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Last Updated: March 31, 2008
Contents
Guardian News
New
Volunteers
February was
another good month for the program as 13 new talents were welcomed into the
District 4 GAL family. In Duplin/Sampson
Counties, Jeanette Britt, Terry Faison, Jean Hart, Pamela High, Juliette Murray, Velma Leavens and Ann Lyles
joined our fold, bringing them to 39 volunteers, a 
new
high, at least in recent memory! In
We welcome former GAL, Wilma, back after a hiatus of several years. And thanks to Anna Marrible and Michael Schmidt for encouraging Willie and Donna to join us in the child advocacy effort.
Travel Amount Increased April 1st
The mileage rate has been increased
from 48 cents per mile to 50 ˝ cents per
mile beginning on April 1st.
You can download the new mileage chart at the link below.
Travel & Monthly Volunteer Hour Sheets
Just a reminder. Travel forms are due each month and are sent to the state office no later than the 10th of each month. We request that ALL volunteers submit a Volunteer Hours Sheet to the office on a monthly basis. We will not submit a travel sheet without first having your Volunteer Hours Sheet. If you do not have any contact sheets contact the office and we will fax or mail a copy to you. The Volunteer Hours Form is also available for download under the Volunteer Resource page on the web site.
Newsletter
Our next Newsletter will be going out the 1st of June 2008. If you would like to submit an article or news event the deadline will be May 27, 2008. To submit articles contact Mac Moody at mmoody2@ec.rr.com.
President’s Volunteer Service Award Program
The President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation created the President's Volunteer Service Award program as a way
to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example,
inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
If you would like to participate in this award program, begin tracking
your volunteer hours now. To qualify,
the volunteer must keep track of their volunteer service hours and accumulate a
minimum of 100 hours. Once you have
completed the 100 hours of volunteer service, the hours must be certified by a
certifying agency. The Fourth Judicial
District has been approved as a certifying agency. As a certifying agency, we are responsible
for certifying the hours of volunteer service, nominating qualified volunteers,
ordering and paying for Awards (either directly or through financial
sponsorship), and distributing the Awards locally.
The award
packet includes:
· Personalized Certificate
·
Letter from the President of the
· Letter from the President's Council on Service & Civic Participation
· Lapel Pin
If you wish to participate, please use the Volunteer Hours form available in the GAL office or this form can be emailed to you, it is also available on the website under the Volunteer Resource page. If you have kept good records that can be verified, the hours can be back dated no more than six months so back to December 2006. This volunteer time does not include the initial GAL training classes, but does include any direct service provided on your case which includes meetings, visits, travel time, research, reading/writing reports, and time spent in court. Please contact the office to let us know that you are interested in participating.
Community Calendar
Court Calendar
Jones
04/07 – Jones Courthouse
Onslow
04/04 – Onslow Courthouse
04/14 through 04/18 – Onslow
Courthouse
Duplin
03/19 – Duplin Courthouse
04/02 – Duplin Courthouse
Sampson
03/20 – Courthouse
Annex
04/03 – Courthouse
Annex
Other Notices
Training for prospective volunteers in Jones & Onslow Counties will be conducted January. See the Training Page for more information.
To volunteer for recruiting events please call
Mac Moody (910) 346-5335 in Jones and
