Unitarian Universalist Receives U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award

Bush and Goodman (AP Photo /Damian Dovarganes)

Dr. Raymond Goodman, a retired medical doctor and professor and active Unitarian Universalist, received the President's Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush on Thursday, October 20, 2005, at the Los Angeles International Airport. The award honored the 85-year-old Goodman for his three years of work with the Medical Reserve Corps of Los Angeles, a national volunteer group set up after September 11th to assist during natural disasters or a terrorist attack. Goodman is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica  and has observed that his commitment to generosity and wish to make the world a better place has been nurtured by Santa Monica minister emeritus the Rev. Ernest Pipes and current minister the Rev. Judith Meyer.

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