WASHINGTON -
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton will honor recipients of the 2004
National Take Pride in America Volunteer Awards Tuesday, Sept. 21 at
a 9:30 a.m. ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Presented
annually, Take Pride in America's national awards recognize outstanding
volunteer projects and efforts in a variety of categories.
WHO: Gale A. Norton,
secretary of the Interior
Desiree Sayle, director, USA Freedom Corps
Marti Allbright, executive director, Take Pride in America
WHAT: 2004 National
Take Pride in America Awards Ceremony
WHEN: Sept. 21, 2004,
at 9:30 a.m., EST
WHERE: U.S. Department
of the Interior
Main Interior Building
South Penthouse
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Satellite Coordinates: G3
(Galaxy 3) C-Band
Transponder/Channel = 07
Downlink frequency = 3840 Horizontal
Note: The program will be broadcasted in closed caption.
Radio Actualities:
Audio recordings of Secretary Norton, Executive Director Allbright and
select award recipients will be available following the ceremony at
www.doi.gov/audio.html.
Photographs: Images
from the ceremony and of the award recipients will be available upon
request.
This year's recipients are listed below:
Charter Partner
Corporate
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.
Inc.
Faith Based
Federal Volunteer Program
-
Trash Tracker
Program; Page, Ariz.
-
Tumacacori
National Historical Park; Tumacacori, Ariz.
-
BLM Roseburg
District Volunteer Program; Roseburg, Ore.
-
Neil Flanagan;
Washington, D.C.
-
Irene DeLaby;
Homosassa Springs, Fla.
-
Friends of
Lake Louisa State Park; Clermont, Fla.
-
Coastal Wildlife
Club Inc.; Englewood, Fla.
-
Illinois
Natural Area Guardians; Amboy, Ill.
-
Pacific Northwest
Four Wheel Drive Association; Auburn, Wash.
Public/Private Partnership
-
Volunteers
for Outdoor Colorado; Denver, Colo.
-
Slippery
Rock Watershed Coalition; Slippery Rock, Pa.
-
Southeastern
Natural Sciences Academy; Augusta, Ga.
-
Boy Scout
Troop #46; Winston, Ore.
-
Brad Knudsen,
refuge manager, Patuxent Research Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
-
Bill Martin,
outdoor recreation planner, Lower Colorado Regional Office, Bureau
of Reclamation
-
LouAnn Jacobson,
manager, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument and Anasazi Heritage
Center, Bureau of Land Management
-
Brian O'Neill,
volunteer coordinator, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National
Park Service
-
Jack Blackwell,
regional forester, Region Five, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service
About Take Pride in
America
Take Pride in America is a national partnership that encourages, supports
and recognizes volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests,
grasslands, reservoirs, wildlife refuges, cultural and historic sites,
local playgrounds, and other recreation areas. With 100 Charter Partners,
Take Pride involves federal, state and local governments; conservation,
youth and recreation groups; and top national corporations and organizations.
Together, we protect and enhance the special legacy all Americans share
- our public lands that cover more than one in every three acres across
the nation. For more information visit: www.TakePride.gov.
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