Director of USA Freedom Corps Speaks at Learn and Serve America Event
Deputy
Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T. Sayle
presents the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Alexandria Canada-Marcus at
the Learn and Serve America Grantee Training Conference in Bethesda, Maryland,
on Monday, November 8, 2004. Canada-Marcus, 16, participates in a Learn & Serve
America class at Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. Through the class,
she began volunteering at Community Harvest, a local nonprofit organization that
works to combat hunger.
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.
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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.
Help the Hurricane Victims
Thousands of Americans
have been impacted by the recent hurricanes. To find out
how you can help, contact:
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