What kind of difference can 81 days make?
The Obama Administration is betting that 81 days can strengthen a movement, a movement of change through volunteering.
Metro United Way has been part of that movement for a while now, and is excited to have such strong support for volunteering from the President and the First Lady this week.
Yesterday, June 22, was the launch of United We Serve, a national effort initiated by President Obama to engage more Americans in serving their communities. It is an extended call to service challenging all American to help lay a new foundation for growth by engaging in sustained, meaningful community service. The initiative runs for 81 days through a new National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11.
The Administration is working with hundreds of national and local organizations like Metro United Way to encourage participation in the effort and launched the Serve.gov website to help make it easy for all to get involved. Metro United Way is listed on the Serve.gov website as the local volunteer connection place in Louisville, surrounding counties and Southern Indiana area.
The United We Serve initiative shares two of Metro United Way’s key focus areas of Education, Income, and Health, and is a great way to highlight and promote strong efforts already underway in the Louisville area and communities across the nation.
Local volunteer opportunities can be found on our website at www.metrounitedway.org
Michelle Obama’s address to the opening session at the National Center for Volunteer and Service Conference in San Francisco:
http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/live/opening-session.cfm
K. Thompson
