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Month of
October,
2004 |
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- Corporation for National & Community Service: Ten Years Serving America Toolkit.
- Citizen Corps: Emergency Financial First Aid Kit.
- Peace Corps: Building Bridges Classroom Guide.
- Corporation for National and Community Service is accepting grant applications through November 9 for AmeriCorps Education Awards Program funding.
- Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS), serving our Nation's veterans since 1946.
- National Family Volunteer Day - November 20, 2004.
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Month of
September,
2004 |
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- Ready for Business Launched to Assist in Preparedness Efforts.
- Take Pride in America Honors Outstanding Volunteers.
- Business Strengthening America (BSA), with Hands On Atlanta, invites businesses to participate in Hands on Atlanta Day 2004 on October 2.
- The Corporation for National and Community Service will award approximately $600,000 in grant funds to help commemorate the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with volunteer service projects.
- Youth Service America and State Farm have announced the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant competition.
- The White House's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives will hold its next regional conference in Miami, Florida on October 19.
- More than 3 million Americans across the country will participate in Make A Difference Day on October 23.
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Month of
August,
2004 |
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- National Preparedness Month to be Launched in September
- President Announces Mentoring Grants for Children of Prisoners
- More than 160 AmeriCorps members are directly assisting in the recovery effort to Hurricane Charley through FEMA and other national emergency management organizations, with additional AmeriCorps, VISTA, and RSVP members assisting in a variety of local response efforts through the American Red Cross and other organizations
- One Day's Pay is bringing together nonprofit service organizations, private businesses, and groups representing the families of victims of September 11 to help mobilize Americans to serve others
- National Neighborhood Day is a non-profit initiative that helps to strengthen our country's communities by promoting neighborhood gatherings and volunteer service projects across the country each year on the second Sunday in September
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Month of
July,
2004 |
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President Bush Thanks Volunteers for Their Dedication to Service
Citizen Corps Volunteers Helping to Make Our Country Safer
AmeriCorps*NCCC is celebrating a decade of achievement this year and the ongoing service commitment of its 10,000 alumni with Legacy Weekend service projects in its five campus communities
2004 Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards - Nomination deadline is October 1
Peace Corps Returns to China
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Month of
June,
2004 |
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- President Bush Announces Additional Efforts to Assist Faith-Based and Community Organizations
- Citizen Corps Helping to Make Communities Safer
- Business Strengthening America announced its sponsorship of the Corporate Volunteer Councils (CVC) Partners Program
- Interior Secretary Gale Norton welcomed California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Council of Governors of Take Pride in America
- Upon arriving in Cincinnati on June 21, President Bush thanked Charlene Calhoun for her volunteer service
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Month of
May,
2004 |
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- AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity Celebrate 10 Years of
National Service Together in "Blitz Build" Service Project
- Answer the President's Call to Service on National Hunger Awareness Day
- On May 25, Take Pride In America announced that Clint Eastwood is reprising his role as its national spokesman
- The Corporation for National and Community Service made two funding announcements during May - Challenge Grants and Presidential Freedom Scholarships
- USA Freedom Corps launched A Call to Summer Service, a website initiative designed to encourage more Americans to spend a part of their summer in volunteer service
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Month of
April,
2004 |
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- President Bush Thanks Volunteers Across the Country During National Volunteer Week and Encourages All Americans to Serve
- Earth Day (April 22) fell during National Volunteer Week this year, and President Bush used the opportunity to promote environmental preservation and service activities
- During her remarks at the Congressional Club First Lady's Luncheon, Mrs. Bush encouraged Americans to support the families of our troops serving overseas through On the Homefront, a joint initiative of the USA Freedom Corps and the Department of Defense
- In celebration of National Volunteer Week, more than 100 volunteers from the White House, AmeriCorps, KaBOOM!, The Home Depot, and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation joined members of the Anacostia community in Washington D.C. to build a playground for the Children of Mine Center
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Month of
March,
2004 |
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- Grants Available to Expand Mentoring Programs
- The USA Freedom Corps Welcomes its New Director
- USA Freedom Corps re-launches usafreedomcorps.gov
- Volunteer Management Capacity in America's Charities & Congregations
- President's Volunteer Service Award
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Month of
February,
2004 |
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- Results from the First National Study of Volunteer Management Capacity are Released
- President Bush's 2005 Budget Would Engage Record Number of Americans in Service
- Help Keep America Beautiful...
