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2008.03.27: March 27, 2008: Headlines: COS - Togo: Awards: Presidents - Bush: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky in recognition of her two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo
Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky in recognition of her two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo
Humenycky, 26, of North Huntingdon was stationed in Togo, a poor country in western Africa. In 2005, she left her job as an advertising account executive to join the Peace Corps. Humenycky recently returned from Togo, where she worked with a group of independent coffee growers. The average worker makes $350 a year in the former French colony.
Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky in recognition of her two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo
Bush expected to raise $1 million in W.Pa.
By David M. Brown and Salena Zito
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Despite sagging popularity in Pennsylvania, President Bush still has some pull in the Keystone State -- at least as a GOP fundraiser.
Bush is scheduled to stop briefly in Western Pennsylvania today for a private event expected to raise as much as $1 million for the state Republican Committee. He will honor a Westmoreland County woman for service in the Peace Corps.
The president is not scheduled to make public comments during the visit.
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After Air Force One taxis to a stop at Pittsburgh International Airport this afternoon, Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky in recognition of her two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Humenycky, 26, of North Huntingdon was stationed in Togo, a poor country in western Africa. In 2005, she left her job as an advertising account executive to join the Peace Corps.
Humenycky recently returned from Togo, where she worked with a group of independent coffee growers. The average worker makes $350 a year in the former French colony.
Recent national polls show Bush's job approval rating at about 32 percent. In Pennsylvania, the president's approval rating has remained below 30 percent for much of the past year, according to some polls. A Franklin & Marshall College poll in February showed just 22 percent of Pennsylvanians surveyed believe Bush is doing a good or excellent job.
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