Despite sagging popularity in Pennsylvania, President Bush still has some pull in the Keystone State -- at least as a GOP fundraiser.

Bush is scheduled to stop briefly in Western Pennsylvania today for a private event expected to raise as much as $1 million for the state Republican Committee. He will honor a Westmoreland County woman for service in the Peace Corps.

The president is not scheduled to make public comments during the visit.

After Air Force One taxis to a stop at Pittsburgh International Airport this afternoon, Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Lydia Humenycky in recognition of her two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Humenycky, 26, of North Huntingdon was stationed in Togo, a poor country in western Africa. In 2005, she left her job as an advertising account executive to join the Peace Corps.

Humenycky recently returned from Togo, where she worked with a group of independent coffee growers. The average worker makes $350 a year in the former French colony.

Recent national polls show Bush's job approval rating at about 32 percent. In Pennsylvania, the president's approval rating has remained below 30 percent for much of the past year, according to some polls. A Franklin & Marshall College poll in February showed just 22 percent of Pennsylvanians surveyed believe Bush is doing a good or excellent job.

"President Bush has been and continues to be a very effective fundraiser," said Allegheny County GOP Chairman Jim Roddey.

Nearly 400 people are expected to attend the $1,000-a-person Pennsylvania Victory Reception at the Sewickley Heights residence of Claude and Laura Kronk. Photo opportunities with the president are $10,000. Bush will appear at the reception around 6 p.m.

Bush is scheduled earlier today to appear at a similar fundraiser in Bellbrook, Ohio, and make a speech on the global war on terror at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton.

The GOP is hoping Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, can reverse a trend in recent presidential elections of Democrats winning Pennsylvania.

"Republicans are unified and dedicated to winning in November," said Blair Latoff, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. "The president has proved to be a successful fundraiser for our candidates, and we are pleased that he is willing to spend the time and efforts making sure Republicans up and down the ticket have the resources necessary to win in the Keystone State."