27, 2003. In July, Christie will travel to the Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga to begin her two-year service as a Peace Corps volunteer.

 

President George W. Bush met Philip M. Tucker upon arrival in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, June 27, 2003. Tucker has been an active volunteer in the Los Angeles community for more than 10 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Ron Strauss upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday, June 19, 2003. Since joining Cargill, Incorporated in 1994, Strauss has been an active volunteer in the Minneapolis community.

 

President George W. Bush met Scott Stevens and Marisa Fontainhas upon arrival in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, June 16, 2003. Scott Stevens, defenseman and team captain of the 2003 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, volunteers his time with several civic and charitable organizations. Fontainhas, a recent graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, received a scholarship in 1998 from the New Jersey Nets and Devils Foundation as a result of her volunteer service in the Newark community.

 

President George W. Bush met Ruth Campanario upon arrival in New Britain, Connecticut, on Thursday, June 12, 2003. Campanario has volunteered with several local organizations through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program since 1990.

 

President George W. Bush met Peter Poulos upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 11, 2003. Poulos, a United States Army veteran, has been an active volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for 18 years.

 

President George W. Bush met U.S. Coast Guard Academy third class cadet Greg Ponzi upon arrival in New London, Connecticut, on Wednesday, May 21, 2003. Ponzi volunteers in the New London area and helps fellow cadets find volunteer opportunities.

 

President George W. Bush met Elizabeth Hamilton upon arrival in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, May 12, 2003. Hamilton is an active volunteer with local schools and Christamore House, a full service community center.

 

President George W. Bush met Anne Carroll upon arrival 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.

 

President George W. Bush met David A. Shapiro upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, May 5, 2003. Shapiro volunteers as a member of the SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) program, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

President George W. Bush met Steve Houck upon arrival in Santa Clara, California, on Friday, May 2, 2003. Since joining Salesforce.com in 2002, Houck has spent more than 125 hours serving his community with support from his employer.

 

President George W. Bush met Herbert S. Anderson upon arrival in Dearborn, Michigan, on Monday, April 28, 2003. Anderson is a “Foster Grandparent” working with students, teachers, and administrators at the Greenfield Union Elementary School in Detroit.

 

President George W. Bush met Timothy J. Haniford upon arrival in Lima, Ohio, on Thursday, April 24, 2003. Haniford serves as chair of the Allen County Citizen Corps Council helping to make his community safer and better prepared to respond to emergencies.

 

President George W. Bush met John Sant upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, April 16, 2003. For more than 10 years, Sant has been an active volunteer helping to improve academic acheivement among disadvantaged students.

 

President George W. Bush met Laura Kay Brett upon arrival at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 3, 2003. Brett is director of volunteer services at the Camp Lejeune Armed Services YMCA, helping to support military families who may have a loved one serving overseas.

 

President George W. Bush met John H. Susanin upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, March 31, 2003. Susanin has volunteered with the American Red Cross for the past 13 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert Langley upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, February 20, 2003. Langley is a longtime volunteer with Hospice Atlanta and the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program.

 

President George W. Bush met U.S. Navy Senior Chief Arden Battle upon arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, February 13, 2003. Battle, currently assigned to the USS John F. Kennedy, volunteers approximately 20 hours each month helping community organizations.

 

President George W. Bush met Jerry Nienhuis upon arrival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Nienhuis has volunteered as a mentor with Kids Hope USA for the past seven years.

 

President George W. Bush met Dezzie Houston upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, January 22, 2003. Houston has been a volunteer with the Missouri Mentoring Partnership for the past 10 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Anthony Calhoun upon arrival in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, January 7, 2003. Calhoun, a Chicago native, volunteers each week as a mentor for students in the Chicago area.

 

President George W. Bush met Garry Cobb upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, December 12, 2002. Cobb, a former Philadelphia Eagles football player, volunteers as a mentor for disadvantaged children.

 

President George W. Bush met Mary Anne Selber and Jean Sayres upon arrival in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. Selber and Sayres helped establish Providence House, a residential development center for homeless families with children.

 

President George W. Bush met Katheryn Schindler upon arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. Schindler, a junior at Tulane University, volunteers as a mentor and tutor with the Community Action Council of Tulane University Students (CACTUS).

