"After September the 11th, we created the Citizen Corps, a grassroots effort spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security and the USA Freedom Corps to help Americans learn how to be prepared for, and respond to, attacks on our homeland. Nicole Meier is with us. She is a member of the Citizen Corps Community Emergency Response Team. She is a volunteer. She completed 20 hours of training on disaster preparedness. By the way, Nicole and her three teenagers helped clean up debris in neighborhoods struck by a tornado near Utica, Illinois. I appreciate you being here, Nicole, and thank you for your volunteerism for the country."

President George W. Bush
Glenview, Illinois
July 22, 2004

• NEH CHAIRMAN JOINS SENATOR TO COMMEND HISTORY WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS.  National Endowment for the Humanities' Chairman Bruce Cole and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) visited the home of President Andrew Jackson recently to observe one of 17 "Landmarks of American History Workshops" for teachers that are occurring this summer. As part of NEH's We the People initiative to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture, NEH is sponsoring week-long teacher workshops at 17 sites throughout the country....
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• WHITE HOUSE INTERNS VOLUNTEER TO HELP BUILD PLAYGROUND IN WASHINGTON, D.C.  More than 30 White House interns volunteered to help build a playground this week in the Sursum Corda community of Washington, D.C. The White House interns joined representatives from The Home Depot, AmeriCorps*NCCC, D.C. Housing Authority, National Capital Police Fund, community volunteers, and organizers from KaBOOM! in the build….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES 300th OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER FOR DEDICATION TO SERVICE.  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….
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