Simone A. Bernstein is a junior at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York. She is a summer intern at generationOn, an active volunteer in her hometown of St Louis, Mo. and in her college community. Simone co-founded VolunTEENnation.org, an online resource for youth to easily find volunteer opportunities.
Another week has flown by so fast and we are 3 weeks out from Conference! This past week was the one year anniversary of the Joplin, MO tornadoes and AmeriCorps members are still getting things done- see our news below to get more information!
This upcoming week is National Volunteer Week! Starting on Sunday use this week to highlight the people that may not receive recognition that often. Help us celebrate the awesome volunteers in your life! Check out the volunteer sector news this week:
The theme for this years National Conference on Volunteering and Service is "Turning Point." At Points of Light we will be highlighting turning point stories - the stories of when someone recognized they could no longer stand by and watch the needs of their communities go unmet.
Personal outreach and demonstrations of support are really important to keeping the spirits of military troops and their families up around the world.
Today's guest post is written by Captain Chip Miller, Commanding Officer of the USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77) as a Tribute to President George H. W.
