SCHOOL ON WHEELS VOLUNTEER TUTORS HONORED WITH PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARDS AS PART OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 2010
MEDIA ALERT - For Immediate Release
WHAT: School on Wheels to present Presidential Service Awards to the following tutors and volunteers for their dedication and service in 2009-2010.
WHO: School on Wheels is very happy announce that the following volunteer tutors are to receive presidential service awards this week as part of National Volunteer Week (18th-24th April 2010).
 Bronze Medal winners: (100+ hours of service)
Betty Burdick - Ventura County
Charles Evans - South Los Angeles
Dominique Dillard - South Los Angeles
Eva Monarrez - South Los Angeles
J. Vanessa Lee - Santa Monica
Jason Rarick - Hollywood
Katie Vancleave - South Los Angeles
Renee Longan - Ventura County
Terry Harstad - Orange County
The Westview Services Group - Skid Row, Downtown Los Angeles
 Silver Medal Winners:(250+ hours of service)
Jerry Buchanan - Skid Row and South Los Angeles
Michael Kelley - Skid Row, Downtown Los Angeles
WHY: National Volunteer Week 2010, Celebrating People in Action, honors those
who dedicate themselves to taking action and bettering their communities. It's also
about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities - to put themselves at the center of social change.
Sponsored by Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network-the nation's largest
volunteer network-National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and has
grown exponentially each subsequent year, with literally thousands of volunteer
projects and special events scheduled throughout the week. And with the
one-year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, the creation
of the Volunteer Generation Fund and the resonant call to serve from the
President, this year will be even more energizing and inspiring.
For more information regarding National Volunteer Week activities, please contact Sinead Chilton,
schilton@schoolonwheels.org or visit our website to read about our amazing volunteers and
how they are active in communities throughout Southern California.
School on Wheelsis a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that provides educational assistance and support to homeless students k-12th grades. School on Wheels works with students throughout Southern California and they have two learning centers; one in Skid Row and one in South Los Angeles. For more information please contact Sinead Chilton, schilton@schoolonwheels.org, (805) 641-1678. |
