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Mike Crowl‘United We Serve’ Service Project at Fort McNair
June 25th 2009 17:27
President and First Lady to Join Hundreds of Congressional Family Members for ‘United We Serve’ Service Project at Fort McNair
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, June 25th, the President and First Lady will join hundreds of Congressional family members and five national nonprofit organizations to prepare 15,000 backpacks with books, healthy snacks, Frisbees and other items for the children of servicemen and women. The service event is part of United We Serve, President Obama’s call to all Americans to engage in service projects and create meaningful impact in their towns and communities. The United We Serve summer service initiative began June 22nd and runs through the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11th. The initiative is being led by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency dedicated to fostering service in communities across the country.
The service event will take place at 10:00 AM EDT on Thursday at Fort McNair, prior to the annual Congressional picnic.
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