Wednesday, May 12, 2010

AmeriCorps Night with Real Salt Lake

AmeriCorps members recognized for their service

SANDY UTAH- Real Salt Lake is teaming up with the Utah Commission on Volunteers and the State Office of the Corporation for National and Community Service to celebrate AmeriCorps Week when they take on the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium, Thursday May 13 at 7 p.m.
The Utah Commission on Volunteers will participate in Carnival Real prior to the match from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a booth highlighting volunteerism and the AmeriCorps program. In addition, AmeriCorps Week will be featured during a halftime program with key program members participating on the pitch.
Since 1994, more than 9,500 Utahns have taken the AmeriCorps pledge to “Get Things Done for America,” serving more than 8.23 million hours at 87 nonprofit and community organizations. These programs address problems in our communities – from tutoring youth to preparing communities for disaster to helping the medically underserved – they build capacity of the nonprofit sector to better serve Utah.
WHO:
AmeriCorps members, Alumni, State Office of the Corporation for National and Community Service staff and Commission on Volunteers staff WHAT:
AmeriCorps Night with Real Salt Lake WHEN:
Thursday, May 13 at 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. WHERE:
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy Utah INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
are available after the half-time declaration presentation.

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