Posted on Nov 03, 2006 Since her freshman year in high school, senior Gloria Avalos of California State University, Monterey Bay, has volunteered to improve the east Salinas community where she grew up. Avalos, 23, is now a student leader in the university's renowned service-learning program, introducing new volunteers to the community via The Citizenship Project, which offers resources and counseling to help residents bercome citizens. Avalos, who graduates this fall, is typical of her generation.
– The Salinas Californian, Nov. 3, 2006