IV 
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 mobi-
lize and support young people to identify and address the 
needs of their communities, schools, and organizations, to 
provide opportunities for youth engagement, and the pub-
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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 Na-
tional 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 Volun-
teer 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 knowl-
edge and engagement; 
Whereas community service and service-learning provide op-
portunities 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, edu-
cation, illiteracy, poverty, hunger, environment, climate 
change, violence, and natural disasters; 
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Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an opportunity for cit-
izen 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 community- 
based organizations are planning Global Youth Service 
Day activities as part of a Semester of Service, an ex-
tended service-learning campaign launched on Martin Lu-
ther 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 posi-
tion themselves as assets and resources, active citizens 
and community leaders, and for schools, community orga-
nizations, 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 recog-
nizes Global Youth Service Day as a national day of serv-
ice and calls on the Corporation for National and Com-
munity 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and commends the significant 
contributions of youth of the United States and en-
courages the cultivation of a civic bond between 
young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, 
their communities, and the Nation; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Global 
Youth Service Day; and 
(3) calls on the people of the United States to 
observe Global Youth Service Day by— 
(A) encouraging youth to participate in 
community service and service-learning projects 
and joining their peers in such projects; 
(B) recognizing the volunteer efforts of the 
young people of the United States throughout 
the year; and 
(C) supporting the volunteer efforts of 
young people and engaging them in meaningful 
community service, service-learning, and deci-
sion-making opportunities as an investment in 
the future of the United States. 
Æ 
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