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2009.04.29: April 29, 2009: Headlines: COS - Bolivia: Obama: St. Louis Today: Obama meets Bolivia RPCV Alicia Schnell before ceremony to commemorate his 100th day in office
Obama meets Bolivia RPCV Alicia Schnell before ceremony to commemorate his 100th day in office
Before he took the stage to commemorate his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama met with four local volunteers. They told the president about their stories of service in response to the President’s speech at the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act April 21. The legislation will triple the size of AmeriCorps from 75,000 to 250,000 members and focus on clean energy, education, health care, veterans care and economic opportunity. The bill will also provide new service opportunities for millions of Americans of all ages.that speech, Obama encouraged people to volunteer, much like he did on the night of his election.
Obama meets Bolivia RPCV Alicia Schnell before ceremony to commemorate his 100th day in office
Obama meets area volunteers
By Christine Byers
Caption: President Obama meets with volunteers in St. Louis including Bolivia RPCV Alicia Schnell (far left). Photo: St. Louis Today
Before he took the stage to commemorate his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama met with four local volunteers. They told the president about their stories of service in response to the President’s speech at the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act April 21. The legislation will triple the size of AmeriCorps from 75,000 to 250,000 members and focus on clean energy, education, health care, veterans care and economic opportunity. The bill will also provide new service opportunities for millions of Americans of all ages.that speech, Obama encouraged people to volunteer, much like he did on the night of his election.
To read some of the stories of service sent in from around the country, click HERE.
To view a high resolution photo of the President with the volunteers he met today, click HERE.
Here’s a synopsis of the volunteers Obama met today in St. Louis:
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Alicia Schnell
Alicia was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia (1997-1999). She was a rural health adviser working on water sanitation. Alicia is now leader of the St. Louis area returned peace corps volunteer community (about 150 strong); they work together to do area service projects together, currently trying to organize a Habitat house. She now volunteers with Healing the Children – a non-profit group that brings children from around the world who need medical attention to U.S. hospitals, the group also sends medical teams abroad. Alicia has traveled with the medical teams, and in St. Louis volunteers as a translator (Spanish) for the children. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, BA in Biology and Psychology; MBA.
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