[PAEE] Opportunity to get new volunteers! ! !

[rroperti at zoominternet.net]

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> > SUBJECT:  President's new service initiative provides opportunity to get
> > new volunteers for your program - act quickly
> >
> > Dear Watershed Organizations and Volunteer Monitoring Program
> > Coordinators:
> >
> > President Obama will soon be announcing a Summer of Service campaign
which
> > offers a new and exciting opportunity to help you build up your roster
of
> > volunteers and raise awareness about volunteer monitoring and watershed
> > stewardship. This week the President will be encouraging nonprofit
> > organizations with a need for volunteers to register at www.serve.gov.
On
> > June 22, the President and his Cabinet will officially launch the Summer
> > of Service and encourage Americans to volunteer for their communities.
The
> > President will direct potential volunteers to www.serve.gov to find
local
> > opportunities for service.
> >
> > EPA is using this opportunity to promote volunteer monitoring and
> > watershed stewardship. It is our hope that this Presidential initiative
> > will encourage many more people to work to protect their watersheds.
> >
> > Please consider registering your program at www.serve.gov.  You may get
> > contacted by a number of volunteers eager to help your organization.
> > Think through what opportunities you might have for this summer,
including
> > monitoring workshops and events, debris cleanups, riparian restoration,
> > community education, storm drain marking and other activities. If you
want
> > to sign up, you should do so as soon as possible, as a surge of web
> > traffic is expected starting this week by both organizations and
> > individuals looking to get involved in volunteering this summer.
However,
> > if you?re not quite prepared for a whole new cadre of volunteers, or for
> > reporting the results of your summer volunteer activities at
> > www.serve.gov, you may not want to sign up at this time. One of the
goals
> > of this effort will be sustainable volunteerism, so if you?re not ready
to
> > sign up this summer, you can always do so later on.
> >
> > Please go to www.serve.gov to register your program or for more
> > information.
> > Thanks for all you do, every day.
> >
> > If you have questions about this initiative, feel free to contact Alice
> > Mayio at mayio.alice at epa.gov.
> >
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