For Release: 03/18/2009

Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards Breakfast

"Volunteers - Brightening Lives"

Sent to Brown County media

Green Bay, WI – The 21st Annual Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards Breakfast, the community’s most broad-based volunteer recognition event, will take place Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the KI Convention Center, 333 Main Street. The breakfast buffet will start at 7:00 a.m. and the awards program will begin at 7:30 a.m.

More than 500 volunteers, community leaders, and others will attend this high-profile event. The RSVP deadline for the event is this Monday, April 6th.

An award recipient and runner-up will be announced in seven categories:

Nearly 170 individuals and groups were nominated for the awards, and all nominees will be honored at the event. “This is one of our community’s most energizing events,” commented Christine Danielson, executive director of the Volunteer Center of Brown County. "At a time when the economic news can be so bleak, it will be a great chance for people to get motivated about the positive impact that our community’s volunteers continue to have. Volunteers truly do brighten lives."

Reservations for the Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards can be made by calling the Volunteer Center of Brown County at (920) 429-9445. The cost of the event is $10 per person.

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