(NAME-MCE) Early Bird Registration Ends soon for the Youth Service Institute in Orlando, FL

[Christina Wessell Batcheler]

One Month Left To Receive Early-Bird Registration for Youth Service
Institute 2008: Across the Street, Around the World - October 26-28 in
Orlando, FL - - - Agenda-At-A-Glance Released
The September 17 early-bird registration deadline is less than a month
away. An overview agenda has been posted, so you can check out the
schedule "at a glance."  Mark your calendars to join Youth Service
America in Orlando, FL for the 2008 Youth Service Institute October
26-28. The Institute will present opportunities for participants to
strategize critical ways to think AND act both locally and globally. It
is the ideal environment for individuals and organizations to further
develop their programs while learning inventive ways to engage young
people as assets and resources on Global Youth Service Day and
throughout the year. To learn more about the Youth Service Institute and
to register, please visit www.YSA.org/institute. 



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Top Ten Things To Do on ServiceVote.org
Get Information
*	Read the latest 2008 Election News. 
*	Learn more about presidential candidates Barack Obama and John
McCain, including their views on national service. 
*	Dig into the issues with VoteGopher. 
*	Get information about when, where, and how to register and vote.

Connect & Be Heard
*	Give your 2 cents to the presidential candidates through My 2
Cents for Change. 
*	Join us through our various social networking groups and visit
other social networking websites, like I'm Voting For.  
Take Action
*	Be a civic action hero and join the ServiceVote Action Team! 
*	Mobiliz e the Polls and serve as a poll worker on Election Day 
*	Join the Campus Vote Initiative and organize voter registration,
voter education, and get-out-the-vote activities on your campus. 
*	Find and contact your elected officials using the Youth Policy
Action Center.
For all of this, and much more, visit YSA's advocacy & civic engagement
website: www.servicevote.org <http://www.servicevote.org/> . 
 
-- Christina Wessell Batcheler
Christina Wessell Batcheler  -  Director of Communications 
Youth Service America (YSA) 
Phone: 202-296-2992  x  128  |  Fax: 202-296-4030  |  Cell: 240-483-6288
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*For the Media Room: www.YSA.org\news <http://www.YSA.org/news> .