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Month of
January,
2004 |
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- AmeriCorps Program Receives Historic Funding Increase
- Laura Bush Encourages Americans to Volunteer to Help the Hungry
- In honor of National Mentoring Month, President Bush invited two special
guests to join him in the Capitol Building for his 2004 State of the Union
Address: Jim Diesing and David Moreno, a "Big-Little match" with a Big
Brothers Big Sisters chapter in Minnesota
- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency
has launched an on-line, independent study course for volunteer members of
Community Emergency Response Teams
- $3.2 million in grant funds is available from the Corporation for National
& Community Service for organizations addressing homeland security concerns by
engaging students in service-learning activities
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Month of
December,
2003 |
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- Significantly More Americans Volunteered During Past Year
- Business Strengthening America Marks First-Year Anniversary
- On December 20, in his weekly radio address to the nation,
President George W. Bush reminded all Americans to reach out and share our
blessings with others during this holiday season through volunteer service
- On Bill of Rights Day, December 15, the Archivist of the
United States, John W. Carlin, announced the results of The People's Vote: 100
Documents That Shaped America, a national challenge to help us think, talk and
teach about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy
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Month of
November,
2003 |
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- President Bush Thanks Volunteers for Their Dedication
- Help make Thanksgiving the start of a Season of Service
- On October 30, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced
more than $8 million in Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) grants to help
community-based organizations develop local volunteer medical emergency and
public health response capabilities
- On November 12, Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez
signed an historic agreement with Mexico that will lead to Peace Corps
volunteers serving in Mexico for the first time in 2004
- Business Strengthening America (BSA) is the business
community's effort to engage thousands of businesses around the country in new
or expanded efforts to support civic engagement and volunteer service over the
coming years in response to President Bush's Call to Service
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Month of
October,
2003 |
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- Help Neighborhood Watch Achieve Goal of 15,000 Volunteer
Programs
- Business Strengthening America Promotes Volunteer
Opportunities to Help Prevent Domestic and Workplace Violence
- On October 25 more than 3 million Americans across the
country will answer the President's Call to Service by participating in Make A
Difference Day
- You can nominate outstanding volunteers who are making a
difference in communities across America for special recognition at
JoinTheTeam.com
- The Youth Service Compact, an alliance of organizations
dedicated to engaging youth in community service, convened 50 young leaders
from across the country on October 19–20 in Washington, D.C.
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Month of
September,
2003 |
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- Administration Launches New Civics Initiative
- President's Volunteer Service Award
- President Bush Signs Executive Order for Volunteers for
Prosperity
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Month of
August,
2003 |
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- Citizen Corps Experiences Dramatic Growth During Past Year
- On August 15, President George W. Bush visited the Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California to highlight his
agenda to care for our National Parks
- On August 12, One Day's Pay brought together service
organizations and groups representing the families of victims of September 11
to announce an effort to mobilize Americans to serve others every September 11
as a living memorial
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Month of
July,
2003 |
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- Help America's Youth Develop Lifelong Habits of Service
- President Bush Thanks Peace Corps Volunteers for AIDS
Relief Work
- Grant Funds Available from the National Endowment for the
Humanities
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Month of
June,
2003 |
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- Citizen Corps Helping to Make Communities Safer
- Medical Reserve Corps Grant Funds Available
- On June 13, more than 300 travel and tourism industry
professionals worked together to help restore Ellis Island. The clean-up
project was the inaugural effort of Tourism Caring for America (TCA)
- On June 24, Senior Corps launched "Ask a Friend," a
nationwide campaign to tap the experience, skills, and talents of volunteers
over 55 to meet a wide range of community challenges
- On June 9, the Department of Defense joined Defend America,
one of the participating organizations in "On the Homefront," to launch
"Tribute to Freedom" for Americans to show their continuing appreciation and
support for our nation's military men and women
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Month of
May,
2003 |
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- President Bush Launches "Volunteers for Prosperity"
- "We the People" Forum Supports Teaching of American History
and Civics
- Grants Available for Mentoring Children of Prisoners
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Month of
April,
2003 |
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- Administration Launches New Initiatives to Encourage
Volunteer Service in Environmental Stewardship
- New Study will Measure Capacity of America's Volunteer
Infrastructure
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Month of
March,
2003 |
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- USA Freedom Corps Launches “On the Homefront”
- Peace Corps Celebrates 42nd Anniversary
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Month of
February,
2003 |
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- President George W. Bush Celebrates First Year Anniversary of the USA
Freedom Corps
- A Year of Accomplishment
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Month of
January,
2003 |
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- President Bush Thanks Volunteers for Their Dedication
- Join USA Freedom Corps in Helping Those in Need
- The Peace Corps and the National Geographic Society have create a new
publication entitled "Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to
Cross-Cultural Understanding."
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of the Citizen
Corps, releases "Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness."
- Thousands of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members joined other volunteers
across the country on January 20 to turn the federal holiday honoring Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. into a national day of service.
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Month of
December,
2002 |
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- President Thanks Leaders for their Commitment to Service
- National Citizen Corps Council Launched at White House
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases New Volunteer Service
Indicator
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Month of
November,
2002 |
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- HHS and USA Freedom Corps Launch Medical Reserve Corps
- President Bush Calls for a Season of Service
- Answering the President's Call to Service
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Month of
October,
2002 |
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- President Bush Recognizes Individuals for Volunteer Service
- USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network Growing
- White House Staff Make a Difference in Washington, D.C.
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Month of
September,
2002 |
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- President Bush Announces New Policies and Initiatives to
Support the Teaching of American History and Civics
- Students in Service to America
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Month of
August,
2002 |
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- President Celebrates Six-Month Anniversary of USA Freedom
Corps
- Answering the President's Call to Service
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Month of
July,
2002 |
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- White House and CNCS Announce New Grants to Involve
Volunteers in Homeland Security
- HHS Offers Grants to Develop Medical Reserve Corps Through
Local Volunteers
- Legislative Update: Citizen Service Act
- Opportunity for Local Non-Profit Organizations and
Communities
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Month of
June,
2002 |
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- President Bush Announces Historic Partnership of Service
Organizations
- Citizen Service Act Advances in the House
- Business Strengthening America: Corporate Leaders Answer
President’s Call to Service
- Citizen Corps
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Service," our monthly electronic newsletter, is available in
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documents, users must first download the free Acrobat Reader software.
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