Winning Endeavors
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Proving that the American Economy is Dependent on its’ Volunteers!
Ed Watkins of Winning Endeavors (W.E) designed the first community wide survey to determine the level of economic dependency that America has on its’ volunteers.
St. Louis, MO: “Residents in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Franklin counties volunteered more than 15.4 million hours last year, according to a recent survey, and now, community leaders would like them and others to volunteer even more. Area civic leader Ed Watkins announced the beginning of an areawide volunteer initiative Wednesday morning after the annual great St. Louis prayer breakfast at the Edward Jones Dome. (pictured left is Ed Watkins and Rick Warren)
Leaders of 200 groups and companies recently commissioned a survey to figure out how much time people spent volunteering. They learned that last year, people volunteered at 1,750 nonprofit agencies, churches, civic groups, local governments, hospitals and schools. The economic worth of their service is almost $278 million, the survey said.”
Ed Watkins of Winning Endeavors (W.E.)
Committed to Changing the way America prepares people for Work! 
Ed Watkins is credited for playing a major role in changing the way America prepares people for their jobs and careers. While teaching Sociology at Pembroke State University, Watkins established a campus wide service learning program, the Human Services Center, that provided every student in every academic discipline with an opportunity to compliment their classroom theory with a service learning work experience. This unique program was adopted and funded by the University of North Carolina system and served as a prototype for schools around the country.
