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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1240 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2010 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RYAN of 

Ohio, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service 

Day. 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign 

that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and 

youth who improve their communities each day of the 

year through community service and service-learning; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day will be celebrated from 

April 23, 2010, to April 25, 2010; 

Whereas the goals of Global Youth Service Day are to mobilize and support young people to identify and address the 

needs of their communities, schools, and organizations, to 

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lic, the media, and policymakers to recognize and raise 

awareness of young people as assets and resources; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day, a program of Youth 

Service America, is the largest service event in the world, 

the only day of service dedicated to youth engagement, 

and in 2010 is being observed for the 22nd consecutive 

year in the United States and for the 11th year globally 

in more than 100 countries; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young 

people worldwide with the support of more than 200 National and International Partners, 85 State and local 

Lead Agencies, thousands of local partners, presenting 

sponsor State Farm Companies Foundation, program 

sponsors UnitedHealth Group, Disney, the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve 

America, and the National Education Association, and 

partner campaigns including Earth Day, National Volunteer Week, J-Serve, True Gentleman’s Day of Service, 

and Student Leadership Week; 

Whereas high quality community service and service-learning 

programs increase young people’s academic engagement 

and achievement, workforce readiness, 21st century skills, 

social, emotional, and behavioral skills, and civic knowledge and engagement; 

Whereas community service and service-learning provide opportunities for young people to apply their knowledge, 

idealism, energy, creativity, and unique perspectives to 

improve their communities by addressing a myriad of 

critical issues, such as health, childhood obesity, education, illiteracy, poverty, hunger, environment, climate 

change, violence, and natural disasters; 


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Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an opportunity for citizen diplomacy, as evidenced by the growing number of 

projects that involve youth working collaboratively across 

borders to address global issues, increasing intercultural 

understanding, and promoting the sense that they are 

global citizens; 

Whereas thousands of participants in schools and communitybased organizations 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 at least 70 hours; 

Whereas thousands of youth volunteers are learning about, 

creating, and implementing innovative solutions to global 

issues on Global Youth Service Day through Get Ur 

Good On, an online network of youth supporting each 

other in their mission to do ‘‘good’’ in their communities; 

Whereas Global Youth Service Day provides an opportunity 

for young children, teenagers, and young adults to position themselves as assets and resources, active citizens 

and community leaders, and for schools, community organizations, faith-based organizations, government agencies, 

businesses, and families to engage youth as leaders and 

problem solvers; and 

Whereas the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act recognizes Global Youth Service Day as a national day of service and calls on the Corporation for National and Community Service, other Federal agencies and departments, 

and the President of the United States to recognize and 


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support youth-led activities on that day: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes and commends the significant 

3 contributions of youth of the United States and en4 courages the cultivation of a civic bond between 

5 young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, 

6 their communities, and the Nation; 

7 (2) supports the goals and ideals of Global 

8 Youth Service Day; and 

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

10 observe Global Youth Service Day by— 

11 (A) encouraging youth to participate in 

12 community service and service-learning projects 

13 and joining their peers in such projects; 

14 (B) recognizing the volunteer efforts of the 

15 young people of the United States throughout 

16 the year; and 

17 (C) supporting the volunteer efforts of 

18 young people and engaging them in meaningful 

19 community service, service-learning, and deci20 sion-making opportunities as an investment in 

21 the future of the United States. 

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