"I met a fellow named Charlie Graas. He's a volunteer with the Stone County Food Pantry. Let me tell you why I mention him. The strength of America is in the hearts and souls of our citizens, people who are willing to feed the hungry, provide shelter for the homeless, love a neighbor in need."

President George W. Bush
Springfield, Missouri
July 30, 2004

• PRESIDENT’S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF FUNDS HELP SEND CRISIS CORPS VOLUNTEERS TO ZAMBIA.  Four returned Peace Corps volunteers recently arrived in Zambia as Crisis Corps volunteers, the first in the country to be supported by President George W. Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez received confirmation in July that the Peace Corps would receive more than $1.1 million from the President's plan to enhance programs in six African countries heavily impacted by the virus….
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• FOUNDER OF ‘A MILLION THANKS.ORG’ RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.  The founder of A Million Thanks.org, Shauna Fleming, received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her efforts to help Americans send thank you letters to members of the U.S. military. To date, A Million Thanks.org has sent more than one million letters to service members. Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T. Sayle, and Executive Director of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation Kari Dunn presented the award to Fleming on Wednesday, November 17, 2004….
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• NATIONAL FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2004.
  National Family Volunteer Day offers a great opportunity for families to spend quality time volunteering together. Parents can use the day to introduce their children to the importance of service as their family gives back to their community. National Family Volunteer Day is Saturday, November 20, 2004, and kicks off National Family Week….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES WISCONSIN MAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President George W. Bush met Cory Helland when he arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, November 1, 2004. Helland, 27, is an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee and has been a Big Brother to a nine-year-old boy for nearly two years….
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Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no USA Freedom Corps Weekly Update next week. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!


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