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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

PEARR Celebrates Fort Lauderdale Volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21

FORT LAUDERDALE --Fort Lauderdale volunteers who tirelessly work to improve our community will be honored during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21. PEARR will host a Spring General Membership Meeting celebrating National Volunteer Week on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 from 10am to 12noon at the Women in Distress of Broward County auditorium. Members and the public are welcome to attend this free event.

Volunteers are one of our country’s most important assets. More than 61 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2005 and September 2006, according to a recent survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That represents more than a quarter of the entire U.S. population.

National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing an annual celebration of volunteering. Every president since has signed a proclamation promoting the week. The National Volunteer Week theme, “Inspire By Example” truly reflects the power volunteers have to inspire the people they help and to inspire others to serve!

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