R 110000Z APR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 017/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK//
POC/KIM GATES/GS-07/-/-/TEL:703-432-9044
/EMAIL:KIMBERLY.A.GATES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE WEEK OF APRIL 17-23, 2005 IS DESIGNATED
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK. DURING THIS TIME, OUR NATION
EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO THOSE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO UNSELFISHLY
VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, TALENT, AND ENERGY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S RECOGNITION IS
"CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES!" THIS RECOGNITION IS MOST
APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE MANY HOURS OF SERVICE SO MANY HAVE
VOLUNTEERED SUPPORTING THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY.
2. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. BOTH ON AND
OFF BASE, THEY FREELY GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO ENSURE THE
SUCCESS OF SUCH PROGRAMS AS THE KEY VOLUNTEER NETWORK, L.I.N.K.S.,
NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY, TOYS FOR TOTS, ADOPT-A-SCHOOL,
YOUTH SPORTS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
IMMEASURABLE IN BUILDING THE MARINE COMMUNITY AND PLAY A VALUABLE
ROLE IN FORGING THE STRONG AND READY FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT OUR
OVERALL READINESS. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THESE VOLUNTEERS AND ENCOURAGE
FUTURE INVOLVEMENT BY MARINES AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
3. COMMANDERS SHOULD PLAN APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES DURING THIS WEEK
TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SELFLESSLY GIVE OF
THEMSELVES IN SUPPORT OF OUR CORPS AND COUNTRY. SILKE AND I EXTEND
OUR PERSONAL THANKS TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS AND APPLAUD THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//