The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service 2010 Annual Report summarizes the Commission's work and initiatives in 2010 to promote volunteerism and community service across North Carolina. Key initiatives included AmeriCorps programs that engaged over 600 volunteers, Governor's Volunteer Service Awards that recognized over 200 individuals, and the Governor's Page Program that provided high school students experience in state government offices and community service projects. The Commission also supported over 70 volunteer centers, National Service programs like Senior Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA, and the North Carolina Citizen Corps initiative for disaster preparedness.

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Making Service a Way of Life
Annual Report2010

2. 2 | Letter from the Governor
Table of Contents
2 Letter from the Governor
3 About the Commission
4 N.C. AmeriCorps
5 National Service Projects
6 Citizen Corps - Disaster Preparedness
7 Governor’s Page Program
8 Volunteer Centers in North Carolina
8 N.C. Mentoring Partnership
9 National Service in North Carolina
10 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards
10 Funding
11 2010 Commissioners and Staff
Dear Friends,
The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has dedicated
the past 16 years to getting North Carolinians engaged with community service.
In 2010, the Commission focused on initiatives ranging from fighting hunger to making a
difference in the lives of children to promoting volunteerism as a way of life.
I commend the Commission for motivating people to mentor our children, donate non-
perishable food to local food banks, and spend time with the elderly. As I travel our
state, I’m always meeting new people and I love to share stories of your good work to
encourage other North Carolinians to give back to their communities. With your example,
we can challenge all North Carolinians to make service a priority in their daily lives.
I want to thank the Commission for their hard work to shine a light on North Carolina’s
strong commitment to volunteerism and community service.
Sincerely,
Bev Perdue

3. My Fellow North Carolinians:
Since 1994, the Commission has been working
to enhance service opportunities for North
Carolinians of all ages. As we embark on new
challenges for this upcoming year, it gives me
great pleasure to recognize the successes
of 2010:
• More than 600 people served as members
of AmeriCorps programs in our state,
fulfilling the vision of service as a
solution to community problems;
• The Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards program recognized over
200 individuals across the state who gave countless hours to
the betterment of their communities;
• The Governor’s Page Program continued to offer high school
students the opportunity to experience state government first hand
and to provide service to nonprofit organizations;
• Over 70 volunteer centers and lead volunteer connector
organizations across the state continued to serve as information
and referral centers for those wishing to volunteer; and
• North Carolina Citizen Corps continued to be active in preparing
individuals and neighborhoods for emergencies or disasters.
These accomplishments surrounding Commission-centered programming,
along with the successes of North Carolinians who have dedicated
themselves to service to their fellow citizens, reflect the generosity of spirit
for which this state is known. It is these dedicated individuals and groups who
will continue to move us forward.
Yours sincerely in service,
Lynn A. Doll
Chair, 2011-2012
Our Goal
The North Carolina
Commission on
Volunteerism and
Community Service
encourages community
service and volunteerism
as a means of problem
solving across the
state. The Commission
addresses this goal by
administering federal
funds, such as AmeriCorps
and Citizen Corps, to
support community
service and volunteer
programs. State priorities
such as the Governor’s
Page Program, the N.C.
Mentoring Partnership
and the Governor’s
Volunteer Service Awards
are also managed by the
Commission.
About the Commission | 3
Our Mission
To foster an ethic
of volunteerism and
community service in
North Carolinians
of all ages.

4. 4 | N.C. AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs, funded by the Corporation for National
and Community Service that engages more than 75,000 individually each year to meet
educational, environmental, public safety, homeland security or human service needs for
nonprofits, public agencies and faith-based organizations throughout the United States.
The Commission awarded more than $4 million in grants to 10 AmeriCorps programs across the
state for the 2009-2010 program year.
2009-2010 AmeriCorps State Programs in North Carolina
Access Joblink
The Capital Area Workforce Development Board
23 members in 2 counties
AmeriCorps and Children Together (ACT)
Stokes Partnership for Children
25 members in 11 counties
North Carolina Literacy Corps
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
38 members in 8 counties
Project Conserve
The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
30 members in 10 counties
Project HEART
(High Expectations for at Risk Teens)
East Carolina University College of Education
84 members in 9 counties
Project POWER
(Putting Opportunities Within Everyone’s Reach)
Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County
50 members in 1 county
In 2009-2010, North Carolina AmeriCorps members
Provided 428,927 hours of service.
Recruited 7,025 volunteers who served 73,837 hours.
Trained 156 members in disaster preparedness and response.
Tutored 404 students in reading, math, English and science.
Provided one-on-one job search assistance to 3,250 persons with disabilities and/or barriers to
employment (ex-offenders, at-risk youth, and older workers).
Provided 1,648 age appropriate activities to children and provided more than 3442.75 hours of
release time to classroom teachers.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Corps
The Child Care Services Association
21 members in 3 counties
The Partnership to End Homelessness
The Servant Center Inc.
26 members in 1 county
ACCESS
(AmeriCorps Cross Cultural Education Service Systems)
UNCG – Center for New North Carolinians
68 members in 14 counties
The Spirit of Excellence
The Black Child Development Institute Inc.
36 members in 1 county

