Maria Shriver launches California Service Corps Web Site featuring a logo of a cartoon bear, dumbbell in hand, nicknamed "Sarge the Bear" - a tribute to Shriver's father



Maria Shriver launches California Service Corps Web Site featuring a logo of a cartoon bear, dumbbell in hand, nicknamed "Sarge the Bear" - a tribute to Shriver's father

California's greatest natural resources are its people. No matter your age, no matter what country or state you were born in, if you live here you're a Californian. I am asking all Californians to join me in serving and strengthening our great state.

Serving others is as easy as dishing out food in a kitchen line, donating blood, planting a school garden, building a neighborhood playground, or reading to a child.

When you bear responsibility for California and serve the Golden State, you become a member of the California Service Corps.

If you're looking for your first service opportunity or more meaningful ways to serve, this website can help you. If you're a non-profit organization, check out the Get Grants section.

Join me and Volunteer here.

When this story was prepared, here was the front page of PCOL magazine:

This Month's Issue: August 2004 Teresa Heinz Kerry celebrates the Peace Corps Volunteer as one of the best faces America has ever projected in a speech to the Democratic Convention. The National Review disagreed and said that Heinz's celebration of the PCV was "truly offensive." What's your opinion and who can come up with the funniest caption for our Current Events Funny? Exclusive: Director Vasquez speaks out in an op-ed published exclusively on the web by Peace Corps Online saying the Dayton Daily News' portrayal of Peace Corps "doesn't jibe with facts." In other news, the NPCA makes the case for improving governance and explains the challenges facing the organization, RPCV Bob Shaconis says Peace Corps has been a "sacred cow", RPCV Shaun McNally picks up support for his Aug 10 primary and has a plan to win in Connecticut, and the movie "Open Water" based on the negligent deaths of two RPCVs in Australia opens August 6. Op-ed's by RPCVs: Cops of the World is not a good goal and Peace Corps must emphasize community development.

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