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<p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK9><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Youth Service America
is pleased to announce the first annual Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards to
recognize two young female social entrepreneurs, ages 14 to 17, whose
initiatives serve the common good. The awards of $2000 each are presented in
memory of Gladys Coccia, who began her entrepreneurial career when she was a
young girl in </span></font></a><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>West
Virginia</span></font></st1:State><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> and later became a successful
businesswoman in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>. Nominations from across
the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region> are welcome; special
consideration will be given to nominees from <st1:State w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:State>
and metropolitan <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>. Self-nominations are
accepted. Accepting nominations: May-June 15. To access the
eligibility quiz and the nomination form, visit </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><a
href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102574348050&s=1&e=001714Z6b24dpNiwU0D9Fz63usnZA8YvpaidPxpK33K7UcGofaBz9Mb4SkH5iUCSv5BiZO6wGnDrFAWZCAgje3bEVl2GGb9ZxCqRCs3VIO3uwCAa-W83-eP_A=="
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track=on linktype=link>http://www.ysa.org/awards</a></span></font><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>Michael </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=5 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>M</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>inks</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Manager
of Outreach</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>Youth
Service </span></font></b></strong></span></font><strong><b><font size=1
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"
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w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>America</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> - </span></font></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>CFC #11577</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=1 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'><br>
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w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>1101
15th Street, NW, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> | </span></font><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"
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w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Washington</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, </span></font><ns0:State
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>DC</span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-05-12T14:54:00Z"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>20005</span></font></st1:PostalCode></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>P:
202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030</span></font></b></strong><br>
</span></font><strong><b><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><a href="mailto:mminks@ysa.org">mminks@ysa.org</a></span></font></b></strong><font
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><a
href="http://www.YSA.org">www.YSA.org</a> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>| </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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