2002 Annual Report

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basis. Sixteen of those recipients have received the National Points of Light Award given by the president. The Utah Youth Summit, held in Salt Lake City in August 2001, brought together 196 youth and adult leaders from around the state who were trained in areas of leadership and service. The summit awarded 14 individuals and groups who served Utah's communities throughout the year. Team AmeriCorps Serving Utah is unique partnership of AmeriCorps*State, AmeriCorps*VISTA, AmeriCorps*NCCC, which provided assistance to hundreds of people served by the nonprofit, human-service agencies which were severely affected by the Olympic Winter Games. Approximately 200 AmeriCorps*NCCC members from around the country were invited to join the local Utah AmeriCorps members already serving.

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