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ln accordance with the principle.e set fcrth in America's Promhie, namely. that aU
young Ainerican.$·be afforded A Healthy Stan, Safe Places, A Relationship WitH
a Oaring Adult. An· Opportunity for ~mmunity Service and the Tools to Develop
a Marketable SkiJI, we. 1he undersigned citizens of the United States of America
do hereby affinn our c.ommitment to achieVing these goals."
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America has a ne~ fa~: a countenance very unlike that of the men who founded
this country. Arnenc$\ow embodies every. cu~r§..of the human spectrum. It Is
strong, beautifUl, ancftattooed with the realness of our souls. Its young voioes are
powerful. But although its people are born of equal spirit, they are not yet born of
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Now· In the course of human events, it has bec:ome necessary .for
the Young eople of America to ~re !heir rights and~ ~J.A
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ltis self evident that~ a human right to be Eiteed a Healthy Start in
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Children. More and more of us are lost in the oceans of America without a guide,
an understanding ear, a compassionate heart. This may cause many to slip into
an abyss of despair: the hopelessness of violence, teen parenting, drug abuse,
and suicide. We Challenge our teachers, our parents, our cultural icons, and
ourselves to become mentors. In turn, we are committing oui'Selves to listen to
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It fs self evident that we need Marketable Skills to achieve financial
independenc:e. Self-sufficiency ip necessary to give us a sense of value in a
world where our dreartl$ at tim¥ epem unattainable. There ~r~ust be a
redefinition of education. It is essential that America's Children have enrichment
programs. modem resources. internships. and qualified, well-paid educators In
all schools. regardless of location.
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It is self evident that America's Children need Safe Places to protect and
nurture their boundless potential. We need places where we can gather without
fear. We must be provided with creative outlets - outside of the educational
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It is self evident that, In retum, America's Children have an obligation to
Serve the Communities that support and serve them. We muat guide each other.
We will not be today's problems but tomorrows $Oiutions.
no longer be content with apathy and inaction because America•s
Children are too precious an asset to be lost. We. therefore, ask for America's
commitment to the Future ... a future to which· we now pledge our lives, our
fonunes, and our sacred honor.
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Re: Memo from J. Toscano
As you will see from the enclosed ,we have been asked to produce an article /message
from the president about service for the April 27th issue of USA Weekend. You will note that
General Powell will be on the cover of Parade the same day. USA Weekend is the other major
weekend supplement.
Jay is now talking to the people at USA Weekend about a cover which would
accompany a longer article by the President. He hopes to have an answer Monday. Meanwhile
we should think about our options:
1. They offer the cover; we produce a 1S00-1700 word article which must be ready by
Thursday March 27 to meet their deadline.
2. The cover is about service but not a photo -or not exclusively a photo -of the President.
We still write the long featured article as above.
3. Either the cover is service or they go a different direction and the President is not featured.
Instead, we are asked for a short, "personal message" from the President of3-500 words.
I assume that accepting #1 is easy. However, while that is our preference, it is not our.
decision. I don't know what other print options we will have for that weekend, but unless we
have a better offer lined up, I am for accepting either # 2 or # 3 now and then see what else we
can get.
With a Thursday deadline, we need to move quickly. If you agree, we should ask a
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So no time Is wasted, we wanted to stwrt clarifying logistics and content now. Please read the follow~
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1. What jl Jli A doublc-byllned article by President Clinton and Proaident Bush pegged to the
PresldAntt' Summit on Amarlca'a Future, to run In USA WEEKEND'S Aprll27 Issue.
2. Timing: The article should be In our oHioe by LVIaroh 18 an It can flow through our tlmEH:On.auming
production process. It can be em ailed to bturnerOusaweekend.com or faxed to 703-278·5518.
I· length: 1,50D-1.700 words Is a good taroet length.
1, Muoo; USA WEEKEND will edit tl'le pi8CA. We gladly w{ll ahow you the edited piece In tlmtt for
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5. Theme: Why everyone must join hands for greater good.
1- Content: lnApiratlonal and specific
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-Their own Uvea as examples. Specifics on people who mctntored each of thom, t~~pealflce on people
whose lives they have touched, work they have done with theif' farnilfes, advice for peoplo who work
all the time and can't find time to volunteer, what they hope readers will do.
- The summit. How they get together on thia aummlt, any behind-the-acenea they ean tall us about
the summit, what they hope to do beyond the eummlt.
-The nation. What ere the needa of America'& ohllaren. WhY Is volunteer action the aelutlott.• why
tocua on children rather thai'\ another groc.~p, what'& at •take and what'& to gain socially, economically,
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of volunteering, which has mobilized a total ar 3 minion Amerk:ans tn help pen}'le ln their
communities.
The &tory we are requesting is a double-bylined a"icle by Jtrealdent Clinton and Prcaidcnt
Bush on unitina in the nation's greatest peaeetlme effort, the volunwerlna mOYemcnt.
11 would run as a cover story in the Aprll 25·27 luue of USA WEEKEND mapztne.
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wm write his own anldc on une of lhe tiYc lmponanttbcmaa of 'he aummt1.
May we phasa have your ruponw ln 1he riaL fuw daYJ? Bc.,.u.o or our publication's
production dcadllM-1, all elements of •he packaao mutt be ln our hands before April t.
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March 25, 1997
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Urban Resources Partnership is an excellent example of the
service emphasized in the Service Summit in April. There are several cities with urban partnerships,
including Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Philadelphia has one of the strongest programs and
has strong support from Mayor Rendell. Urban Resources Partnerships are funded by grants from federal
agencies, primarily the Dept. of Agriculture, and state and local agencies; they often employ AmeriCorps
and VISTA participants.
As we reflect on the message of the Easter season, the examples I describe below emphasize that life can
be resurrected from the bleakest conditions. People in the surrounding areas too often live in a culture of
death. These efforts with the playgrounds and Anthony's commitment are a seed of hope in an area of
despair. I visited two good sites last week, which could be good material for a radio address:
First, a playground in North Philadelphia run by Anthony Washington. Several years ago Anthony
returned home after graduating college and watched as someone killed his best friend. He was
determined to see life come from this death and determined to do something for his community. The
Nelson playground in his neighborhood was a place for people to drink, do drugs, etc. The playground
was littered with trash and needles. Anthony confronted the abusers, saying he wanted to be able to give
the playground back to the children in the neighborhood. With help from several of his friends they
cleaned up the park. He secured a grant· from the Philadelphia Department of Recreation for new
playground equipment and to set up educational programs. Anthony now has after school programs
every day for the neighborhood kids. Th<:: kids i1avc a clean haven to go to everyday after school. They
play basketball, plant gardens, help clean up the surrounding neighborhood, learn how to recycle, and are
even learning how to cook.
Second, the Hancock park, not too far from Nelson, is the site of another playground where the
Department of Recreation along with VISTA participants provide a safe after-school experience for the
neighborhood kids. Here, they planted a garden, no larger than a kitchen table, with butterfly-attracting
plants and flowers. They worked all spring to cultivate the garden and filled it with caterpillars. The
caterpillars grew into butterflies, creatures many of the kids had never seen before. They tagged the
butterflies in anticipation that the butterflies will return to this garden after migrating to Mexico for the
winter. The kids have begun to clean and plant this year's garden in hopes the butterflies will return.
These examples emphasize an ongoing relationship· with a caring adult; provide a safe place and
structured activities during non-school hours to learn and grow; and ultimately, provide a marketable skill
through effective education. Anthony, along with the kids, is a role model for giving back to his
community through service.
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provided for such anj address are for you and are yours as far as I am concerned.
As I indi4ted in my initial letter, the Presidential leadership/bipartisanshipltriangul.tion theme of bringing out the best of the ''Good Society's" ideas
and ideals and com~on values to meet the challenges of the twenty-first. century are a
nice compliment to ypur fliSt Inaugural Address in which you stated that there is nothing
wrong with America fhat cannot be successfully addressed by concentrating upon what
is right about Amerif3.
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is a nice New Democ.tatic subtle contrast andcoinpliinent to the lessons learned from the -60's theme of seeldng to establish a "Great Society," and to De Tocqueville's discovery
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common sense and ~ommon ground, and is more appealing to common purpose and
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I have provide~ an attached sample of the general goals and concepts of the Good
Society, as well as ad4itional remarks that W9Wd blend well with a Good Society address.