5. National Service Projects | 5
9/11 National Day of Service
and Remembrance
The Commission partnered with the North Carolina
Association of Feeding America Food Banks to
kick off a statewide food drive for the 9/11 National
Day of Service and Remembrance. National service
participants, AmeriCorps, RSVP and Senior Corps
members across the state collected, sorted and
delivered food to local food banks. The Commission
also encouraged state employees to participate by
donating non-perishable food items.
Gov. Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves volunteer on 9/11 National Day of Service
9/11 Day of Service Facts Make A Difference Day
Courtesy of Guilford County Schools
Make A Difference Day Reflection
“Our students and community read a total of 74,106 minutes
for Make A Difference Day on October 23. This is equaled
to 1,235.1 hours or 51.46 days. A total of 257 new books and
57 gently used were donated, including enough bookstore
gift cards to put hundreds of new books into the hands of
our students who may not have these resources at home.
The “Make A Difference Day 2010” project, which was led
by the district’s Character Development Initiative deployment
team, not only addresses our goals in literacy, it is also
aligned to our vision of teaching our students about their
responsibilities to make their community a better place
through service.”
—Brenda Elliott-LEA for Guilford County
Executive Director
Student Services for Guilford County Schools
The Commission partnered with 27 local education
agencies for Make A Difference Day on October 23.
The initiative consisted of 56 volunteer projects
that included read-a-thons, book drives, tutoring
and mentoring elementary students and beautifying
school grounds.
20,698
$7,157.22
1,082
99,124
Total Pounds of Food Collected
Total Pounds Sorted by Volunteers
Total Volunteer Hours
Total Amount of Money Collected

6. 6 | Citizen Corps-Disaster Preparedness
ReadyNC & Citizen Corps
In 2010, the Commission continued to create a culture of
preparedness and community resilience by promoting personal
and community preparedness. Through the management of
NC Citizen Corps and ReadyNC, disaster response capacity
increased in many local communities and on college, university,
community college and high school campuses.
The Commission provided multiple training sessions for
nonprofit organizations, first responder organizations and county
emergency managers focused on coordinating spontaneous
volunteers and donated goods during disasters. In addition,
the Commission trained over 95 volunteer state employees and
bilingual community volunteers to serve as operators at the
Governor’s Emergency Information Bilingual Hotline, which may
be activated during disasters within the state.
Citizen Corps, a national volunteer initiative funded by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and managed in North Carolina
by the Commission, expanded its statewide network to engage
thousands of people in over 960 volunteer programs.
Partnering with NC Emergency Management and NC Department
of Crime Control and Public Safety since 2005, NC Citizen
Corps supports ReadyNC, the state’s disaster preparedness and
awareness initiative. In 2010, the initiative included a winter
weather awareness campaign designed for the state’s growing
Hispanic/Latino population.
Managed N.C. Citizen Corps, which consisted of:
Citizen Corps Councils
Community Emergency Response Teams
Medical Reserve Corps Units
Volunteers in Police Service Programs
Fire Corps Programs
Neighborhood Watch Programs
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7. Governor’s Page Program | 7
The Governor’s Page Program, a year-round program established in 1973, provides an opportunity for high school students,
including those who may be home-schooled, to spend a week in Raleigh and learn about the roles and functions of state
government.
Each week, Pages are assigned to a cabinet level agency or Council of State office within the state government complex to
assist employees with various tasks. In addition to their daily responsibilities, Pages have the opportunity to meet the Governor,
attend press conferences, participate in service projects, and tour historic landmarks such as the State Capitol, Legislative
Building, Executive Mansion and Supreme Court. These students also participate in community service projects by helping
deliver meals for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, serving in soup kitchens and making back packs for children who have limited or
no access to food outside of traditional meal programs.
What Pages Said:
“My experience as a Page was great. I
really enjoyed being able to participate
and have a better understanding of how
North Carolina’s Government works.
Some of my favorite activities were
meeting the Governor, touring the
women’s prison, touring the Executive
Mansion, and many more. I would
recommend this program to anyone. I was
honored to be chosen to participate in
this program and would definitely like to
serve as a Governor’s Page in the future.”
­— Austin Eskew, served in the
Department of Transportation
June 7-11, 2010
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Facts and Figures about the 2009
Governor’s Page Program
Governor’s Page participants
Counties represented by Pages
Community service hours
completed per Page
The Governor’s Page Program

