I am so proud to be a part of this, even if only peripherally. Barack and Michelle Obama joined Bill Clinton and the Bidens for an SCA service project in Washington, DC yesterday. They worked alongside my colleagues and friends digging holes, planting trees and learning about watershed restoration.
If I'm going to be honest, this all makes me a little teary. To see something that I believe in so fiercely being recognized and honored by the President's presence is phenomenal. To know that there is someone in the White House leading my country and believing in things that mean so much to me is more than I can say.
The best part is that it wasn't just a photo op or a press stunt. Before planting trees with SCA, Obama got to work signing the Serve America Act into law. The Act allocates $5.7 million over eight years to make public service a more accessible option for people of all ages.
In his address, the President said:
This is a draft I can get behind. Happy Earth Day, everyone.
If I'm going to be honest, this all makes me a little teary. To see something that I believe in so fiercely being recognized and honored by the President's presence is phenomenal. To know that there is someone in the White House leading my country and believing in things that mean so much to me is more than I can say.
The best part is that it wasn't just a photo op or a press stunt. Before planting trees with SCA, Obama got to work signing the Serve America Act into law. The Act allocates $5.7 million over eight years to make public service a more accessible option for people of all ages.
In his address, the President said:
We need your service, right now, at this moment in history. I’m not going to tell you what your role should be; that’s for you to discover. But I’m asking you to stand up and play your part. I’m asking you to help change history’s course. Put your shoulder up against the wheel. And if you do, I promise you – your life will be richer, our country will be stronger, and someday, years from now, you may remember it as the moment when your own story and the American story converged, when they came together, and we met the challenges of our new century.
This is a draft I can get behind. Happy Earth Day, everyone.
1 comments:
You rock, Elli :)
Wanna an alumni reflection on the event for SCA's blog??
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