"If you're interested in serving, if conservation interests you, if you want to be a part of our national effort to be good stewards of the environment, you ought to go on to the usafreedomcorps.gov website.  It's a website we set up to encourage volunteerism in America.  And if you volunteer to serve in a national park, to restore trails, for example, you'll find a lot of other good citizens right there with you."

President George W. Bush
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Earth Day
Knoxville, Tennessee
 April 22, 2005

• PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS VOLUNTEERS ON EARTH DAY.  Today, President Bush traveled to Tennessee to promote volunteer service and environmental stewardship. The President visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which has the the third largest volunteer program in the Nation. In 2004, 2,129 volunteers in the park contributed more than 100,000 hours of service--that's the equivalent of 54 full-time staff members....
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• PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE EARTH DAY. Today, as Americans celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up their local parks and neighborhoods, more than 1,700 environmental and agriculture Peace Corps volunteers around the globe - serving on farms, in classrooms, and across rural communities - will also be doing their part to promote the importance of protecting the Earth worldwide....
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• SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE. As the country celebrates National Volunteer Week, the MetLife Foundation and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging today will honor Senior Corps volunteer Victoria Thorton-Lucas with the Community Champion Award, part of the 2005 Older Volunteers Enrich America Awards....
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• HANDS ON ATLANTA PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY.
  What began with a group of friends who were looking to volunteer and make a difference in Atlanta has grown into an organization that fosters that ideal on a daily basis. Hands On Atlanta volunteers are out in their communities 365 days a year generating change and inspiring new generations of volunteer leaders....
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• CELEBRATE EARTH DAY'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY - FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005. Earth Day provides a great opportunity to volunteer in your community. Take Pride in America is the President's Federal environmental stewardship service initiative. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has prepared an Earth Day "Take Home Kit" that will help you to talk to your family, your co-workers and neighbors about ways they can join you in celebrating Earth Day 2005....
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES ILLINOIS WOMAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE. President George W. Bush met with Della Amos when he arrived in Springfield, Illinois, on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Amos is a volunteer with the Foster Grandparent Program at Pawnee Grade School in Springfield....
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VISIT WWW.USAFREEDOMCORPSKIDS.GOV

Visit the new USA Freedom Corps Kids website, designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering. www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov also includes resources, ideas, and information to help parents and teachers engage America’s youth in their communities.

Honor volunteers in your community with the
PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

Please visit www.PresidentialServiceAwards.gov or call 1-866-545-5307 for more information.

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Americans of all ages are serving others in countless ways, by mentoring a child, caring for an elderly neighbor, teaching someone to read, or donating food and clothing to those who need them. No matter where you live or what interests you, you can find ways to volunteer in your community or overseas.

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