 

President George W. Bush met Cynthia Coughlin upon arrival in Bentonville, Arkansas on Monday, November 4. Coughlin is an active volunteer in the Bentonville community who helped to found the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County.

 

President George W. Bush met Michael Pybas upon arrival in Dallas, Texas on Monday, November 4th. Pybas is spending his retirement providing important volunteer services to Dallas nonprofit organizations.

 

President George W. Bush met Tim Mosier upon arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, November 4. Mosier is a longtime law enforcement and emergency response professional who volunteers his time to organize and assist with citizen preparedness.

 

President George W. Bush met Frances Grove upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, November 2. At age 73, Grove is a long-time volunteer with Literacy Volunteers of America.

 

President George W. Bush met John Erntson upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday, November 3. Ernston has volunteered more than 13,000 hours over the past 21 years with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Sharon Seng upon arrival in Savannah, Georgia, on Saturday, November 2. Seng has been a part of the Girl Scouts organization as a troop member and leader for 35 years. The Girl Scouts was founded in Savannah, Georgia, in 1912, with a membership of 18 girls.

 

President George W. Bush met Richard Huffman upon arrival in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Sunday, November 3. Huffman is a mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sioux Falls.

 

President George W. Bush met Larry, Linda and Eric Swartz upon arrival in Springfield, Illinois, on Sunday, November 3. The Swartz family is a supporter of the Special Olympics.

 

President George W. Bush met Tyrone Keys and Jasmine Lane upon arrival in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, November 2. Keys, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer, is the founder and executive director of All Sports Community Service, Inc. a nonprofit organization that helps at-risk youth earn opportunities to pursue a college education. Lane, a junior at South Florida University, volunteers full-time as a program assistant and event coordinator for All Sports.

 

President George W. Bush met Kathy Henderson upon arrival in Blountville, Tennessee, on Saturday, November 2nd. Henderson volunteers at Central Heights Elementary School where she started the schoolÍs Read Along With Me program.

 

President George W. Bush met Zack Dietrich upon arrival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Friday, November 1, 2002. Dietrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member who has spent the last year working with Rockingham Community Action.

 

President George W. Bush met Nancy Fierer upon arrival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday, November 1st. Fierer is the founder and volunteer program director of Susquehanna Service Dogs, a program that provides service dogs and hearing dogs to children and adults with physical disabilities.

 

President George W. Bush met Ray Probus upon arrival in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, November 1st. Probus is an active volunteer with the Jefferson County Police Department's Volunteers In Police Service program.

 

President George W. Bush met Clayton Crawford upon arrival in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Thursday, October 31. Crawford volunteers each week as a mentor at the Lutheran Social Services New Beginnings Center.

 

President George W. Bush met John Wells, Jr., upon arrival in Charleston, West Virginia, on Thursday, October 31. Wells has been an active volunteer with the Charleston YMCA for more than 30 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Richard McCloskey upon arrival in South Bend, Indiana on Thursday, October 31. McCloskey, a businessman, has been a volunteer with the Center for the Homeless for the past 12 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Shirley Rose Glisson upon arrival at Montgomery Regional Dannelly Airport on Thursday, October 24th. In 2000, Glisson started a food pantry at the Auburn United Methodist Church in order to help those in need.

 

President George W. Bush met Kathleen Eid-Heberle upon arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, October 24th. Heberle has been an active volunteer with the American Red Cross at the national and local level for the past 18 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Anthony Hayes upon arrival in Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday, October 24th. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Hayes created the Wills for Heroes program in order to provide emergency response professionals with access to basic estate planning, advice and services.

 

President George W. Bush met Erin Bryant upon arrival in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, October 18, 2002. Bryant has been an active member of the Student Community Action Team at Southwest Missouri State University, volunteering with local nonprofit organizations for the past three years.

 

President George W. Bush met Nicklaus Reichel upon arrival in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday, October 18, 2002. As part of the Summer of Service youth program, 15 year-old Reichel has volunteered more than 400 hours in service to his community.

 

President George W. Bush met Fannie Cleland upon arrival in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Thursday, October 17, 2002. At the age of 91, Cleland volunteers full-time as a tutor at Read-Patillo Elementary School, the school President Bush will visit later that day.

