Youth Service
Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford, a longtime advocate for service
learning, has received the 2002 John W. Gardner Leadership Award in
recognition of that work. Independent Sector, a Washington-based
coalition of education, religious, health, and social-welfare
organizations bestowed the award late last month.
The award, named after the late U.S. secretary of health, education, and welfare who was the founding chairman of Independent Sector, honors people who are working with the volunteer sector and with organizations that have a national or international impact.
Mr. Wofford, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania in the Senate from 1991 to 1995 and was actively involved in creating the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Washington- based federal organization that runs the AmeriCorps and Learn...
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