<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"National Service Press Office" <<a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>From the White House to West Virginia</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">July 19, 2013 1:56:50 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a><br></span></div><br><!--?xml version="1.0"?-->
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Colleagues and Communicators,</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>What an
amazing week for national service! From the White House to West Virginia,
service was in the spotlight. </span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>On
Monday, President Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House
to celebrate his lifetime of public service and leadership in volunteerism. The President <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/national-service-task-force" style="color: #076BAA;">announced
a new National Service Task Force</a> to identify additional ways that the
public and private sectors can partner to support national service and
volunteering. This task force is a huge vote of confidence in our
mission, and provides a unique opportunity to expand service opportunities in
America.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>On Wednesday, <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://nationalservice.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2013/federal-agencies-announce-first-round-school-turnaround-americorps" style="color: #076BAA;">we
announced of the first round of School Turnaround AmeriCorps</a> grants.
These grants will </span><span>bring 650 new AmeriCorps members into some of
our lowest-performing schools this fall, where they will work to boost student
academic achievement, attendance, and high school graduation rates. This
partnership</span><span> </span><span>between CNCS and the Department of Education is a perfect
example of the kind of collaboration the new task force is seeking to
expand. </span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Today, CNCS CEO Wendy Spencer is in West
Virginia for a truly extraordinary service project. In conjunction with the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.wvccc.com/rtscsi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=485" style="color: #076BAA;">Citizens Conservation Corps of West
Virginia</a> and the National Boy Scout
Jamboree, more than 40,000 volunteers are carrying out 350 service projects
across nine southern West Virginia counties this week. National service is playing a key organizing
role – with 14 AmeriCorps NCCC teams, other AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA
programs, and RSVP all pitching in. It’s a shining example of how service
gets things done and brings people together.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Have an outstanding weekend.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">The External Affairs Team</p><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><table class="gd_combo_table" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=682641031749242&set=a.369199273093421.107782.173193379360679&type=1&theater" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2013/07/200869/205238/serviceworks-v2_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 329px; height: 329px; float: right; border: 0px;" alt="Service Works Facebook badge" width="329" height="329" align="right" hspace="7"></a><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>#SERVICEWORKS</b></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">During the Task Force announcement, we shared a custom badge at the national service Facebook page (<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=682641031749242&set=a.369199273093421.107782.173193379360679&type=1&theater" style="line-height: 1.5; color: #076BAA; background-color: transparent;">Facebook.com/NationalService</a>)<span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Do you believe service works??</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Take a minute to visit the page and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=682641031749242&set=a.369199273093421.107782.173193379360679&type=1&theater" style="color: #076BAA;">share the badge</a> with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere. Don't forget to use the hashtag <i>#serviceworks</i> in your posts and updates.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; " align="center"><span>National Service in the News</span></h1><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left">AmeriCorps</h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/articles/20130710yarnell-fire-americorps-member.html" style="color: #076BAA;">Yarnell Hill Fire opens AmeriCorps member's eyes</a></span></b><span><br></span><i>
<a href="http://AZCentral.com">AZCentral.com</a></i> (AZ), July 13, 2013<br><span>Dani Winhold of Gilbert is completing her final days as a
member of AmeriCorps' National Preparedness and Response Corps. The 25-year-old
spent her last few weeks in the program working with evacuees of the Yarnell
Hill Fire who were sheltered at Wickenburg High School.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left"><br></h2><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left">AmeriCorps VISTA</h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://www.loganbanner.com/view/full_story/23167332/article-Catholic-Charities-West-Virginia-Broadens-Outreach-through-AmeriCorps?instance=popular" style="color: #076BAA;">Catholic Charities West Virginia Broadens Outreach through AmeriCorps</a><br></b><i>Logan Banner</i> (WV), July 19, 2013<br>Erin McDonald said, “AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers specialize in capacity building and new program development for nonprofit organizations. As Catholic Charities WV expands its programs in Brooke and Hancock counties our new AmeriCorps VISTA will play a key role in helping us grow into new areas of service to the community. We are very grateful to have the leadership of an AmeriCorps VISTA as we move in new directions to address the unmet needs in the Northern Panhandle.”</p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; "> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left">AmeriCorps NCCC</h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://www.register-herald.com/local/x1724756974/Dozens-of-Scouts-get-er-done-in-Summersville" style="color: #076BAA;">Dozens of Scouts get 'er done in Summersville</a><br></b><i>The Register-Herald - Online</i> (WV), July 19, 2013<br>In addition, AmeriCorps NCCC teams, which included Delta 2
from the Southern Region and Raven 2 from the Atlantic region, moved to
Summersville to begin work with the Boy Scouts during the initiative. Currently
there are two projects the teams are focusing on — one at the Wilderness
Volunteer Fire Department and the other renovating the Dining Hall at the
Veterans Memorial Park. “For the teams, the work is exiting, fun and provides a
great learning opportunity in one of our nation’s most beautiful areas,”
explained Trey Collins, media representative with Delta 2. “Our team is here
for three weeks helping out with the initiative. We commit 10 months of our
lives to community service and we’re glad to be of help any way we can.”</p><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left"><br></h2><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left">Senior Corps</h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/16/3502674/never-too-old-more-seniors-are.html" style="color: #076BAA;">Never too old: More seniors are
volunteering<br class="shift"></a></b><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><i>The Miami Herald</i> (FL), July 16,
2013<br class="shift"></span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.5;">Ramos
is one of 157 Miami-Dade volunteers with the Senior Companion Program, a
national service that is part of the federal Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS). Most counties in Florida offer the same service,
sometimes under another name. Formed four decades ago — along with Foster
Grandparents and other service programs — Senior Companion pairs healthy older
adults with their less abled peers to provide a variety of services, from help
with grooming to assistance at the grocery store. </span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.5;"><br></span></p><h2 style="font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; " align="left">Social Innovation Fund </h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzE5LjIxMzA4OTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDcxOS4yMTMwODkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Njg3MTExJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/0274022bcd3a42bdb2e05345d6ae12b6/SC--Emotional-Learning/" style="color: #076BAA;">Emotional learning program WINGS receives $2.5 million
grant to expand<br></a></b><i>Daily Journal - Online</i> (IN), July 18, 2013<br>The organization announced Thursday that the grant from the
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation will now help it to expand to 16 schools in
four communities during the next three years. The grant includes funding from
the federal Social Innovation Fund. WINGS stresses what is called emotional
learning, something that usually is not taught in school and that students may
not get at home. The program operates in schools attended by children from
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