 

President George W. Bush met Jill Sieder upon arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, October 17, 2002. Sieder is the founder and coordinator of the East Atlanta Kids Club, a nonprofit mentoring and enrichment program for children ages 7 to 12.

 

President George W. Bush met Lenwood Compton upon arrival at Oakland County International Airport on Monday, October 14. As a second year member of AmeriCorps, Compton tutors children in grades 1 through 3.

 

President George W. Bush met Linda Clark upon arrival in Knoxville, Tennessee, tomorrow. Clark has been an active volunteer in the Knoxville community for over 26 years.

 

President George W. Bush met Sarah Hope Reilly upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, October 7, 2002. Reilly is a senior at Walnut Hills High School who volunteers each week tutoring younger children.

 

President George W. Bush met Elizabeth Gambino upon arrival in Denver, Colorado, on Friday, September 27. Gambino, a strategic operations consultant and former corporate executive, volunteers with Denver area community organizations serving young girls.

 

President George W. Bush met Robert and Christine Morgan upon arrival in Trenton, New Jersey, on Monday, September 23, 2002. The Morgans are active volunteers with the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey.

 

President George W. Bush met Dean Claussen upon arrival in Davenport, Iowa, on Monday, September 16, 2002. Claussen is a high school junior who works with other young people to help those in need through the Scott County 4-H Council.

 

President George W. Bush met Thomas Angott, Darlene Husband, and Roland Nusly upon arrival in Detroit, Michigan on Monday, September 9, 2002. All three are members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and assist the U.S. Coast Guard with non-law enforcement programs such as boating safety, search and rescue, public education and safety patrols.

 

President George W. Bush met Ricardo Rios upon arrival in South Bend, Indiana. Rios is an AmeriCorps member working with the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) teaching math and science to middle school students at St. Adalbert's School in South Bend.

 

President George W. Bush met Doris Harris upon arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, September 2, 2002. Harris is a Pittsburgh native who volunteers as a Senior Companion, assisting senior citizens who are homebound and have difficulty completing everyday tasks.

 

President George W. Bush met Connie Melton upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Thursday, August 29, 2002. Melton is founder of the Arkansas Dress for Success affiliate, a not-for-profit organization that provides low-income women trying to enter the work force with suits and clothing appropriate for job interviews. Melton, a graduate of Parkview High School (renamed Parkview Arts & Science Magnet School), will also join President Bush when he delivers remarks on education at the school later that day.

 

President George W. Bush met Herbert Rettke upon arrival in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Thursday, August 29, 2002. Rettke, a U.S. Army veteran, works as a full-time volunteer for the Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Medical Center.

 

President George W. Bush met Ophelia Chaffino upon arrival in Las Cruces, New Mexico tomorrow, Saturday, August 24, 2002. Chaffino tutors 4th and 5th grade students as a volunteer with the Foster Grandparents program.

 

President George W. Bush met the Casillas family upon arrival in Santa Ana, California today. The Casillas family, including parents Jorge and Isabel and their two children Karina and Emmanuel, are active volunteers in their church and community.

 

President George W. Bush met Malikah Rashied upon arrival in Stockton, California on Friday, August 23, 2002. Rashied works with the California Conservation Corps assisting with fire prevention and community clean-up projects.

 

President George W. Bush met Winifred "Freddie" McBride upon arrival in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, August 22, 2002. McBride serves as a "Volunteer In Police Service" with the Beaverton Police Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Matthew Epstein upon arrival in Medford, Oregon on Thursday, August 22, 2002. Epstein volunteers with the Oregon State University extension service to educate local community groups about forest health and management. He also volunteers at an elementary school and operates a food bank.

 

President George W. Bush met Jerome upon arrival in Rapid City on Thursday, August 15, 2002. Harvey is an assistant fire chief and emergency management coordinator with the Lead Fire Department and has served as a volunteer firefighter since the age of 13.

 

President George W. Bush met Erika McCroskey upon arrival in Des Moines. McCroskey is a 24 year-old AmeriCorps member from Monroe, Iowa, who began volunteering as a child and is now preparing for a new service experience in Bolivia.

 

President George W. Bush met Lucille Woods upon arrival in Milwaukee. Woods helps Milwaukee second graders improve their reading skills through her efforts with the Foster Grandparent program.

