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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 421 

Designating April 20 through 22, 2012, as ‘‘Global Youth Service Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 17, 2012 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. 

MIKULSKI, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. AKAKA, 

Mr. COONS, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating April 20 through 22, 2012, as ‘‘Global Youth 

Service Day’’. 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an annual event that 

celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and 

young people who improve their communities each day of 

the year through community service and service-learning 

projects; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day, a program of Youth 

Service America, is the largest and longest-running service event in the world dedicated to engaging youth ages 

5 through 25; 

Whereas, in 2012, Global Youth Service Day is being observed for the 24th consecutive year in the United States 


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and for the 13th year globally in more than 100 countries; 

Whereas nearly 1⁄3 of the population of the United States 

(approximately 104,000,000 people) and nearly 1⁄2 of 

population of the world is under the age of 25; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day assists children and 

young people to position themselves as active citizens and 

community leaders as they apply their knowledge, skills, 

idealism, energy, creativity, and unique perspectives to 

serve their communities and help address a myriad of 

critical issues; 

Whereas thousands of students and teachers in conjunction 

with local schools, colleges, and universities are planning 

Global Youth Service Day activities as part of a Semester 

of Service, an extended service-learning campaign 

launched on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, in 

which young people spend the semester addressing a 

meaningful community need connected to intentional 

learning goals or academic standards over the course of 

not less than 70 hours; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day participants are serving 

in conjunction with other community events, including 

Earth Day, J-Serve, Great American Bake Sale National 

Challenge Weekend, National Volunteer Week, Kiwanis 

One Day, Alpha Phi Omega’s Spring Youth Service Day, 

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s True Gentleman Day of Service, 

National Day of Silence, National Environmental Education Week, National Park Week, National Student 

Leadership Week, and World Malaria Day; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young 

people worldwide with the support of the Global Youth 


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Service Network of Youth Service America, including 

more than 200 National and Global Partners, 125 State 

and local Lead Agencies and Lead Organizers, and thousands of local schools, afterschool programs, youth development organizations, community organizations, faithbased organizations, government agencies, businesses, 

neighborhood associations, tribes, and families; 

Whereas Youth Service America will provide support to more 

than 800 schools and community organizations, including 

State Farm GYSD Lead Agency and Good Neighbor 

grants, UnitedHealth Heroes grants, Sodexo Foundation 

Youth, Lead Organizer, and School Engagement grants, 

Disney Friends for Change grants, and Learn and Serve 

America STEMester of Service grants; 

Whereas, in 2011, youth volunteers who engaged in Global 

Youth Service Day projects served an estimated 

1,417,000 hours of service that benefitted at least 

885,000 individuals and contributed $30,267,120 worth 

of time to their communities; 

Whereas high-quality community service and service-learning 

programs increase— 

(1) the academic engagement and achievement of 

young people; 

(2) the workforce readiness and 21st century skills 

of young people; 

(3) the civic knowledge and engagement of young 

people; 

(4) the intercultural understanding and global citizenship of young people; and 

(5) the connectedness and commitment of young 

people to their communities; and 


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Whereas the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

(42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) calls on the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, other Federal agencies 

and departments, and the President of the United States 

to recognize and support youth-led activities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes and commends the significant 

3 contributions of young people of the United States 

4 and the world and encourages the continued engage5 ment and support of young people dedicated to serv6 ing their neighbors, their communities, and their 

7 countries; 

8 (2) designates April 20 through 22, 2012, as 

9 ‘‘Global Youth Service Day’’; and 

10 (3) calls on the people of the United States to 

11 observe Global Youth Service Day by— 

12 (A) encouraging young people to partici13 pate in community service and service-learning 

14 projects and to join their peers in those 

15 projects; 

16 (B) recognizing the volunteer efforts of the 

17 young people of the United States throughout 

18 the year; and 

19 (C) supporting the volunteer efforts of 

20 young people and engaging them in meaningful 

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1 sion-making opportunities as an investment in 

2 the future of the United States. 

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