1 would be most pl~ed to confer further with you and/or provide further suggested ideas
and remarks for sue~ an -address.
As you indica~d in your letter, it is a Good Society that we are trying to establish.
I agree, and because Iof that, there are so many of your most important initiatives that
already fall under thf concept of securing a Good Society.
I would note that the themes and·details of a Good Society address might work
very-well-with--you~-invitation-to-speak ·at Ole Miss in ho_nor of Robert !Sennedy's
landmark reconciliation address there thirty-one years ago today (March 1S, 1966).
America is- · of cou~se already "good," (This is not a malaise address!) but the
comprehensive e.sta~lishment of a Good Society paradigm to tnore fully realize the
promise of America~ to make America more unified and more secure, and to prepare
America for the chal~enges of the twenty-first century is itself an exercise in reconciling
the many diverse int~ests of American satiety. As indicated in my prior letter, it is sad
but true that just thtee weeks before his assassination Robert Kennedy stated:
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rhetoric and iAmerican power abroad; that knows the answer to all
problems is x~bt spending money. . . We need a conservatism, in its wish
to preserve th~ enduring values of the American society, that yet recognizes
. ___ the urgent ne~d to bring opportunity to all citizens, that is willing to take
a.ction to-meefine neeCfS oflhe-future. What the new politic.s is, in-the lastanalysis, is a tea.ffirmation of the best. within the ~reat political traditions
of our nation:j compassion for those who suffer, determination to right the
wrongs with~ our nation, and a willingness to think and act anew, free
from old conqepts and false illusions. That is the· kind of politics .. that is
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type remarks in my! initial letter, it would appear interesting and appropriate to invite
Senator Lott to a C~od Society Ole Mi~s address, since he is an Ole Miss alwnnus.
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Again I am gl~d that some of these ideas and remarks may be of use to you. As
fellow Southerners, ~ou and I were_fCl~sed in a turbulent time when we were forced to
.e.xamine what we tr~y believe to be the right direction for America, and what we truly
believe to be the re~l strengths that have made America great and can make America
more s&cure and eve~ greater. It is probably no coincidence, therefore, that you and I
think very much alike!
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All ~ speed for a quick and successful recovery! Also, remember
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Hot T4males and a big juicy steak to help your knee get back in full
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misfortunes of o~hers. We must recognize that this short life can neither be enabled
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to be done to ~at to let this spirit' flourish any longer in our land.
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we can perhaps r!pmember ..:.even if only for a time-- that those who live ~ith us are
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that they seek -- ~ we do -- nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose
and happiness, tnning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can. Surely this bond
ol'oonunonfaltfiftfii-s-6ond-of"coiliinon goal, can begin to teach us something. Sure1y
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We have to
Ieard to better allocate and intermingle the vast intellectual, educational, business,
financial, economic, health care, environmental, communications, governmental, community,
individual and spiritual r~sources of this county to better serve the American people and better secure
their families and their ~tures.
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We are a SQQS! cpuntry and the greatest country in the history of the world artd there are, to
be sure, many accomplisrents that Americans since the 1960's can, and should be proud of. We've
ushered in the end oft~e Cold War and witnessed the triumphs of democracy and freedom over
communism. Our idealsjoffreedom and democracy continue to light the world. American ingenuity
and innovation has
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to lead the way in technological after technological break through.
(obviously numerous e~amples cah be applied here).
In other regar~. the family of America since the 1960's has not done so ggod -- and we
should learn our lesson$ well, just as we should "teach our children well."
Just since the 1~60's we have witnessed many declining moral, social and behavioral values
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quadrupling in divorces;! more that a 200 percent increase in the teenage suicide rate; and a drop of
80 points in average S~T scores of high school students. So mon(}y alone does not build a Great
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We have learned that we have to incorporate the right values into our national moral fabric,
fibers like work, faith, f4mily, community, individual, church, civic, and governmental responsibility,
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These are the ~efining values that have allowed America to become stronger, and have
provided more and mJre opportunities for more and more Americans to share in the American
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truly united in common purpose and common commitment based on common ground. Too many of
the programs of the pas~ have caused too much resentment and divisiveness. And it is time that we
set a new course as a n~ion, a new direction towards a Good Society truly based upon our common
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provisions of your Memphis speech in which you admonished, for example, that Martin
Luther King di~ not live and die (or our founding fathers, or anyone who has given their life
for our county) ~or the type of so called "freedom" being exercised on the streets today, etc.
(or maybe eve~ on the airways) (or so children could have children) (or so citizens could
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trashy communi~ations, crime fighting and crime reduction measures, welfare reform, new
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From: Benjamin Barber
Date: March 26, 1997
I hope we are making progress on repossessing the spirit of
the Presidents' Summit. Here are a coup~e of additional
dates prior to the Summit that the President (or others}
could exploit as citizen service eventea
* Earth Day (April 22)
(Partnering government/indepedent sector
environmental initiatives)
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Tak@ your daughter to work day (April 24)
(opportunity for women at work is
a way to bring public justice to the
private secco:r:)
* Arbor Day (April 25)
(planting trees is a way individuals can
contribute to a vital public good for all)
The,se all have ohviousa oiti2enship and civil· society
implications that, exploited, could help recapture some of
the President's momentum on the issues prior to the summit.
On the Council of Jewish Federationa idea for a meeting with
the President in D.C. (at the White House or in Washington),
this is also a good way to make amends for holding the
Summit during the last weekend of Passover. ,They NKEP A
RESPQNSE ASAP, since it involves hundreds of their chief
officers on an fast-upcoming national meeting in nc. Can we
roll the wheels on this?
Re: the April 5 radio address, I apppend some thoughts:
(Next two pages)
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(Ideas/language for the radio speech from Benjamin Barber)
"American engagement in community work and public
affairs begins with volunteers. The volunteer &pirit ie
one of our great nacional assets. It ie how we get
things done that need to be done without calling on
government or bureaucracies. If democracy means selfgovernment, self-government starts with citizens
governing themselves, addressing cheir own challenges.
And so as we approach our National Volunteers Week and
the Presidents• Summit this month, I want to celebrate
voluntarism.
"But I want to celebrate it by reminding you of some
things we sometimes forget when we talk about
volunteers. Voluntarism is where we begin our community
tasks, but it should not be where we end them.
Voluntarism is the first step towards civic engagement
and life long communicy service, ond life long
community service is another way of saying citizenship.
"For what are citizens but civic volunteers commited to
the common goods of tpeir communities, whecher chose
communities are local, regional or national1 Volunteers
can often solve small problems one on one: bigger
problems demand more cooperation, and with cooperation
volunteers became partners with others in public work:
in other words, citizens.
"Sometimes, people seem to think that our hardwarking
volunteer organizations and church charities and
independent sector philanthropies should take on ALL
our public problems and solve them. That's not fair.
That would overwhelm their resources and underrespond
to their communities' problems. Elected governments are
how we do things together as a nation that we cannot do
alone as individuals or small groups. Voluntarism
should be a. way to bring government and citizens
together, not a way to increase the rift between them;
a way to say 11 We can do it together!" not "I have to do
it alone becaus~ no one else will help"
"I am not looking for Americans to take the burdens off
our s~oulders here in Washington. When I ask you to
take responsibility for your families and your
communities, I am not exempting us from taking
responsibility for our obligations. You elected a
government to work as a partner with you and for you.
Voluntar1sm cannot mean that your elected
representatives declare "you do it! we can't!"
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"Partnership means all of us doing more, not you doing
it all so your government can cool its heels and do
nothing. Government obviously cannot treat every
community problem, and I think Americans of every
political persuasion know today that large
bureaucracies -- whether governmental or corporate
sometime5 make poor social pro~lem-solvers, and too
often make dependents out of those they would help. But
this does not mean there is no role for a slimmed down
and efficient government to play. Volunteers cannot
address every national problem any more than government
can address every local problem.
"Community service volunteers are then a bridge between
private individuals and public citizens, a link between
local communities and government. Citizenship and
service are powerful ways to repair the breach between
Americans disappointed with government and governors
disappointed in public cynicism about governemnt.
"In tact, though citizens start as volunteers,
citizenship ie not really a discretionary activity.
