(NAME-MCE) Happy Global Youth Service Day!

[Michael Minks]

HAPPY GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY!

Dear Colleagues in Service,

Global Youth Service Day (April 24-26, 2009) is the largest annual service event in the world. GYSD highlights and celebrates the difference youth make in their communities year-round through community service and service-learning. This weekend, millions of young will participate in and lead service projects in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries around the world. Young people, working with their families, schools, community organizations, faith-based communities, and businesses, will improve their communities and change the world by addressing critical issues such as global climate change, education & illiteracy, poverty, health, hunger, and homelessness. http://www.GYSD.org

Read this week's special edition of the National Service Briefing on Global Youth Service Day and the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act by President Obama at: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs078/1102356662894/archive/1102558837804.html 


Ways to Get Involved:

Find a GYSD project near you. 
http://gysd.org/map/2009

If you participate in a project, take plenty of pictures and videos to upload to Flickr and YouTube. 
http://gysd.org/share/flickr
http://gysd.org/share/youtube

Find volunteer opportunities and serve with young people you know. 
http://gysd.org/page/volunteer

Take time to thank a young person you know who serves.

Read YSA President & CEO Steve Culbertson's letter to the editor in USA Today (Harness Energy of Young People to Serve Others)
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/04/harness-energy-of-young-people-to-serve-others.html

Read GYSD News on ServiceWire
http://servicewire.org/wire/gysd 

Sign up for the National Service Briefing or other updates from Youth Service America.
http://servicewire.org/nsb

Spread the word about the importance of youth service to your community. Write your own letter to the editor or a letter to your local elected officials. Find contact information at http://gysd.org/share/media

Post updates on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter. (Use #GYSD as a tag.)

Join us online on our new youth social networking site hosted by Miley Cyrus to stay up to date on future service opportunities.
http://miley.ysa.org


Youth Service America
1101 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-296-2992
info at ysa.org