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President's Volunteer Service Award Presented to Massage Therapy and Acupuncture Off-Site Clinics

A Volunteer Service Award created by President George W. Bush was presented to faculty members Ericka Clinton, L.M.T. and Francesca Biryukov, L.Ac., as part of a recognition ceremony held at September Space in New York City on April 22, 2005. Clinton, a faculty member of the Massage Therapy Program and Biryukov, on the faculty of the Acupuncture Program, oversee Offsite Clinics for their respective programs. Both Clinton and Biryukov received gold pins as well as a written statement bearing the Presidential Seal. Student interns who were present also received a certificate and silver pin.

In a letter accompanying the award, President Bush reminds recipients that, "In January 2002, I called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years—or 4,000 hours—over the course of their lives to serve others at home or abroad. . . Americans of all ages can serve others in countless ways, such as mentoring a child, caring for an elderly neighbor, teaching someone to read, cleaning parks, and creating safer neighborhoods."

September Space is an all-volunteer organization in Manhattan that provides free services to people still affected by the terrorist attack of 2001.

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Learn more about the Off-Site Clinic at September Space.

Read about Acupuncture Program alumnus Jon Egan's volunteer experience in San Francisco.

Read about Massage Therapy Program alumna Marianna Zonenberg who organizes volunteer massage therapy for runners in the New York City Marathon.

Our Alumni Network posts volunteer opportunities as well as offers of employment for registered graduates.

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