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 AmeriCorps
Members celebrate the planting of 1,000 trees and thousands of sea oats at Virginia
Key Beach Park
May 18. »
The 2008 AmeriCorps and National Service Conference and
the closing ceremonies for National AmeriCorps Week, held in
Miami May 17 - 18, were marked by nationally renowned speakers, member enthusiasm,
a phenomenal "green" service project at Virginia
Key Beach Park, an exciting closing rally at Bayfront
Park, and loads of media coverage!
 David
Eisner, CEO of AmeriCorps, speaks at the conference opening session, held May
17 at the InterContinental Miami's Grand Ballroom. »
The weekend event kicked off with "Life After
AmeriCorps" trainings held at the conference hotel, the InterContinental
Miami.
Following training, 600 AmeriCorps members gathered in the InterContinental's
Grand Ballroom for a fabulous dinner, entertainment, and inspirational speeches
from AmeriCorps CEO David Eisner; Deputy Assistant
to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Henry Lozano;
winner of the second season of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" Kelly
Perdew; New York Times best-selling
author Brad Meltzer; and nationally known author, singer and
speaker on disability inclusion Shari Rusch, just to name a
few!
But the weekend was just beginning! AmeriCorps
members from all over Florida gathered at Virginia Key Beach Park for a very
special and historic "green" service project. This project, sponsored
by AmeriCorps, the City of Miami,
and EcoMedia, restored 16 acres of
Virginia Key Beach.
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David Eisner
CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
Henry Lozano
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps
Michele Gillen
CBS Channel 4
Brad Meltzer
6 time Best Selling author
The Honorable Bernard Shapiro
11th Judicial Circuit Judge
Paul Polizzoto
EcoMedia
The Honorable Manuel A. Diaz
Mayor, City of Miami
Lee Cockerell
Chairman, Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service
Shari Rusch
Author and Inspirational Speaker
Kelly Perdew
Member, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Aileen Pruitt
First Lady of the Florida Senate
North Miami Beach Senior High School Marching Band
Exit Youth Choir
from Trinity Church
"SuzyQ" Wood
Environmental Artist
David Shorter
Executive Director, Virginia Key Beach Park
Dr. Erica McKinney
Trustee, Virginia Key Beach Park
Quentin Pough
Project Coordinator, Virginia Key Beach Park
The City of Miami, Robert Ruano and Vanessa Munoz
Hands On Miami, Pat Morris and Becky Custer
Points of Light and Hands On Network, Jesse Salinas
ACTS Disaster Response
Florida AmeriCorps Alums Leadership Council
Bayfront Park
Inter-Continental Hotel, Miami |
Left: Deputy Assistant to the President Henry
Lozano. Right: Ernest Burnes.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE
PRESIDENT and Director
of USA Freedom Corps Henry Lozano presented a President's Volunteer
Service Award to Ernest Burnes during the opening session of
the 2008 Florida AmeriCorps and National Service Conference May 17.
Mr. Burnes, who did not know he was receiving
the award, is a committed volunteer with AmeriCorps American
Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys. After receiving his award,
Mr. Burnes humbly thanked all 600 AmeriCorps members in attendance for their
service!
"That's the sign of a true leader ... to receive
an award for service, then turn around and thank others for their service," said
Lozano.
AmeriCorps members, your opinions are important to us! Please
take a few minutes to fill out our conference
survey!
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