Without citizena, there can be no liberty, without
liberty, no democracy. The vitality of our democracy is
as much a question of the vitality of citizens as of
the vitality of leaders. Democracy 1s only as good as
its citizens. Political leaders come and go, citizens
stay and are the real foundation for a democratic civic
life. Sustainable democracy takes sustainable citizens,
and sustainable citizens are permanent civic
volunteers.
"One reason we have linked education so closely with
service in our Americorps programs is because we
believe the arts of the citizen need to be taught. we
are born free but we have to acquire the civic skills
that put flesh on liberty's bones. Voluntarism is a
school of citizenship. Community service is a tutorial
in democracy. Americorps rewards those who serve with
vouchers for education not to "pay volunteers" for
their service but to make the intimate rel&tionship of
civic service and civic education visible to those who
serve and to the rest of us too.
"As we approach National volunteers week then, let us
think of it too as National Service Week; National
Citizens Week; National Democracy Week. And then let us
remember that what we honor for a week is in reality a
life-long commitment to liberty and justice for all."
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Deportment of Political Science
HickMOn Hall •
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New Brunswick • New Jersey 08903
(908) 932-6861. Fax; (908) 932-1922
Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy
Director:
Benjamin R. Barber
Whitman Professor of Polltlc;:ol Selenee
Memorandum
TO:
Don Baer
White House Office of Communications
FAX: 202·456·1213
FROM:
Benjamin R. Barber
DATE:
March 31, 1997
Dear Don:
Steve has asked me to come dow~ tomoiTow to work more on the Summit and perhaps
meet with the interagency group looking for program ideas.
I'd like to do it, (though I'll have to break a major commitment here to do it!) but I have
the sense that we need a zetz from the top to persuade some senior officials that it,s worth
the President's time to TALK on these issues. For that to happen, I feel I need a brief
meeting with the President (and/or Mrs. Clinton?) -- both to help focus the issues and
make clear why MESSAGE rather than program is crucial right now, but also to create
momentum within the White House on the Summit issue.
Is a meeting possible? Desirable? I think it could help jump-stan us. Melanne Verveer
would possibly be an lllly in getting a meeting. I've enclosed a one-page memo for the
President that proposes a brief parley. IF you think this is a good idea, could you pass it
on and he~ake it happen?
I need to fi ure out whether to break my engagement here and get to DC tomorrow pretty
quickly if it to happen.
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From: Benjamin Barber
Date: March 30
Mr.
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As you know, ~ have been working with Don Baer, Steve
S~lverman and Sylv1a Mathews considering how The white aouse
m1ght best recapture the spirit of the Summit on America's
Futu:e (the end of Ap~il) . The summit risks becoming the
spec1al.turf of Colin Powell; but more troubling, it risks
decoupl~ng service from civic education and citizenship and
so turn1ng the clock back to the eighties when voluntarism
was treated as an ALT~RNATIVE to government .
. Your uniqu7 contributi~n to America S understanding of
serv1ce places lt squarely ~n the domain of citizenship and
education and makes it an instrument which allows Americans
to take greater responsibility for government rather than
alienating them f~om it.
In thinking about events running up to the Summit, t
know many staffers have been focusing on finding appropriate
EVENTS and POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS -- new initiatives to
dramatize service. In their absence, there ie a cautiousness
about speaking out. Thus the idea of a radio address on
voluntarism was scrapp@d for lack of a concrete policy idea.
But Mr. President, I think to reassert some ownership
over the Summit is first of all to articulate a clear
message about the meaning or service. Message is the
messag~! Here, the bully pulpit suffices. The point is not
to introduce new programs but to show off the many programe
-- from Americorps to jury service and the military -- that
already link government to the cultivation of civic
education and responeible citizenship.
What seems to me most dangerous about the current spin
on the Summit is that it severs voluntarism from civic
engagement and suggests that volunteers can do everything on
their own, 'heros• who make government superfluous, if
anything, an enemy of volunteer effo~ts!
1 will be at the White House again on Tuesday
(tomorrow) talking with Steve and Don. and would be pleased
to have 15 minutes with you on this issue. Perhaps I can
help focus a strong and coherent message to prepare for and
take into the Summit. My take on the PUBLIC nature of
private liberty and voluntarism starts with George
washington's Farewell Address passage reading 11 You have in a
common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence
an4 liberty you possess are the •ork of joiat counse1& and
joint efforts, of common dangers, sufferings anci euccesses.n
Service is about cooperation and commonality, about
what makes us a public and what constitutes us as Americana.
I don't think this is clear to many of those who enthuse
about voluntarism. You ean make it clear, and in doing so
repossess the spirit of the Summit and underscore the· civic
thrust of your democratic governing philosophy.
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Thank you very much for the piece bylined by the president. There's a lot of great information
in it. A few updates:
Length:
Our space is shorter than planned so we've trimmed your words to fit. Luckily,. some of your
description of summit logistics repeats information that we have in an introduction to the
entire package of stories, so I trimmed your summit description first.
Content:
It would be ideal to have a little more specific, personal infonnation from President Ointon.
In my trim, I left enough room to add a paragraph on any one of the following topics, or on
another topic of President Ointon's choice: why he believes this is important, what difference
he can make, wh1ch goal is closest to his heart, what 1m personal goal for the summit is. Or, as
we said in our original request: "His own life as an example...
Our deadlines remain the same: The finished package is due to go off to our printers at the
end of this week.
I'm sure you"re terrifically busy, and I know Sandy is out of town. That's why I'm sending a
copy to Bill Barrett, too, who contacted me earlier in the week. Please give me a call if there's
anything I can clarify.
And thanks again. This is going to be a strong package on the summit and volunteering.
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for cover story, April25-27
BY BILL CLINTON
1Wenty-year-old Javier Frausto was the victim
of a drive-by shooting in his East Los Angeles
neighborhood. As he recovered, he made a commitment that changed his life. He decided to do
all he could to wipe out violence and make life
better for young people in his community. As a
member of our national service program,
AmeriCorps, Javier started an afterschool pr~
gram where he mentored and tutored students.
Javier taught young people to resolve problems
without violence and got them to volunteer and
restore their neighborhood. Using his
AmeriCorps education award, Javier has gone on
to college and plans to be a social science
teacher.
Service changed Javier's life and his community. Monday, at Independence Hall, President
Bush and I will join citizens like Javier from
throughout the country at an unprecedented
gathering, the Presidents' Summit for America•s
Future- an all-out effort to engage everyday cit~
izens in meeting the real challenges that face
today's youth.
Something personal here? Something personal here? Something personal here? Something
personal here'? Something personal here?
Something personal here? Something personal
here? Something personal here?
Many of the best solutions to community problems come from the grassroots and involve ordinary citizens. The summit aims to build upon
these efforts and greatly expand service to and by
our young people.
l.eaders from communities, religious and ser~
vice organizations, business and government are
coming with commitments in band - concrete
pledges of support and volunteers to solve local
problems. All are coming with ideas for helping
young people lead full, productive lives - pr~
grams that teach kids to read, plans to link caring
adults with youngsters who need them. People
will teach each other what works: bow to set up
after-school programs, how to make streets safe
for schoolchildren. how to get kids excited and
involved in serving their community.
All of us have a responsibility to do our part.
Thousand of schools need tutors. The Big
Brothers/Big Sisters program needs caring adults
to serve as mentors. Neighborhood watch groups
need citizens to patrol the streets. Every service
group needs more volunteers and more support.
Not long ago~ Hillary and I visited Garrison
Elementary School in Washington. D.C.• where
members of AmeriCorps are helping students
learn to read. AmeriCorps member Tara. West of
Akron, Ohio, spoke of her efforts to recruit
tutors. "Some think they may be too busy,'' Tara
said, "but when they see the faces of the children, ·
they think they have all the time in the world."
We hope the Presidents' Summit will inspire
thi-; kind of commitment across our country. I ask
all Americans to adopt the spirit of the summit
and work together in service to our children's
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Presicift Bush and I will join citizens like Javier ftom throughout the country at an
unprec~ented gathering, the Presidents• Swnmit for America•s Futme - an all-out effort to
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and m in Philadelphia to launch this effort. President Carter and Lady Bird Johnson will join us
via sa llite. General Colin Powell serves u chairman of the Summit, iad-Hemy Cisneros, the
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We know that many of the best solutions to community problems come ftom the
grassroots and involve ordinmy citizens working together. The Summit aims to build upon these
efforts and greatly expand service to and by our young people.
