R 151350Z MAR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 012/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/2006 NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK//
POC/LETTY GUZMAN/NF-04/MRZ-1/-/TEL:703-784-9540
/EMAIL:LETTY.GUZMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/ "VOLUNTEERS ARE SHINING STARS!" IS THIS YEAR'S
THEME FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK, 23-29 APRIL 2006.
THIS WEEK IS SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS WHO
GIVE SELFLESSLY OF THEIR TIME, TALENT, AND ENERGY TO IMPROVE OUR
COUNTRY, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR MARINE CORPS FAMILY COMMUNITY.
THIS RECOGNITION IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO
CONTINUALLY DEMONSTRATE ESPRIT DE CORPS AND GUIDE OTHERS TO FOLLOW
IN THEIR PATH.
2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THOSE WHO WORK TIRELESSLY WITHOUT RECEIVING
A PAYCHECK IS INVALUABLE. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ENHANCES THE DELIVERY
AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY THROUGH SUCH
PROGRAMS AS THE KEY VOLUNTEER NETWORK; LIFESTYLE, INSIGHTS,
NETWORKING, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS (L.I.N.K.S.); SINGLE MARINE
PROGRAM; NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY; TOYS-FOR-TOTS;
ADOPT-A-SCHOOL; YOUTH SPORTS, AND MANY OTHERS.
3. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO
EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. HONOR THE GENEROUS
EFFORTS OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS WHO FREELY DEVOTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY
TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FAMILY READINESS OF YOUR MARINES
AND THEIR FAMILIES. SILKE AND I EXTEND OUR PERSONAL THANKS TO EVERY
VOLUNTEER FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//