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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 105 

Designating April 15, 2005, as National Youth Service Day, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 12, 2005 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. 

DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. 

KERRY, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LOTT, Mr. 

MARTINEZ, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. 

REED, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. 

SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. THUNE, and 

Mr. BUNNING) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating April 15, 2005, as National Youth Service Day, 

and for other purposes. 

Whereas National Youth Service Day is an annual public 

awareness and education campaign that highlights the 

valuable contributions that young people make to their 

communities throughout the year; 

Whereas the goals of National Youth Service Day are to mobilize youth as leaders in identifying and addressing the 

needs of their communities through service and service- 
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learning, to support youth on a lifelong path of service 

and civic engagement, and to educate the public, the 

media, and policymakers about the year-round contributions of young people as community leaders; 

Whereas young people in the United States, and in many 

other countries, are volunteering more than in any generation in history; 

Whereas young people should be viewed as the hope not only 

of the future, but also of today, and should be valued for 

the idealism, energy, creativity, and commitment they 

bring to the challenges found in their communities; 

Whereas there is a fundamental and conclusive correlation 

between youth service and lifelong adult volunteering and 

philanthropy; 

Whereas through community service, young people build 

character and learn valuable skills, including time management, teamwork, needs-assessment, and leadership, 

that are sought by employers; 

Whereas service-learning, an innovative teaching method combining service to the community with curriculum-based 

learning, is a proven strategy to increase academic 

achievement and strengthens civic engagement and civic 

responsibility; 

Whereas several private foundations and corporations in the 

United States support service-learning because they understand that strong communities begin with strong 

schools and a community investment in the lives and futures of youth; 

Whereas a sustained investment by the Federal Government, 

business partners, schools, and communities fuels the 

positive, long-term cultural change that will make service 
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and service-learning the common expectation and the 

common experience of all young people; 

Whereas National Youth Service Day, a program of Youth 

Service America, is the largest service event in the world 

and is being observed for the 17th consecutive year in 

2005; 

Whereas National Youth Service Day, with the support of 50 

lead agencies, hundreds of grant winners, and thousands 

of local partners, engages millions of young people nationwide; 

Whereas National Youth Service Day will involve 114 national partners, including 8 Federal agencies and 10 organizations that are offering grants to support National 

Youth Service Day; 

Whereas National Youth Service Day has inspired Global 

Youth Service Day, which occurs concurrently in over 

120 countries and is now in its sixth year; and 

Whereas young people will benefit greatly from expanded opportunities to engage in meaningful volunteer service and 

service-learning: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF 

3 YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE. 

4 The Senate recognizes and commends the significant 

5 contributions of American youth and encourages the cul6 tivation of a common civic bond among young people dedi7 cated to serving their neighbors, their communities, and 

8 the Nation. 
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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY. 

2 The Senate— 

3 (1) designates April 15, 2005, as ‘‘National 

4 Youth Service Day’’; and 

5 (2) calls on the people of the United States 

6 to— 

7 (A) observe the day by encouraging and 

8 engaging youth to participate in civic and com9 munity service projects; 

10 (B) recognize the volunteer efforts of our 

11 Nation’s young people throughout the year; and 

12 (C) support these efforts and engage youth 

13 in meaningful decision making opportunities 

14 today as an investment in the future of our Na15 tion. 

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