8. 8 | VOLUNTEER CENTERS and N.C. Mentoring Partnership
Haywood
YanceyM
itchell
Avery
Graham
Madison
Swain
ClevelandCherokee
Rutherford
McDowellB uncombe
Polk
Henderson
Trans ylvania
Jackson
Macon
Clay
Gaston
Lincoln
Catawba
Burke
Caldwell
Watauga Wilkes
Alleghany
Ashe
Rowan
Iredell
Alexander
Davidson
Davie
Yadkin
Surry
Cabarrus
Stanly
AnsonUnion
Mecklenburg
Moore
Hoke
Scotland
RichmondM
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Person
Granville
Durham
Alamance
Randolph
Guilford
RockinghamStokes Caswell
Orange
Cum
berland
Columbus
Pender
Wake
Harnett
Robeson Bladen
New
Hanover
Lee
Brunswick
Chatham
Forsyth
Wayne
Duplin
Sampson
Johnston
Gates
Vance
Warren
Pitt
Franklin
Edgecomb
Onslow
Nash
Pamlico
Carteret
Beaufort Hyde
Dare
Tyrrell
Washington
Martin
Jones
Craven
Chowan
Perquim
ans
Pasquotank
Camden
Currituck
Hertford
Northampton
Halifax
Bertie
Lenoir
Wilson
Greene
Level 1 - Organization/agency provides basic Volunteer Center
services (matches volunteers with needs and promotes volunteerism)
Level 2 - Volunteer Center provides advanced services
Level 3 - Volunteer Center provides advanced services and is a member
of the Points of Light Institute
Multiple Volunteer Centers
No Volunteer Center Services
Volunteer Centers
In 2010, the Commission continued to strengthen the statewide network of volunteer centers and lead volunteer connector
organizations. The Commission provided support and resources to the 72 organizations in the network through outreach
efforts and quarterly conference calls, and hosting training and strategic planning sessions. The Commission will continue
to expand the network in an effort to strengthen local communities by building the capacity of nonprofits, education, faith-
based and community-based organizations.
N.C. Mentoring Partnership aims to increase the quality and
number of mentors so every child in North Carolina who
needs a mentor is matched with one. As the state advocacy
group for mentoring, the partnership recruits mentors and
promotes mentoring, offers training and technical assistance
to mentoring programs, and provide mentoring opportunities
to the government, faith-based and business sectors. The
partnership is a joint effort between Communities in School of
North Carolina and the Commission.
Each January marks National Mentoring Month.
NC Mentoring Partnership

9. National Service in North Carolina | 9
Senior Corps helps volunteers age 55 and older
find the best way to serve in their communities.
More than 8,900 volunteers serving in one of the 34
Senior Corps programs in the state.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
volunteers serve in local nonprofit and public
organizations, including schools, libraries, health
care facilities and law enforcement agencies. More
than 7,400 participants work in 20 programs in N.C.
Foster Grandparent volunteers make a difference
in the lives of children in schools, hospitals, drug
treatment centers, correctional institutions and
child care centers. More than 1,000 volunteers
participate in 11 programs across the state.
Senior Companion volunteers help adults who
have difficulty with daily tasks maintain their
independence. There are 500 participants in 6
programs in NC.
Here are some of the ways seniors are
serving their communities:
New Hanover County RSVP, Wilmington, NC
Each year, coastal New Hanover County
prepares for the possibility of major hurricanes
and in 2010 the County Emergency Management
Department noted a vital need to identify people
with special needs and vulnerabilities. In 2010,
202 RSVP volunteers from New Hanover County
RSVP supported the department’s special needs
registry, a resource that allows responders to
provide targeted assistance during disasters.
Members assisted by creating 40 presentations
that reached 11,937 individuals with information
about the registry. As a result, 126 new
individuals were added to the database. In June
2010, RSVP members volunteered at the county
emergency operations center hosting a “Call
Down Drill,” calling all 805 individuals in the
registry to update pertinent information and to
ensure that each had a disaster plan in place.
Ninety-six percent of registrants were reached
by phone.
Learn and Serve America: More than 9,995
students and 256 youth volunteers participate in 34
programs in the state by learning the importance
of service while improving their academic
performance. The State Education Agency
collaborates with over 507 teachers/staff and
nearly 161 community partners to build knowledge,
character and civic skills. Learn and Serve
community service hours totaled 68,916 in 2010.
AmeriCorps VISTA: Approximately 200 VISTA
members in 19 programs serve full time in N.C.
striving to bring individuals and communities
out of poverty. Members serve more than 40
communities and earn over 250,000 hours of
community service every year.
Here are some of the ways AmeriCorps
VISTA Members are serving their
communities:
Welfare Reform Liaison Project—AmeriCorps
VISTA, Greensboro, N.C.
The Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP)
in Greensboro, N.C. supports faith-based and
nonprofit institutions that help low-income
individuals become self-sufficient. VISTA
members with WRLP support training programs
that range from graphic design and digital
records imaging, to video production and financial
literacy. These services are in high demand, as
the project operates in several counties with
unemployment rates over 10 percent. Over the
past two years, 47 VISTA members have helped
build capacity for these programs by fundraising,
recruiting volunteers, building partnerships,
creating websites, and more. VISTA members
have generated over $700,000 in cash and
in-kind resources for their host sites. More
than 6,700 individuals have been served by the
self-sufficiency programs supported by VISTA
members at WRLP.

