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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
June 6, 2007
Contact:
Jan Koske, Kitsap County volunteer services coordinator
Phone: (360) 337-4650
No. 07-43
Volunteers give more than $3.5 million in service to
Kitsap County programs
PORT
ORCHARD, WA—From Adopt-a-Road volunteers collecting 3.45 tons of
roadside litter to Citizens on Patrol logging 11,730 hours assisting law
enforcement services, some 3,672 people volunteered over 189,000 hours of
service to Kitsap County programs, facilities and services in 2006, racking
up a dollar value worth more than $3.5 million.
These impressive statistics, highlights of volunteer accomplishments and
more are available in the just-released Kitsap County Volunteer Resources
2006 Annual Report, available on the Kitsap County website at http://www.kitsapgov.com/volunteer/pdf/2006_Annual_Report.pdf
If you’d like a copy of the report mailed to you or would like more
information on volunteer programs or opportunities, please contact Kitsap
County Volunteer Services Coordinator Jan Koske at (360) 337-4650.
“Volunteers and the advisory groups improve the health, quality of life and
overall well-being of our entire county, and we are so grateful for their
generous service to Kitsap County,” Kitsap County Commission Chair Chris
Endresen said.
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