Immediate Action Needed on S 277

March 26, 2009

there are many opportunities for volunteerism in nj - at this point, i work

with the VMC - volunteers of morris county -

i don't know if you have all of your programs set for convention or GCI ,

but this would be a good one, as volunteer work is now considered experience

for job applications - also, have been doing some term papers with students,

and researching women in american history - and contributions they made to

the revolutionare and civil wars - this would also be a good program - i

could do it, or there is a wonderful program which i attended at retired

educators meeting - about women of the civil war - the person charges $300 ,

but has several wonderful programs on self esteem, contributions of women

throughout history --- one of the many lessons i have learned at GCI is that

the young women today don't have a clue of what girls went through even ten

years ago - those who have been housemothers for a long time have noted the

changes in attitude, and the totally clueless ideas about what women went

through, not only for equality, but to be treated as fellow citizens and,

indeed, human beings - terry

Immediate Action Needed on S 277

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED on S277Take Action!

Serve America Act

The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote THIS WEEK (week of 3/23) on S.277, the

Serve America Act, which would expand community service and volunteerism

opportunities for people of all ages.

According to the National Council of Nonprofits*, the legislation would more

than triple the number of service positions by growing AmeriCorps volunteers

from 75,000 to 250,000, and creating volunteer programs focused on

education, health care, clean energy and veterans.

Also included are a Volunteer Generation Fund to help organizations recruit

and manage volunteers; a Social Innovation Fund to increase private and

public investment in nonprofit community organizations that are effectively

addressing national and local challenges to allow such organizations to

replicate and expand successful initiatives; and more.

The Serve America Act would provide a much-needed infusion of new volunteers

and resources for our nation's charitable community.

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