10. 10 | Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards/Funding
2010 Medallion Recipients
Mary Pritchard
Brunswick County
Carolyn Lowe
Burke County
David Pleace
Carteret County
Navy-Marine Corps
Relief Society
Craven County
Cedric S. Pearson
Cumberland County
The Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards is an important part of the proud history and true spirit of
volunteerism and community service in our state. Since 1979, this recognition program has honored
individuals, groups and businesses that have made a significant contribution to their community through
volunteer services. Each county (through the efforts of a county coordinator) selects up to five
individuals, businesses and/or groups to be recognized for outstanding contributions to their
communities. The nominees become recipients of the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. In 2010,
202 outstanding volunteers across the state were recognized for their service.
The Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards
The Medallion Awards Program
Each county may nominate one of their Governor’s
Volunteer Service Award recipients to become a nominee
for the Governor’s Medallion for Volunteer Service,
the highest level of volunteer recognition in the state.
Nominations are evaluated by a statewide panel who
determine the state’s top 20 volunteers for the year.
These “best of the best” volunteers become recipients of
the Governor’s Medallion for Volunteer Service.
Edna Black
Dare County
Cy Fogleman
Forsyth County
Frances Garrett
Granville County
Arnold Howell
Haywood County
Edna Minor
Martin County
Sharon Parker
McDowell County
Lori Saylor
Mecklenburg County
Judie F. Wiggins
Moore County
Marian Shiver
Onslow County
Daniel James Kinney II
Pender County
Kimberly Scott
Pitt County
Dr. Paul Sasser
Rockingham County
Carol Lee
Scotland County
Jonathun Muldrow
Wake County
Jerry Carlton
Yadkin County
2010 Commission Funding
AmeriCorps
$7,060,788 (82.14%)
Training
$129,600 (1.51%)
Disability
$115,322 (1.34%)
Homeland Security/Citizen
Corps/Emergency Management
$417,508 (4.86%)
NC Mentoring Partnership
$14,130 (0.16%)
Administrative
$858,579 (9.99%)
Federal Grants $4,970,483 (58%)
Grantee Match $3,181,732 (37%)
State Match $443,712 (5%)
TOTAL $8,595,927

11. COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF | 11
Lynn Doll (Chair)
Burke County
Michael Atkins
Wayne County
Wayne Campbell
Wake County
Robert Clark
Forsyth County
Woody Dicus
Wake County
Commissioners
Megan Grimsley-Smith
Orange County
Alice Keene
Pitt County
Dr. Lisa Keyne
Alamance County
Amy Mack
Forsyth County
Louise Maynor
Durham County
Patricia McRae
Robeson County
Melvin Montford
Wake County
Tannis Nelson
New Hanover County
Michael Patterson
Mecklenburg County
Hollie Rose-Galli
Guilford County
Ex-Officio Commissioners
Angella Dunston
Warren County
Betty Platt
Wake County
Arlene Wouters
Wake County
Commission Staff
Lou Anne Crumpler
Executive Director
Faye Stone
Chief Deputy Director/Emergency Management Director
Alicia Hartsfield
Deputy Director/AmeriCorps Program Director
Sallie Hedrick
Development and Training Manager
Raymond Riordan
AmeriCorps/Disability Manager
Tina Smalley
Page Program Manager/Disability Program Assistant
Alana Allen
Communications Manager
Sara Smith
Mecklenburg County
Ellen Whitlock
Guilford County
Debora Williams
Wake County

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