Director of USA Freedom Corps Speaks at "Make a Difference Day" Event
Deputy
Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T. Sayle
addressed “Make A Difference Day” volunteers participating in the service
project at The Frederick Douglass House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday,
October 23, 2004. Sayle also presented the President’s Call to Service Award to
Patricia Clay, an outstanding volunteer from the Anacostia area of Washington,
D.C. Clay volunteers to help revitalize her community through Main Street
Anacostia, an organization which fosters economic development.
Director of USA Freedom Corps and President’s Council on Service and Civic
Participation Members Volunteer at Washington, D.C. School
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T.
Sayle joined members of the President’s Council on Service and Civic
Participation to help renovate and enhance Watkins Elementary School in
Southeast Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 30, 2004. Participants made
improvements to the playground, worked on landscaping, completed projects with
students in classrooms, and spoke with students about the importance of
volunteer service. Volunteers also created a memorial garden for a Watkins
teacher who died last school year.
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On
the Homefront
Support our men and women in uniform and their families through “On the
Homefront,” an initiative of USA Freedom Corps and the Department of Defense.
Americans are encouraged to participate by sending letters of support and care
packages to our troops overseas, offering assistance to family members who are
at home, and volunteering in the place of deployed military personnel.
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