Community delegations representing more than 1SO towns, cities, counties and Indian
Tribes will join us at the Summit to tum its message of service into plans for action. Hundreds of
leaders from religious and service organizations, business, and local and state governments. are
coming with commitments in hand- concrete pledges of supjJon and volunteers to solve local
problems. All are coming with ideas for helping young people lead full, productive lives programs that teach kids to read, plans to link caring Sdults with youngsters who need them.
People will teach each other what works- how to set up after-school programs, how to make
streets safe for schoolchildren. how to get kids excited and involved in serving theii' community.
That's what this Summit is all about, and that's what AmeriCorps is all about. One of my
proudest moments as President was signing the bill creating AmeriCorps. Each year. 25.000
. citizens make a full-time commitment to serve their communities, teaching young children to
read, immunizing at·risk babieS, helping police keep neighborhoods safe and much, much more.
In return. they earn a scholarship to help pay for college. These AmeriCorps members join a halfmillion older citizens that serve in the National Senior Service Corps, and countless students who
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Brothers/Big Sisters program needs caring adults to serve as mentotS. Neighborhood watch
groups need citizens to patrol the streets. Every service group needs more volunteers and more
support.
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AmeriCorps members, Tara West of Akron. Ohio, spoke of her efforts tO recruit local private
sector and aovemment employees, college students rmd semors as tutor$. asome think they may
be too busy.a Tara said.. abut when they seethe faces of the children they think they have all the
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We hope that the Presidents' Summit will inspire this kind of commitment across our
coun1ry, linking the real needs of children to ·citizens who want to tum the tide for America's
youth.
America is rooted in the belief that individuals can make things better and any problem can be
solved when we work together. I ask all Americans to adopt the spirit of the Presidents' Summit.
take up the bard work that it begins and work together in service to our children's t\nure.
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SUMMIT COMMITMENTS
·Every child in America should have access to five fundamental resources that can help
them lead healthy, fulfilling and productive lives: an ongoing relationships with a caring
adult- mentor, tutor, coach; safe places and structured activities during non-school hours
to learn and grow; a healthy start; a marketable skills through effective education; an
opportunity to give back through community service.
1. An ongoing relationship with a caring adult - - a mentor, tutor, coach.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Has committed to doubling their mentoring relationships, reaching 200,000 matches
through the year 2000. Service will become an integral part of the mentoring
relationship and a key activity for current and future "Bigs and Littles."
100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Has committed to mentor 120,000 youth over the next three years. The sixty-nine 100
Black Men chapters provide African-American male mentoring support for young people
in "at-risk" situations so that they may reach their fullest academic potentiaL This
commitment represents a doubling of their mentoring relationships.
OASIS and The May Department Stores Company
Will reach 100,000 children and youth through intergenerational community service
programs in twenty-five cities. Sponsored by The May Department Stores Company,
OASIS is a national educational program designed to enrich the lives of older adults, with
a focus on recruiting, training and supporting volunteers in meaningful community
service. Their intergenerational tutoring program will provide one-on-one weekly
tutoring to 25,000 students in the first through third grade, will launch a new mentoringvia-computer project to 2,500 youth, present a new interactive series on diversity and
self-esteem to 50,000 students, engage 20,000 youth in their interactive Reader's Theater,
and involve 2,500 youth in community service by training middle and high school
students to teach computer skills to older adults.
Tucson, Arizona
Will connect every youth in need to an adult who can serve as a positive role model,
giving youth hope, pushing them to be independent, and expecting them to succeed. Led
by the Volunteer Center ofTucson, partners include city, county, police department,
higher education, AmeriCorps, businesses, non-profits, and neighborhood associations.
The goal is to serve 2,000 additional youth by the year 2000 and to engage 3,000 adults
in mentoring programs.
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General Electric
Employees will annually volunteer one million hours in community service for our nation's
youth, a doubling of the current service of the "GE family". The GE effort will be led by Elfun,
the company's volunteer service organization of36,000 members in 73 locations.
The State of Delaware
Will double the number of mentors recruited in his state from 5k to 1Ok. In a state with a
population of just over 700,000 and only about 100,000 students in the state's schools, that's a
caring adult for at least one of every ten kids who might need some help to succeed.
The Pillsbury Company
Is launching "Caring Adults and Kids," a comprehensive commitment to help economically
disadvantaged young people build and sustain relationships with caring adults. It will direct
$1.75 million in grants to mentoring organizations in 1997 alone. In addition to funding,
Pillsbury volunteers will provide 50,000 hours of quality one-to-one mentoring to 250 young
people in ten communities across the US through their new School-Plus Mentoring program, a
partnership between Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, elementary schools, and the company.
United States Army
Will expand opportunities for active duty, reserve and retired military personnel to volunteer
time as mentors and tutors in schools in their local communities; and will also expand
opportunities for young people to give back to their local communities and contribute to the
common good through a service learning module in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
(JROTC) program.
II. Safe places and structured activities during non-school hours to learn and grow.
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Will increase the number of youth served by at least an additional 500,000 young people 100,000 a year over the next five years. Partners in this commitment include Taco Bell which is
funding new programming for clubs across the country, and AmeriCorps which will deploy eight
hundred part time and one hundred full time members in clubs across the country.
�Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Will invest over $2 million to support community playgrounds built by thousands of employees,
family members, and neighborhood volunteers in 30 cities across the United States in 1997.
Creating safe and imaginative places for children to play and learn will be the heart ofK-C's
1251h Anniversary Celebration. To facilitate this project, the company has forged an innovative
alliance with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit leader in coordinating community-built
playgrounds.
NationsBank
Is establishing twenty-five "Make a Difference Centers" providing after-school programs and
other activities that will reach 250,000 youth and adults by the year 2000. The Make a
Difference Centers are located in multi-family rental properties and provide a variety of activities
for children ages 6-12 each day after school form 3:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. The activities at the
center include one-on-one homework assistance and tutoring; literacy ad education skills for
parents; computer skills training for children and parents; activities for senior citizens; and will
host ongoing neighborhood activities such as crime watch meetings, bicycle safety classes, and
parenting classes.
The YMCA of the USA
Will focus on providing a safe place for children and youth to gather in the over 2000 YMCA's
in the US, but also will provide additional caring and supportive adults. Over the next three
years, we will increase the number of YMCA volunteers to 572,000. This will mean recruiting
190,500 additional volunteers to help teach the values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and
Responsibility as mentors, tutors, coaches, skill instructors, and fund raisers.
III. A healthy start.
American Cancer Society
Will engage young people in creating their own healthy futures by developing strong school .,
health councils in all US school districts, linking schools, communities, and youth in efforts to
improve their health through the schools. Next year, the American Cancer Society will double
the number of school health councils it develops and funds. In addition, the Society is
organizing a partnership to secure funds to underwrite a national effort to place one full time
health coordinator staff position in each school district in the country.
�Blue Cross and Blue Shield
System's 25 Caring Programs for Children
Will offer by the year 2000 free health coverage to 250,000 uninsured children whose parents
work but can't afford insurance and are not eligible for Medicaid. The current market value of
this coverage is approximately $20 million. The Caring Programs also are committed to
expanding their outreach efforts to increase their donors and volunteers to 78,000 by the new
millennium.
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation
Has committed to immunize one million children by year 2000. Columbia, its employees and
affiliated physicians, will be able to serve the immunization needs from the more than 600
hospitals, surgery centers, and home care locations.
HOPE for Kids
Volunteers will devote the following to children's health through the year 2,000: in one hundred
cities, volunteers will devote one million man-hours to reach three million children through doorto-door canvassing to identify at-risk children, educate parents about the importance of
immunizations and register children for immunization appointments.
LensCrafters
Will provide one million needy people, especially children, with free vision care by the year
2003.
PacifiCare Health Systems
Is committing to providing basic medical screenings, immunizations, medical and dental care to
2 million uninsured and under-insured children in at-risk communities, services valued at least
$50 million. In addition PacifiCare is committing $3,250,000 to improving childhood health
education.
Vision Service Plan
Will provide funding for eye examinations and spectacles, using their 17,000 doctors and 350
laboratories with whom they currently contract nationwide to provide care to their patients. Their
new program will serve approximately 40,000 to 50,000 needy patients annually, primarily the
children of the working poor. Funding will be provided by an allocation of up to forty percent of
the company' profits, valued at up to $7 million.
