TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING’S BIRTHDAY – WE ALSO RECOGNIZE IT AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE. THOUSANDS OF DALLAS STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WILL BE CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS ON THIS DAY AS THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR – PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. KEEPING TRACK OF ALL OF THE GOOD WORKS OF THOSE STUDENTS IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR AREA AND THE OVERALL IMPACT IS NOT EASY. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE DETAILS ON THIS HUGE COMMUNITY EFFORT BY STUDENTS IS MICHELE PITMAN, FOUNDER AND CEO OF intelliVOL, MAKERS OF x2VOL- THE DALLAS COMPANY HELPING TO MAKE THIS GROWTH POSSIBLE. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT HAVING A DESIGNATED DAY OF SERVICE LIKE M-L-K DAY?HOW MANY STUDENTS IN DALLAS AND IN TEXAS PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND WHAT IS ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS EFFORT?WHAT BENEFITS HAVE YOU FOUND STUDENTS RECEIVE?HOW IS DALLAS AND TEXAS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY?WHERE CAN LISTENERS GET MORE INFORMATION – BOTH FOR THE STUDENTS AND ABOUT YOUR TRACKING SYSTEM?
