Presidential Document2022-08614
National Volunteer Week, 2022
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April 20, 2022
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April 15, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08614]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 20, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10370 of April 15, 2022
National Volunteer Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Over the past year, we have seen that the American
spirit of service is alive and well. Every day,
Americans are giving their love and labor to care for
seniors, help communities rebuild after disasters,
support veterans and military families, tackle climate
change, guide and mentor our youth, serve and
strengthen the democratic process, feed the hungry, and
keep communities healthy and safe. Tens of millions of
Americans collectively volunteer billions of hours of
their time each year. This commitment to service
represents the best of who we are as Americans. During
National Volunteer Week, we recognize the contributions
that our Nation's volunteers make every day and
encourage all Americans to discover their path to
making a difference.
We also need to call on that spirit more than ever as
we help our Nation recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
For example, we need volunteers in education to help
students get back on track, and I encourage Americans
to support our youth by serving as tutors and mentors
or in other critical roles. As we tackle the pandemic
and so many other challenges, government has a role to
play, but our Nation is stronger, more connected, and
best prepared for the future when government,
nonprofits, community organizations, the private
sector, and the American people work together.
Volunteering also benefits the volunteers. People who
volunteer develop new skills, build their personal and
professional networks, forge a deeper connection with
their communities and service organizations, and
experience the joy of serving a larger cause. The
opportunities to volunteer are seemingly limitless.
Students gain real world experience, workers apply
their skills to organizations that benefit from their
experience and often develop new skills in the process,
and older Americans improve their health and longevity.
At every age and stage in life, volunteers experience
the profound joy of giving back.
Volunteerism is also a reinforcing cycle. Volunteers
are more likely to become further involved in volunteer
groups, participate in civic organizations, attend
public meetings, and lend a helping hand to their
neighbors. Serving together in common purpose has the
power to unite us across the lines that sometimes
divide. As I pursue a unity agenda in the Congress,
volunteering serves as a unity agenda for our national
life.
Vice President Harris and I salute all of our fellow
Americans who take time to help others in need and the
faith-based, nonprofit, national service, military
service, and community organizations that make their
service possible. My Administration is committed to
encouraging and advancing volunteer service throughout
our Nation and the world. Through AmeriCorps--a network
of service programs across our country that helps meet
community needs--we are removing barriers to service,
expanding volunteer opportunities, and focusing on our
Nation's toughest challenges. AmeriCorps increased the
living allowance for national service members through
funding from the American Rescue Plan and is working
with partners to recruit volunteers in underserved
communities so that service opportunities are more
accessible. To serve communities abroad in their
response and recovery efforts from
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the pandemic, the Peace Corps has developed criteria
and processes to return volunteers around the world. I
encourage all Americans to learn how get involved by
visiting <a href="http://AmeriCorps.gov">AmeriCorps.gov</a> and <a href="http://peacecorps.gov/volunteer">peacecorps.gov/volunteer</a>.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 17
through April 23, 2022, as National Volunteer Week. I
call upon all Americans to observe this week by
volunteering in service projects across the country and
pledging to make service a part of their daily lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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