�IV. A marketable skill through effective education.
CitiCorp Foundation
Will expand its $20 million "Banking on Education" program that focuses on classroom
technologies for inner city public schools and engages Citibank mentors, to $25 million, an
additional $5 million to be invested between now and 2000.
Continental Cablevision
Will provide k-12 schools in its communities with a free Internet connection and service by the
year 2000. Three million children could be the beneficiaries of this multi-million dollar annual
commitment. Continental will also provide technology training to teachers in 5,000 schools and
Continental will also offer up to $3 million in computers and training to teachers this year alone.
Hewlett Packard
Is launching a new Diversity Partnerships Initiative providing over $4 million to K-12 and
University partnerships in urban areas that are engaging students in math and science and
preparing them for careers in these fields. By the year 2000 HP has committed to provide over
190,000 employee volunteer hours and $24 million in cash and equipment grants to K-12
schools.
Junior Achievement
Will lead an effort to introduce an additional 2 million young people to economic opportunity
through education, including the connection for many of them with summer jobs and internships
by the year 2000.
McGraw Hill
:Commits to launching a new philanthropic initiative to provide economic and business
information to the classroom through a combination of cash and product donations and volunteer
involvement. McGraw Hill will sponsor teacher training and classroom educational activities in
ten cities contributing $500,000 in software and $1 million in cash contributions. McGraw Hill
will develop a new employee volunteer initiative. MH will also donate $1 million of ad space in
MH publications including Business Week to summit organizers to help promote mentoring and
other youth development.
Scholastic Books
Will donate one million books to the America Reads project which will mobilize volunteers to
ensure that every child can read by the third grade and continues to read to learn thereafter.
�Taco Bell
Is launching a new membership recruitment drive on behalf of The Boys and Girls Clubs of
America to attract 30% more at-risk teens into the safe havens of their TEENSupreme Centers
recruiting a total of 65,000 teens through a national TV, radio and print campaign; will engage
45,000 teens in their career preparation program through the clubs; will initiate a nationwide
effort to hire the maximum number of teens possible, up to 50% of teens graduating from the
career placement program, resulting in approximately 22,500 teens employed; will double the
number of counselors trained as teen mentors to 400; and will increase the number of
TEENSupreme Keystone programs, engaging 12,000 teens in leadership training through the
creation and execution of local community service projects.
Time Warner
Pledges one million volunteer hours of literacy tutoring by 1998 to improve the reading and
writing skills of reluctant readers through their Time To Read program. Time To Read will train
volunteers and provide materials for adults of adolescents in over 250 locations nationwide.
US West
Will focus a major employee volunteer effort in developing marketable skills in young people.
Through WOW by ONE (Widening our World by One), by the millennium, US West will have
at least 5,000 employees actively involved in classrooms working with over 300,000 students as
either non-technical volunteers, tech tutors, or cyber mentors. In addition to the companytechnology tool kit, each employee will be supported with grants of up to $600 for technology in
the classroom. This new volunteer initiative is an extension of other programs including
providing Internet connections for schools (Cable in the Classroom), the Connected Schools
program which brings free dial-up or deeply discounted high speed Internet access, and the
Foundation's training programs currently reaching 150,000 educators and students. This
commitment of nearly $150 million will benefit more than 10 million children in about 20,000
schools.
V. An opportunity to give back through community service.
America Reads Steering Committee of College Presidents
Through the leadership of the President of San Francisco State University, 21 university
presidents have committed 50% or more of their increase in work-study funds to community
service initiatives and other university resources to support the America Reads Challenge.
Members of the steering committee have also committed to each recruit five other university
presidents.
�Dayton Hudson Corporation
Commits to a "Weekend of Giving", a three year effort to engage employees through its 1,000
stores in community service projects that encourage young people to get involved in their local
communities. Dayton Hudson's, Marshall Field's and Mervyn's stores will recruit 30,000 young
people and their families in service projects over a weekend in June.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A
Will dedicate 8.5 million hours of community service by scouts beginning this year, their 85th
anniversary, and continuing through the year 2,000. The hours will be devoted to achieving the
five resources for, and in this case with, America's youth.
Youth Service America
Will work toward increasing the percentage of teenagers volunteering in their communities from
59 percent in 1996 to 75 percent by the year 2000, building participation through National Youth
Service Day and SERVEnet, the comprehensive service hubsite on the world wide web
KPMG Peat Manvick LLP
Twenty thousand employees will spend an entire business day by investing 160,000 volunteer
hours of community service in more than 1,000 local communities across the country. Their
service will focus primarily on education for youth, and will range from painting classrooms,
renovating school playgrounds, and leading educational programs for young people.
National Youth Leadership Council
Commits to increasing participation of school-age youth in service by 50%, an increase of 6
million young people. NYLC is giving this effort a jump-start by creating an interactive, youthoriented Summit Action Website (SAW) that will be operational before, during and after the
Summit reaching one million young people. SAW will immediately forward Summit news from
Philadelphia to 60,000 classrooms, 2,500 online media contacts, and young people in 58
countries.
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Fully supporting the Summit goals, N.A.F.E.O. is pledging that 50% of the student enrollment
(approximately 140,000 students) of the 117 historically and predominantly black colleges and
universities across the country will engage in volunteer community service projects in local
communities with an emphasis on tutoring and mentoring.
�The National Association of Secondary School Principles
Representing more than 40,000 school administrators, pledged to introduce more than 2 million
students to the concepts and "how to's" of service learning, bringing the service ethic and
opportunity to young people through its core programs: the National Association of Student
Councils, the National Honor Society/National Junior Honor Society; and the new American
Technology Honor Society.
Special Olympics
Commits to providing communities across the country with one million hours of volunteer
service by and from persons many previously thought to be only the recipients of service.
Special Olympics will train 5,000 persons with mental retardation to serve with other volunteers
in their local communities by the year 2000. For each of these 5,000 volunteers, there will be at
least one mentor providing training, and one community volunteer partner. The goal will be to
involve at least 10,000 volunteers in this new initiative, each committing at least 100 hours of
service to others per year.
Veterans of Foreign Wars ofthe U.S.
Will through their posts, recognize young people and adult youth leaders for their service to their
communities through a new youth service award program; work with the Department of
Veterans Affairs to recruit young people to volunteer in VA hospitals; and mobilize its members
to assist military installations with their volunteer needs.
VI. Many organizations and corporations have committed to focus on more than one
fundamental resource through a combination of direct-to-children/youth commitments and
broader commitments to ensure that the direct commitments are delivered and supported.
Far reaching commitments include:
AT&T
Will provide at least 100,000 hours of mentoring, tutoring, and coaching in 40 communities
through AT&T Cares program; partner with the Police Athletic League and Youth Service
America to Launch neighborhood safety projects; provide information to 2 million families in
support of the healthy development of their children; direct at least $30 million in grants and $60
million in products and services toward converting America's schools to their Information
Superhighway by the year 2000; and sponsor Youth Service America's National Youth Service
Day to encourage young people to participate in efforts to improve their communities.
�The IBM Company
IBM has committed through its Team Tech Volunteer program to provide technology and
technical services to over 2,500 health and human service non-profit agencies that will directly
benefit over 2.5 million young people by the year 2000. In 1997 this commitment will be $2.4
million and will by the year 2000 be $1 0 million. The effort is launched in partnership with
AmeriCorps*VISTA and United Way of America.
Greek Orthodox Church in America
Will commit to assisting one needy child per every ten families in the more than 450 Greek
Orthodox parishes nationwide. It will help these needy children in each of our communities gain
access to a healthy start in life,; caring adult relationships; safe to gather, learn and grow;
education that provides marketable skills; and opportunities to give back to the community.
Bank Boston
Will provide for 500 inner city teens a job, a mentor, and at least one volunteer in their schools.
The bank will also funding $2 million in philanthropic support in the five resource areas, and will
deploy the 5,000 employee Eagle Corps of volunteers in related community service projects.
Communities in Schools
The largest stay-in-school network is committed to expanding its coordination of community
resources and partnerships with the public so that an additional 750,000 young people in need
will have access to all five goals enabling them to successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare
for life.
