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Letter in Community Service
Awarded to 40 Pierce County Students
June 20, 2003
Forty Pierce County students have earned varsity
letters in community service after tallying more than 10,000
hours of service during the year. Every Pierce County school
district participated in the second year of this one-of-a-kind
program where varsity letters, just like those given to athletes
and musicians, are awarded for community service.
In order to qualify, students were required
to volunteer their time with one school-related project and
one community-oriented project totaling 145 hours or more
of service. The hours had to be completed between April 1,
2002 and March 31, 2003. Students were awarded letters at
a banquet Tuesday, June 24th.
The letter in community service program was
created and implemented by the United Way of Pierce County
in cooperation with Youth United. Pierce County is the first
county in the United States to have every school district
participating in such a program.
This year's awards more than quadruple the number
of letters given in 2002. The individual students accumulated
anywhere from the 145-hour minimum to 1200 hours of service
in their effort to earn the letter. Three students, Monique
Letourneau, Christopher Sullivan and Thu-Oanh Ngo, earned
the honor for the second time.
"We have so many wonderful kids making
positive strides in our community through their volunteer
work and the number of hours these kids have put in confirms
that," Jim Shoemake, Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools
said. "This program rewards the students for their efforts
and encourages them to continue to be active in their community."
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