Lt. Governor Greg Bell Honors Utah’s Top Volunteers

Lt. Governor Greg Bell Honors Utah’s Top Volunteers

Summer of Service Winners Receive Private Luncheon and Presidential Service Award

WHO: Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell
Amber Barron, 13 year old volunteer from Riverton
Carlos Vinatea, 14 year old volunteer from West Jordan

WHAT: Luncheon and Press Conference Awarding Top Volunteers

Lt. Governor Greg Bell and the Utah Commission on Volunteers are personally honoring two outstanding Utah volunteers. The pair contributed the most hours of volunteer service between June 22, 2009 and Sept 11, 2009 as part of Summer of Service, a national effort launched to engage more Americans in serving their communities during the summer months. Lt. Governor Bell will host a privately catered luncheon with the two teenage volunteers and their families. Following the luncheon, Lt. Governor Bell will hold a press conference and award the teenagers with a Presidential Service Award and pin.

WHEN: Monday, November 9, 2009
Press Conference begins at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Capitol Board Room
Utah State Capitol, Rm. 240 (East Wing, 2nd Floor)

Interviews with Lt. Governor Greg Bell, honored volunteers, and Shar Lewis, Executive Director of the Commission on Volunteers will be available immediately following the press conference.

The mission of the Utah Commission on Volunteers, an office of the Lieutenant Governor, is to improve communities through service and volunteering. For more information on the Commission on Volunteers, and various volunteering opportunities across the state, log onto www.volunteers.utah.gov.

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