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News Archives - July 2004
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July 28, 2004
Contact: Rita Mitchell, University Editor
Gov. Bredesen appoints UT Martin student to Commission on National
and Community Service
Martin, Tennessee - Corey Smith, a collegiate 4-H member at the University of Tennessee at Martin, was recently appointed by Gov. Phil Bredesen to a three-year term as a member of the Tennessee Commission on National and Community Service. The commission is the 25-member bipartisan citizen board appointed by the governor to oversee AmeriCorps and service learning programs and to advance volunteerism and citizen service to solve community problems in the Volunteer State. Smith is one of two youth commission members.
Smith, of Brentwood, is a sophomore at UT Martin majoring in human learning with a concentration in K-6.
Through national service, more than 11,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to solve problems and build stronger communities in 66 projects across Tennessee. Serving through local nonprofit organizations and schools, national service members and volunteers tutor children, coordinate service-learning and after-school programs, build homes, organize neighborhood watch groups, clean streams, recruit volunteers, and do other things to improve and strengthen communities.
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