[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 35 (Monday, September 8, 2008)]
[Page 1170]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas

September 1, 2008

    The President. You know, one of the great things about our country 
is the number of people who volunteer during one of these incidents. 
Here are some Red Cross volunteers. They are--they symbolize the 
thousands that will help.
    And my call to our fellow citizens is that--find out how you can 
help. You can help by volunteering. You can help by contributing to the 
Red Cross or the Salvation Army. Somebody is going to say, ``Well, I 
don't know how to.'' Well, it's pretty easy. You can get on the web 
page. If you're interested in the Red Cross, just call up Red Cross on 
your--and they'll steer you to the way to help anyway.
    America is a great country. It's great because we've got great 
people. Nobody is happy about these storms; everybody is praying for 
everybody's safety. But I'm confident that after the storm passes and 
there's a human need, it will be met because of the generosity of the 
American people.
    And I want to thank you all for setting such a good example.
    Volunteer. You're very welcome, very welcome.
    The President. Appreciate you.
    Volunteer. Thank you.
    The President. Thank you.

Note: The President spoke at 1:46 p.m. at the Alamo Regional Command 
Reception Center.