Today’s Nashville City Paper reports on a volunteer program that will be implemented with the help of the Salute 2009 Team Building Award winner:

A new program aimed to give Metro workers time to volunteer in schools will kick-off Wednesday morning when Mayor Karl Dean rolls up his sleeves to help East Nashville students in art class.

One primary goal of the initiative is to generate hands-on community support for the schools by making it easier for city employees to volunteer in Metro Nashville Public Schools during the workweek.

The mayor will release more details on the new program when he signs an executive order Wednesday at Warner Elementary to create the program.

Representatives of the PENCIL Foundation will help Metro manage the program.

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