"…Travis is a person who takes time out of his life to volunteer in your community. When the tornados hit here, he went up to help those who suffered. When people are looking for food, particularly children, he's willing to take time out of his life to fill the knapsacks full of food for the kids. He walks for the March of Dimes. He works for the United Way. He's a soldier in the army of compassion."

President George W. Bush
Speaking about USA Freedom Corps
greeter Travis Morrison
February 9, 2004
Springfield, Missouri

• Peace Corps & Community Colleges Announce New Initiative. 
  The Peace Corps and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) have embarked on a groundbreaking initiative that will increase opportunities for licensed nurses, trained Information Technology (IT) experts and other specially trained Americans to share their skills by touching the lives of men, women and children around the globe. The organizations recently formally rolled out a new recruitment campaign....
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• Call-to-Service: Citizen Corps Launches in Ohio.  The Ohio Community Service Council received a grant of $450,000 from the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch Citizen Corps in Ohio. In order to meet the aggressive recruitment goals outlined in the grant, the Call-to-Service program was developed. Citizen Corps, housed at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is a part of USA Freedom Corps, and works with over 900 Citizen Corps Councils across the country, including in Ohio, to help coordinate local emergency preparedness efforts and engage volunteers to participate in homeland security work and make our communities safer....
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• President Bush Recognizes Charleston Man for Dedication to Volunteer Service.  President George W. Bush was greeted by 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. He serves as an amateur radio operator with a Community Emergency Response Team and helps communicate important information with other amateur radio operators during an emergency or disaster situation….
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