Issue 187 - Week of December 8, 2008
Project Homeless Connect Week Successful
 The first week of December marked the 4th annual Project Homeless Connect (PHC) events being held across the country. PHC, an initiative of the Interagency Council on Homelessness, is a public - private collaboration to end chronic homelessness. The events are one-day, one-stop service stations that allow the homeless to quickly and efficiently take steps towards ending their homelessness. These events are run by thousands of volunteers partnering with service providers, the business community and federal and state partners.
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NFL Players Honored with the
President's Volunteer Service Award
 Over the past two weeks, USA Freedom Corps joined with the National Football League (NFL) to honor players with President's Volunteer Service Award for giving back to their communities, particularly by promoting the importance of fitness and health among youth through the NFL's PLAY 60 campaign. Members of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, as well as senior White House staff, presented the awards.
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Learn more about the President's Volunteer Service Award
Learn more about NFL PLAY 60
Download the USA Freedom Corps Report, "Answering the Call to Service"
 On September 8th, USA Freedom Corps issued a report, "Answering the Call to Service," which details the work of the initiative to help improve communities and change lives over nearly seven years under the President's leadership. The report details the response from the millions of individuals who have answered the President's Call to Service and used their power and energy to affect communities across America.
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Help the Survivors of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Americans can learn more about volunteer opportunities in their community or hurricane-related opportunities in the Gulf Coast by visiting or calling 1-877-USA-CORPS.
President Bush Recognizes San Antonio Family for Dedication to Volunteer Service
President George W. Bush presented the President's Volunteer Service Award to mother and daughter Lidia and Becky Oprean upon arrival in Waco, Texas, on Friday, December 12, 2008. The Opreans are founders and volunteers with Becky's Hope Ministries. 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 675 volunteers, like the Opreans, since March 2002.
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Coming Attractions
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service - January 19, 2008 |