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Will be a catalyst for 50,000 hours of employee volunteer service in tutoring, mentoring and
education,. The company will encourage and support employee's children and family members
to volunteer as well. Federated will launch a "Dollars for Doer's" program that will provide a
grant for the school at which an employee or immediate family member volunteered, which will
result in an additional $500,000 new direct aid from the corporation to community schools
nationwide by the year 2000.
�Honeywell, Inc.
Will mobilize 8,000 employee volunteers, one fourth of their workforce in the US, to develop
mentoring relationships with children in grades 4-12; recruit 4,000 volunteers to build affordable
housing for low income families and donate 10,000 home thermostats to Habitat for Humanity;
contribute a total of $20 million to educational programs, one fourth targeted to early childhood
programs including those that support a healthy start; and finally, will engage 1,000 retiree
volunteers in programs supporting children and youth.
National Education Association-Retired
Will expand its programs by the year 2001 to help teach over 50,000 youth to read independently
by the end of the third grade; to involve over 100,000 youth in intergenerational and mentorship
programs in at least 30 states; to establish 40 sustainable partnerships in over 40 states with civic,
philanthropic organizations, businesses and public schools; and to train over 1,000 retired
members to work in America's public schools.
PfiZer, Inc.
Has made a commitment of $5 million to promote the health and wellness of children through
the year 2000: to support a commitment to a healthy start at home, Pfizer will provide $1 million
in philanthropic grants to health care nonprofits for which our employees and their families
volunteer; $2 million in medicines for children will be provided free of charge through a
network of 350 community-based health centers; and $2 million will support organizations that
promote health and wellness and provide access to health care for young people. To support the
development of marketable skills, Pfizer will build math and science skills by linking schools in
all of the Company's 17 domestic locations and in 10 locations around the world to each other
and to Pfizer scientists. Scientists will serve as tutors as well as provide guidance for those
seeking a career in math and science.
Sun Microsystems
Will bring Internet access to K-12 schools in economically disadvantaged areas, training teachers
and staff to use the Internet effectively, and designing innovative curricula that take advantage of
the Internet's resources. By the year 2000, Sun and its employees will contribute $5 million in
equipment and training and 20,000 hours in volunteer time to help prepare youth for the world of
work and life-long learning in the 21 51 century.
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Timberland
Is donating an additional one million dollars (and five thousand pairs of service boots) to City
Year, a model AmeriCorps national service program, and is matching the funding commitment
with its human resources. Timberland will offer its employees up to one full week of paid time
to devote to community service (40k hours of service).
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Will encourage all association members to commit at least 10 hours per month to ongoing
service leadership. Local alumni leaders across the country will coordinate with local service
providers to provide volunteer people power. The service leadership opportunities will focus on
the five summit goals, with preference given to programs supporting ongoing relationships with
young people.
Future Farmers of America
Is committing its resources in all five resource areas: will expand its in-school youth mentoring
program from 700 schools to 2,500 schools by the year 2000, resulting in an increase from
17,500 to 62,500 volunteers who are committing at least one hour per week for high school and
elementary youth; will launch a "Partners for a Safer Community" program in up to 4,000
community safety coalitions to reach nearly 250,000 young people when fully implemented;
double the reach of their "Food for America" healthy start program to reach an additional
120,000 elementary age children; and to increase charitable donations through the FFA
foundation to over $11 million annually for children and youth.
The Walt Disney Company
Commits to contribute one million volunteer community service hours through the year 2000.
Disney VoluntEARS, the company will lead the effort that will concentrate on the five
fundamental goals of the Summit focusing on the children and youth. In addition, Disney will
establish a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in which 425 North American
Disney stores in over 200 cities are linked with a local club. Disney has also pledged to expand
their volunteer program to high schools in Los Angeles, Anaheim, Central Florida and New
York.
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Sesgnd MempJ'IIDdum on the Su•it
To: Sylvia Mathews, Don Baer, Steve Silverman
From: Benjamin Barber
Date; March.
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1997
I believe we made a good start yesterday in recapturing
momentum on the summit, Du~ obv1ous~y there ie a great deal
to do and little time in which to do it. Re~iewing the
meeting, there seemed to ce aqreement on these points:
1. We need to take maximum aovantage o! the run-up to
the Summit and push the ~resident's strong vision of service
ae citi~enship and government as a partner of service
organizations in every venue possible.
2. We need to focus the President·~ message bafo~e,
du.t·ln9 anc1 aft.er the Summit:. and if possible dramatize it
with action proposal& that move beyond talk and give us a
program coming out of the S~t.
3- At the summit itael£, we need to 'dilute' the force
of a triangle of persona of whom. with Bugh and Powell.
President Clinton is only one, by adding powerful voices to
the weekend, and by giving Americorps programs a key role in
the weekend.
4. We need to emerge from the summit with a strong
sevice message and new policies and/or programs or newly
publicized older programs that will keep the nation•s
a~Lencion rocused on the Adminstration's service philosophy.
In this memo, I will offer specific suggestions in each
of these categories. I am also preparing a short paper that
offers language and 1aeas that may nelp t~ame tne cr1t1cal
differences between the Clinton philoaophy of oerviee and
its rivals which I will send next week.
1. BBtQRI TBI SQIMITt
March 27a tbe Corporation/Elks funded high sehool
seniors event in Maryland. Can be used to highlight the
partnership idea. This is a model of the Corporation, which
always ac~s WITH local partners. There is a program out of
HUD that hae 40 million dolla~s fo~ university/school
partnerships in urban areas; it seems to be one natural
focus for this event. In general we need to ferret out all
key Adminstration programs that involve federal eabinet
aepartments an~ agencies in pa~tne~~hip with local
gcvarnmant and not-for profit privatQ Gector aaenciAC- tt
migh~ be worth putting someone on this specific task so the
Pree1dent has plenty of concrete examples ot current on-~1ne
partnership progr5ms that show government at its best as a
partner of citizens engaged in service.
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April 5: radio address; as Don made clear, this is the
obvious moment both to offer a clear statement of the
President's service pni1osophy and co talk about National
Volunteere Week in tbe language of service and citizenship.
Although we talked about an alternative "National Service
Week, 11 given the lack of time and the 'me-too' quality of
such a move, 1t probably makes more sense to •colonize'
volunteers week and t~ansform it into something more like
citizenship week. The languag@ I'm sending later may help.
This address might be broadcast from a more appropriate
venue than the White House: say an Americorps s1te in the
9altimore/OC/Virginia neighborhood; or go to Philadelphia
(Independence Hall?) to get a jump on the summit and talk
about the relationship between the Declaration of
Lndependence and Citizen service.
April 13-~0, National Volunt~ers Week. In addition to
framing this signature volunteer week during the radio
address, we need an event (or several events) that dramatize
OUR version of what the week is about. one excel.le:uL
poaaibility that l learned about after our meeting:
on April 16-17, the Council of Jewish Federations will
convene in Washington, bringing togethe~ hun~reds of leaders
~epre$enting the 174 local Federations that sponsor
volunteer and charitable programs in over BOO localities
throughout the country. The CJF is an ideal organization to
highlight the President's commitment to genuine partnership
since it champions partnership and is opposed to
volunteeriem as a surrogate ~or government or as a club to
bash federal programs. (It has also been disturbed about
Adminstration welfare and immig~ation policies and this
would be an opportunity for the President to reassure tnem
that volunteerism was .not a substitute for an onsoing
government presence in dealing with some of the untoward thA
consequences of welfare reform.)
April ?: Netday. The President's initiative re
hardwiring the schools is another strong examp~e of
partnership. Since the companies that originally ~ledgod
support have been backing off of the large financ1al
commitment involved (several billion dollars), this might be
a good moment to p~eseure them to recommit. Appe~r WITH a
committad TECH company CRO at a Achool to dramatize
public/private cooperation around education. Also: How about
pledging the dollars to be harvested from selling the new
digitalized ~roadcast spectra (five or Hix new channel~ per
t~a41c~ona1
epeotruml)
to
about whether to auction
in return for pledges of
broadcasting; I'm on the
this would be a good way
~duaation?
[there ia atill debata
the spectra or turn them over free
more "public interest••
auction side of the debate, and
to play such a positive decision.
