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SUBJ/NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK OF 22-28 APRIL 2001//
POC/CATHERINE REYNOLDS/NF4/MRZ/-/TEL:(703)784-0295/TEL:DSN 278-0295
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RMKS/1.  NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK WILL BE CELEBRATED THE WEEK OF
22-28 APRIL 2001.  MANY OF OUR MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES, AND FAMILY
MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT DUTY STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE.  THIS
YEAR'S THEME IS PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE: "CHANGE THE WORLD -
VOLUNTEER!"  OUR NATION WILL PAUSE DURING THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE
EFFORTS OF MANY REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS.
2.  VOLUNTEERS ARE KEY MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS FAMILY WHO,
THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS, ARE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THE CONTRIBUTION OF THOSE WHO WORK
TIRELESSLY WITHOUT RECEIVING A PAYCHECK FOR THEIR EFFORTS IS
INVALUABLE.
3.  DIANE AND I OFFER OUR PERSONAL THANKS TO EVERY VOLUNTEER FOR A
JOB WELL DONE.  I URGE ALL COMMANDERS TO MAKE TIME DURING THIS WEEK
TO CONVEY THEIR GRATITUDE AND TO REWARD OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH
APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES DEMONSTRATING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS.  J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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