 

President George W. Bush met Star Wallin when he arrived in Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday. Wallin, who will begin college this fall, is the founder of Project Care, an organization that provides opportunities for young people to serve their community.

 

President George W. Bush met a group of University of Pittsburgh volunteers who are working to prepare low-income pre-school students for school through the Jumpstart Program upon arrival in Pittsburgh. Caroline Chupka of Harrison; John Ashcroft of Lititz; Michael Benton of Somerset; Julie Hartline and Amanda Priebe, both of Pittsburgh; and Jessica Friedrichs, the AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer who trained the students for their service with Jumpstart, met President Bush when he arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport.

 

President George W. Bush met Steven Riggs upon arrival in Charleston, South Carolina on Monday. Riggs is a Charleston insurance agent who volunteers with the South Carolina Military Department.

 

President George W. Bush met Jane Lambert upon arrival in Greensboro. Lambert is a North Carolina native who has been an active volunteer in her community for more than half a century.

 

President George W. Bush met Richard C. Treadway when he arrived in Naperville, Illinois. Treadway is a retired teacher and an ctive volunteer with the Dupage Children's Museum.

 

President George W. Bush met Helen Suchara and Erin Murray Chekal when he and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski arrived in Rochester, Michigan. Suchara, age 83, and Chekal, age 33, both served as Peace Corps volunteers in Poland and have continued their commitment to service after returning to Detroit.

 

President George W. Bush will met Roman Gary upon arrival in Birmingham on Monday. Gary is a young architect who volunteers his time with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and several other area organizations.

 

President George W. Bush met Pearl Lam Bergad upon arrival in Minneapolis tomorrow. Bergad, who serves as executive director of Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, has volunteered with a number of organizations to raise awareness of Asian culture in the Minneapolis community and is actively involved in the classical music community in Minneapolis.

 

President George W. Bush met Anna Edwards, a retired Educational Associate with the New York City Board of Education who has dedicated her retirement to volunteer service, upon arrival in New York City.

 

President George W. Bush met Bill Boyd, 71, Charlie Cavender, 69, John Lockhart, 68, LeRoy Sayre, 71, Stanley Shaffer, 47, and Donald Southall, 69, upon arrival in Ripley, West Virginia on July 4th. Each is a veteran, and together they are working as volunteers for a program to help drive veterans to medical appointments.

 

President George W. Bush met Linda Stephenson upon arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stephenson is a local businesswoman who has dedicated her time over the past 36 years to helping more than 30 local, national, and international nonprofit organizations.

 

On his arrival in Cleveland, President George W. Bush met with Eugene Brudno, a Cleveland senior and World War II veteran who has dedicated more than 25 years as a volunteer to helping families coping with mental illness.

 

On his arrival in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, President George W. Bush met three Northern Highlands Regional High School students who are actively involved in promoting the President's call to volunteer service.

 

On his arrival in Orlando, FL, President George W. Bush met Marie Wieland, an Orlando senior citizen who has been an active volunteer in the Orlando community for more than 40 years.

 

On arrival in Atlanta, President George W. Bush met Darryl Hicks, an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and other organizations serving the Atlanta community.

 

President George W. Bush met Dennis "Denny" Barnett upon arrival in Kansas City, Missouri, tomorrow. Barnett has dedicated his career to helping nonprofits use volunteers to meet critical community needs.

 

President George W. Bush met Annie Wignall upon arrival in Des Moines, Iowa. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—in service to their communities, our country and the world. President Bush is recognizing individuals around the country who are answering the call to service, and recognized Wignall as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans through his USA Freedom Corps initiative.

 

President George W. Bush met Brenda Ross, a Little Rock native who is currently an AmeriCorps VISTA member, upon arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, June 3rd. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—in service to their communities, our country and the world. President Bush is recognizing individuals around the country who are answering the call to service, and will recognize Ross as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans through his USA Freedom Corps initiative.

 

President George W. Bush met Cadet Paul Tanghe upon arrival in Hagerstown, New York, Saturday, June 1. Tanghe is a second year West Point cadet from Edina, Minnesota, who has a long record of service to others. Later, the President will make remarks at the graduation exercises of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

 

President George W. Bush met Emilio Rodriguez upon arrival in Miami, Florida on Monday. Rodriguez is an active volunteer and honors student at Miami-Dade Community College. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—in service to their communities, our country and the world. President Bush is recognizing individuals a round the country who are answering the call to service, and will recognize Rodriguez as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans through his USA Freedom Corps initiative.

