Posted on 06/19/2009 11:32:16 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - First Lady Michelle Obama will help kick off the "United We Serve" project on Monday with a visit to an elementary school in San Francisco. Michelle Obama will meet with the First Lady of California Maria Shriver and Corporation for National and Community Service acting CEO Nicky Goren at Bret Harte Public Elementary School.
"United We Serve is an extended call to service by President Obama challenging all Americans to help lay a new foundation for growth in this country by engaging in sustained, meaningful community service," the White House said.
United We Serve will run from June 22nd through Sept. 11th. Across the country, the Obama administration is touting kick off events at the cabinet level.
At the Defense Department, Secretary Robert Gates will visit the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to spend time with wounded soldiers. Volunteers from Youth Conservation Corps, Volunteers-in-the-Parks, Student Conservation Association will meet with Interior Secretary Salazar at the Shenandoah National Park.
In Los Angeles, Labor Secretary Solis will help the Action YouthBuild program to construct energy-efficient housing for low income families. In New Orleans, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Donovan will rebuild a home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina with volunteers from the St. Bernard Project.
When it is mandated that I do so, I dig in my heels.
The headline.... I’m not gonna say it....
Free armbands! Learn the goosestep! Seig Heil, Mein Fuhrer Obama!
I’m with you (and John Locke)
Forced service is not charity. It creates animosity between parties!
The only ‘serving’ I want to see from anyone in the Zer0 administration is ‘time’ in a public incarceration institution.
I would get banned if I posted what I would like to post at this instant.
Bite Me!
I am a conservative Christian.......I already donate my time on a weekly basis and have so for years.
Bite me, you racist hag (not you, Diana).
These will no doubt have some form of government connection, I would think that most Freeper’s volunteer at their church or Scouts or other type of organization. They are making a big deal out of the kinds of things we do all the time. Our groups though would most likely not meet their approval.
Just come Mrs. Zero and say Zero is reforming the Young Pioneers in the US.
Run and hide your kids. Government wants them.
LOL! :)
Michelle has just spotted a wonderful tablecloth that her dresser can turn into a summer sun dress!
My God! are these people living in a fantasy world or what? Hundreds of thousands of people unemployed and they want people to volunteer for community service? We are out looking for jobs you freaking morons!!
No thanks. I’ll donate to my church and hire the local kids / teens to cut my yard and Dads yard. I don’t the government to tell me were to go.
“need”
I'm pretty sure they will make that a criminal offense. This isn't going to be voluntary "volunteerism".
You will be assigned duties based on which political party you have supported.
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