Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – The Clinton School, along with more than 200,000 Americans, participated the ServiceNation “Day of Action” on Saturday in hopes of drawing more interest and attention to national service. The school helped host a booth at Worldfest on Saturday and encouraged Arkansans to sign a “Declaration of Service” to spend more time volunteering and promoting public service. City Year co-founder Alan Khazei has a rundown of the ServiceNation “Day of Action at the Huffington Post Web site:
* In Fife Lake, Michigan, an entire community completed a home renovation for terminal cancer patient Larry Dillon so his wife will be able to live in their dream home after he is gone.
* In Miami, Florida, volunteers rallied to clean up the beaches of Pelican Harbor Island, a critical pelican rookery and habitat that President Theodore Roosevelt declared as the first federal bird reservation.
* In Salt Lake, Utah, volunteers helped the Community Food Co-op distribute food to more than 6,000 residents.
* In Topeka, Kansas, volunteers spent the day reading to kids at the public library.
* In Gresham, Oregon, volunteers from dozens of churches worked with the city to organize a “Graffiti Wipeout.”
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