 

President George W. Bush met Jerry and Adrienne Welenc when he arrived in Chicago, Illinois, Monday. The Welenc's have been leaders in foster care for more than thirty years. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—in service to their communities, our country and the world. President Bush recognized individuals around the country who are answering the call to service, and will recognize the Welencs as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans through his USA Freedom Corps initiative. In addition, May is National Foster Care Month, an opportunity thank foster parents for their service to children in need.

 

President George W. Bush met Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio. Wilson is a high school senior who is active in helping other young people avoid drug use and peer pressure. In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives—the equivalent of 4,000 hours—in service to their communities, our country and the world. President Bush is recognizing individuals around the country who are answering the call to service, and will recognize Wilson as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans through his USA Freedom Corps initiative.

 

At stops in Wisconsin on Wednesday, President George W. Bush met two volunteers who represent the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans. In La Crosse, he will meet Dorothy Wetterlin, a nurse and grandmother of seven who has distinguished herself through volunteer work in area schools, in her church, and in several other programs.

 

At stops in Wisconsin on Wednesday, President George W. Bush met two volunteers who represent the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans. In Milwaukee, the President met Tammy Krohn, an AmeriCorps volunteer who works with children with special needs at the A.E. Burdick Elementary School.

 

President George W. Bush met Miranda Ip, an AmeriCorps member who is serving with Public Allies, a Bay Area not for profit organization that promotes youth leadership by placing young adults in leadership positions with other community serving organizations. Upon his arrival in Mountain View, California, Tuesday, April 30th, the President recognized Ip as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Julian Renteria, a local banker who volunteers by sharing his business experience and knowledge with Los Angeles youth. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, California, Monday, April 29th, the President recognized Renteria as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Jean "Dawn" Morris, a mother of five and grandmother of two who has worked and volunteered in the Pierre community for 30 years. Upon his arrival in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Wednesday, President Bush recognized Morris as an example of the lifetime dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Jennie Sue Murdock, a volunteer who has worked with community service organizations in the Roanoke Valley for more than three decades. Upon his arrival in Roanoke, Virginia tomorrow, the President recognized Murdock as an example of the lifetime dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Maxine Phipps, a 94 year-old volunteer, upon arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, April 15. Phipps mentors and tutors local children in person and over the Internet through a program called Community Builders. The President will recognize Phipps as an example of the dedication to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Stan Braxton, a retiree and active volunteer, upon arrival in Philadelphia. He recognized Braxton as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met with Gustavius "Gus" Philander Samuel, Jr., a local high school student who has been active with the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club upon arrival in Greenville, South Carolina tomorrow. President Bush recognized Samuel as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Laura Clipper and Nir Eyal, two volunteers who have been active with Hands On Atlanta, on his arrival in Atlanta, Georgia. He recognized Clipper and Eyal as examples of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Rosario Piedra, a Girl Scout troop leader and an active volunteer in the El Paso community for over fifteen years, upon arrival in El Paso, Texas. He recognized Piedra as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush was greeted by Derek Rapp, a local businessman and founder of St. Louis Cares upon arrival in St. Louis on Monday. President Bush recognized Rapp as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

On his arrival in Chicago, Illinois, President George W. Bush met with Jeanette Vasek, a longtime volunteer in the Chicago Heights community who has responded to his call to service by volunteering with the Chicago Heights Police Department. President Bush recognized Vasek as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

President George W. Bush met Jane Davis, a registered nurse and Fort Bragg spouse who has recently returned from working at Ground Zero in New York upon arrival in Fayetteville, North Carolina tomorrow. The President recognized Davis as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, Florida, President George W. Bush met with Roxanne Hunt, a first-year officer with the City of Pinellas Park Police Department and alumnus of the AmeriCorps program. The President will recognize Officer Hunt as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 

On his arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, President George W. Bush met with Minneapolis native Will Gove to recognize him as an example of the lifetime commitment to service he is hoping to instill in all Americans.

 
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