"Every time our nation faces crisis, our national experience has shown Americans rise to the challenge."
"While government has an important role to play in helping rekindle our economy and addressing the problems of a distressed nation, President-elect Obama believes each of us, as Americans, have a responsibility to do what we can for our communities and fellow citizens."
"Barack Obama is calling for a National Day of Service to take place on Jan. 19, the federal holiday for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and the day preceding Mr. Obama's Inauguration as President. The United States is once again at a crossroads and that is why the President-elect hopes to use the occasion of his Inauguration to rally our nation to commit to service in our communities."
"President-elect Obama will ask Americans to do more than offer only a single day of service to their cities, towns and neighborhoods. He will ask all of us to make an ongoing commitment to our communities. Never has it been more important to come together as one state and one nation in shared purpose to tackle the common challenges we face."
Go to this website to either create your own event or sign up with an existing one in your area.
I found several in my area. Many of them are choosing to do something on the weekend rather than Monday.
I discovered a meet-up scheduled for Monday the 19th, just down the street from where I live. A bunch of neighbors are going to meet at the local Starbucks to decide what we'll do to be of service to the community.
Sounds good!
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