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2. TIB MISSAG£: The radio address, the Summit speech,
the Declaration of Comm~tments (CAN WE GET AN IDEA OF WHAT
:IT IS LJ:KBLY TO LOOK LJ:KE FROM HARRIS!?) and. the other
sarv1.ce-related events all offer opportunities to sharpen
the President's service message and gently distinguish his
view of service as a road to citizenship and government as a
partne:r; of service o~ganizationD from ita conservative rival
(serviea aa an entirely private sector and personal form of
philanthropy, government as superfluous, as an •enemy• of
volunteers that gets in the way of solving social problems) .
In this sense, the debate over service an~ vol~ntari&m
rehearse3 the more fundamental debate about the ro1e of
government in our democracy_ The President looks to service
as a way to revitalize democracy and give governance back to
its rightful owners -- including citizens in democratic
se~t-governance ~- not to privatize its functions or dump
ite burdens into the laps ot strQC8&d private
~harities.
Its
outcoma may shape the second term philosophy of governance.
(See appendix below for more on language and concepts) .
IOeally, we neea co make cne philosophy CONCRETE v~o
specific policies, propoaals and ingtitutions that show and
embody the message. Some ideas:
* Formalize the 40,000 member Americorps
alumni group
and give it a specific goal/task (enrolling others
in Americorpsz doing voter registration and
citizen education among the young; acting as
emissaries and tutors to immigrants seeking
citizenship
*
on the military as a citizen service
organization; announce a recruitment campaign
rooted in service not just skills acquisition;
give General Powell a service award in recognition
of his military service as a form of d~vntad
Fo~us
citizenship.
•
existing federal programa that feature
&trQng government/volunteer relationships; this
requires some fast research. Why invent new
Hignl~ght
programs where many are already underway, but
unknown to the general public cynical about
goveJ.:nment (e.g., the university/echool urban
partn&rship program under HUD)?
* A dramatic new prograM that is inexpensive but
defining of. the Preeident•s service philosophy
( i. t
aan bG an :ldea announcod in AA-adl j_n.g
form at the summit, developed in detail
later)
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1.
TilE
*
StJIIII:ITa
THE PRBS~DBNT'S APPBARANCE: The White House should
bargain for an appearance by the President that concludes
and climaxes the weekend. It should be seperated in some way
from all the other talks. His should not just be one of a
string of speeches, but free-standing, with ita own
introduction (by an exemplary AmP~icorpg memb9r who can
briefly tell his/her story of how service turned him/her
from a private volunteer into a responsible citizen?) Before
the intra, drop something -- a film clip of an Americorpe
p~oject, a quick song performance by an Amerieorps group.
The substance of his talk should leave room to respond
spontaneously to what comes before ~- not to contradict but
to gently correct and re~irect what has neen sai~. e.g., if
BUSh an~ Powell have talkea about pJ:"ivate -voluntarisma "Yes,
voluntarism ia the beginning of civic life in America and
our most precious resource. But we must not stop with
volunteers: for volunteers need to became permanent
community service plu·t..lcipants, and community service needs
to h~come a school of citi~enghip so that Americans can feel
that this democracy belongs to them." And if they tocus on
"heros," he can say: "Of course we need heros, but in a
~emocracy the real heros are ordinary citizens who do the
heavy lifting of a free society. ~t has been said, •pity the
country that has no heros,• but we need to say also, "pity
the country that needs heros too much."
We may want also to think about a second and difrerent
kina ot appearance for the President, especially if he plana
to be at the Summit on Sunday. He could join an Americorps
unit in action in an adult literacy class (where his leg
wouldn't be a problem). That is, leave the podium and
demonstrate his commitment by doing and not just talking.
w Other speakers: in order to create the sense of a
summit that is not just about THRBB LEADERS (Clinton, Bush,
Powell) where Clinton is but the first among equals, nuc
rather about THE PRBSIDBNT and COMPANY, the White Douse
should try to expand the roster of powerful voices
participating in the weekend. In addition to trying to get
President Carter to attend, and giving Cisneros a highly
visible role 0Ur1ng the weekend, here are additional persons
who could make a contribution and who could be counted on to
speak from a civic perspe~~ive not hostile to government:
General McCaffrey: a great way to offer a
counter-balance to General Powell
M~11ard Fu11er, Habitat for HUmanity head
(might help get Carter on board)
Bishop John Adams, who presides over the Black
Bishops Association
George Soros, who has been a model philanthropist
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and a believer in
11
civil society,
11
in Rastern
Europe and America
Andy Young, currently heading up Kellog's AfricanAmerican Men and Boys Project
Sill Gray, now heading Unite~ Negro College PUna
Chuck Supple, who was a VP of the Thou$and Pointe
of Light Foundation and no• heads PUBLIC
ALLIES, where one of the most successful
Learn and serve programs is located.
Eli Segal as ex-Corporation CBO (how about giving
him a service awar~?)
Edgar Beckham (Pord Foundation VP and head of
the UNCF program on education-based community
service)
Yolanda Moses, CCNY President, eloquent African-
American spokesperson for service and
education (she's invited the President to
speak at CCNY graduation laeer this spring -a good opportunity for follow-upS)
Felix Rohatyn. a powerful voice for private sector
public goods.
* THE DECLARATION OF COMMITMENTS: We need to draft our
own version before we get a Powall version to which we can
only say yes or no. Our negotiating position will be
stronger if we have our own document on the table.
• Other Activities: The weeken4 shou1d feature
eovere~
AmericorpA programs as examples of how partnership works all
the way down; perhaps let a Republican State Governor
present his o~ favorite local Americorps program. some good
programs for such puxposes: YOUTHBUILD in Boston; PUBLIC
ALLIES, in DC; COMMUNITY WATERWATCH in New Jersey; PARTNBRS
IN SCHOOL INNOVATION in San Francisco. And of course
~hiladelphia•s best Amarieorps program.
The Sunday gala shouldn't ~e a tnrowaway. How can it
ge eervice ~e~ated? Performers with Peace Corps or Vista
backgrounds? •we are the World' or FarmAid veterans? MTV
Rock the Vote types?
4
I
UDR TID!! SDIIMI'l'.
Because General Powell's organization will continue
into the future, because the riva1 visions or service
explored here will remain in play, and moot of al1 because
the President's service philosophy undergirds his governing
philosophy, it is important to develop a strategy that will
continue beyond the Summit, and keep the President's service
comm~emenee
--
eepec~a~1y
Amer~corpa
and
~~-
a~~~ed
programs. but other programs as well -- alive, active and in
the public eye. Planning for after the Summit thus needs to
be a key part of planning before the summit.
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 1, 1997
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DonBaer
Director of Communications
Ann Lewis
Deputy Director of Communications
FROM:
Marcia L. Hale
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
RE:
Volunteerism Summit
I think it is important for us to involve elected officials in the process leading up to the
Presidents' Summit on America's Future, providing them with talking points and preliminary
information. Below are my recommendations of officials we should include:
Governor John Rowland
Governor Tom Carper
Governor Zell Miller
Governor William Weld
Governor John Engler
Governor Jeanne Shaheen
Governor James Hunt
Governor Tom Ridge
Governor Howard Dean
Governor Gary Locke
Mayor Bill Campbell
Mayor Kurt Schmoke
Mayor Thomas Menino
Mayor Joseph Riley Jr.
Mayor Michael White
Mayor Gregory Lashutka
Mayor Ronald Kirk
Mayor Dennis Archer
Mayor Paul Helmke
Mayor Emanuel Cleaver
Mayor Jim Dailey
Mayor Beverly O'Neill
Mayor Jerry Abramson
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MA
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NC
PA
VT
WA
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Detroit, MI
Fort Wayne, IN
Kansas City, MO
Little Rock, AR
Long .Beach, CA
Louisville, KY
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Ruth Ravitz: 202/347-4535
Jonathon Jones: 202/624-7724
Steve Wrigley: 404/651-7715
Ed Tobin: 617/727-5787
LeAnne Redick: 202/624-5840
Craig Welch: 603/271-3771
Debbie Bryant: 202/624-5830
Lisa Atkinson: 717/772-9026
Bob Rogan: 802/828-3333
Delee Shoemaker: 360/902-0390
Scotty Greenwood: 404/330-6028
Lynette Young: 410/396-4876
David Pasaffaro: 617/635-3158
Mary Ann Sullivan: 803/724-3735
Sheffield McClain: 216/664-4270
Richard Browning: 614/645-8828
Kristi Sherrill: 214/670-0773
Freeman Hendrix: 313/224-3445
Greg Purcell: 219/427-1111
Denise Philips: 816/274-2443
Bruce Moore: 5011371-4510
Randal Hernandez: 310/570-6968
William Summers: 502/574-3061
�Mayor John Norquist
Milwaukee, WI
Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton Minneapolis, MN
Mayor Marc Morial
New Orleans, LA
Mayor Rudolph Guiliani
New York, NY
Mayor Willie Brown
San Francisco, CA
Mayor Carleton Finkbeiner Toledo, OH
County Supervisor Yvonne Barthwaite Burke
Los Angeles County
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David Riemer: 414/286-8577
Vernon Wetterjach: 612/673-2109
Cheryl Teamer: 504/565-6415
Denny Young: 212/788-3102
Emilio Cruz: 415/544-6115
Thomas Kovacik: 419/245-1007
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213/974-2222
�TALKING POINTS ON SERVICE AND CITIZENSHIP: (Benjamin Barber)
* Voluntarism is not a surrogate for government; it is one important way for citizens to
participate in self-governant.
* Voluntarism is not just about private individuals doing private things alone, it is about citizens
doing public things together.
*Voluntarism for a day should lead to community service for a week; service for a week should
lead to a life time of citizenship. That is to say, service is about how we ourselves grow and
develop as responsible citizens as well as about helping others.
* National and community service can help heal the breach between government and the many
Americans who have come to mistrust it. For in taking on some of the responsibilities of selfgovernment, we come to appreciate the responsibilities of governors; in sharing the burdens of
our social problems, we come to understand the uses of cooperation and the meaning of
public/private partnerships.
* Arnericorps and Learn and Serve are emblematic programs because the coMection between
service and citizenship is primary not just contigent. For service is a vital form of citizen
education; and education is vital to learning the responsibilities and skills of citizenship. National
service volunteers are citizens in the making, getting an education in citizenship and social
responsibility at the same time they are serving their communities.
* Community service is doubly empowering: for it empowers the servers by helping them to take
responsibility for their own families and communities; and it empowers those served by giving
them the training and resources to take on their own problems.
* Service is not about going it alone but doing it together. The service ethic means sharing
responsibility: both governors and citizens have their role to play; both the public and the private
sectors have a partnership to forge; both communities and individuals have responsibilities to
assume.
* From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, our founders knew that a thriving democracy depends
on active citizens, and that active: citizens are made not born. Jefferson thought the founding of
the public University of Virginia was the most important thing he ever did. Education is the forge
of citizenship. National and community service are a powerful form of civic education. That is
why our programs try always to link service and education, voluntarism and the development of
civic responsibility. The education vouchers given to Arnericorps volunteers are not a way to "pay
volunteers". They are how voluntarism and education are tied together.
�''
.
(TALKING POINTS -- page two)
* A true partnership between government and citizens means all of us
doing more. Not volunteers doing everything and the government doing nothing; not the
government doing everything and its "clients'' doing nothing. It means both government and the
private sector, public officials and public citizens, working together to bring the full force of
democracy to bear on our common problems.
*National volunteers week is national service week as well; and national service week is national
citizens week; and national citizens week is national democracy week. For a civic volunteer is a
citizen in the making. And a week ofvoluntarism is preparation for a life time of citizenship.
* Volunteers "choose" to serve but citizenship is finally not a discretionary activity. It is the
obligation of every free woman and man. For without citizenship, there can be no freedom,
~thout responsible citizens, no accountable government..
* As we celebrate voluntarism and service we want to remember our most devoted volunteers:
those public servants who have volunteered for the military, and put their lives on the line in the
name of public service as a life-long calling. Our citizen-soldiers like General Powell have spent
their lives in service to their country and we owe them our thanks not only for what they have
done, but for how they have modeled for us the true meaning of citizenship and service.
* Our responsibility here in WashingtoQ in the era after big government is hot to cease governing
but to govern more responsibly; not to burden private philanthropy and individual volunteers with
responsibility to solve every problem government has failed to solve, but to call on them to forge
with us a partnership that engages governors and the governed alike in facing the challenges of
democracy.
�Draft • Subject to change
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The Goal
By the year 2000, 2 million additional
young people will have access to the five
fundamental resources that will maximize
their success - an ongoing relationship
with a caring adult, safe places and structured
activities, a healthy start, marketable skills
and opportunities to give back.
~:
�Draft - Subject to change
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Overall Objectives
•
to capture the attention and imagination of the
American public about the urgency of the
challenge and the powerful potential of the goal
and approach of the Summit
•
to celebrate commitments made and to motivate
commitment makers and other national
participants to assume sustained leadership roles
•
to support comunity and state delegations in
development of their approach to energize and
mobilize their communities to set and achieve
local goals
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SUNDAY, APRIL 27
DAY OF COMMITMENT
Marcus Foster Stadium
Germantown Avenue
8:30AM
Registration of Volunteers Begins
9:30AM - 10:45AM
Stage and Field Entertainment including
Sinbad (TBC), Grover Washington, Jr.,
Philadelphia Boys Choir, others
10:45AM
Invocation by Cardinal Bevilacqua
Mayor Rendell Welcomes -lntros General Powell
General Powell Remarks - lntros President Carter
President Carter Remarks
Mayor Rendelllntros either President & Mrs.
Clinton or Vice President & Mrs. Gore, and
other Presidents & First Ladies able to participate
11:15AM
Volunteers To Work
1:30PM
Second Kick-Off
Speakers TBD
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SUNDAY, APRIL 27th
5:30PM -7:30PM
Philadelphia Convention Center
Welcome to Philadelphia Reception and ..Taste Of Philadelphia .. Grand Hall, Convention
Center
Presentation of 1997 President's Service Awards by President Clinton
(by invitation)
Lecture Hall, Convention Center
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SUNDAY, APRIL 27
8:00PM- 9:30PM
A CELEBRATION OF SERVICE
Exhibition Hall A, Convention Center
A 90-minute "Pep Rally" for the delegates and the nation, with music, drama,
celebrities, and real stories by real people who are making a difference for America's
youth.
Host: Oprah Winfrey
Films By Barbara Kepple, Academy Award Winner
Introduction Of 1997 President's Service Award Winners
Key Message: Impact of the five fundamental resources in turning the tide for
America's youth.
Call To Order:
Chelsea Clinton And America's Youth
Stars Already Committed:
Wynton Marsalis
Savion Glover
Jon Secada
Michael Bolton
Grover Washington, Jr.
The Citykids Foundation
Remarks By:
Secretary Cisneros
Mrs. Lynda Robb
General Powell
Jesse Jackson/Hugh Price
The First Ladies - Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Reagan, Mrs. Clinton
Reflection on personal commitment to service
Closing Remarks By President Clinton
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MONDAY, APRIL 28
9:00AM - 11 :OOAM
THE PRESIDENTS' CHALLENGE TO AMERICA
Independence Hall Plaza
A historic gathering of Presidents to dramatize the crisis and declare the need for action to
turn the tide for America's youth. The event combines young people, public officials, entertain
ers, and videos.
Host:
Oprah Winfrey
Speakers:
Rev. Jackson (Invocation)
Mayor Rendell
Governor Ridge
Vice President Gore
General Powell
Governor Wilson
Presidents Ford, Carter, Bush, & Mrs. Reagan
President Clinton
Closing:
Presidents and young people sign "America's Promise"-- a declaration written b
youth to dramatize the need and call all Americans to action.
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MONDAY, APRIL 28
LEADERSHIP SESSIONS
Ben Franklin Ballroom
The Presidents, Governors, leaders of commitment makers
11 :30AM -1:OOPM
Brunch and receiving line
1:OOPM - 2:30PM
Roundtable, moderated by a leading journalist, for leaders to report to the
Presidents on their commitments; joint planning for sustained leadership
to broaden the circle of commitments
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Governors and leaders of commitment makers sign "America's Promise" Independence Hall with media coverage and satellite uplink capability
The First Ladies and Spouses of the Governors
11 :30AM - 2:30PM Lunch and service opportunities in elementary schools
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MONDAY, APRIL 28
COMMUNITY & STATE DELEGATIONS
Convention Center
11 :45AM - 1:15PM Working Lunches
remarks by Governors and local teaching examples
sharing across communities of local examples of innovation;
focus on lessons learned
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Working Session #1
focus on nationaVIocal goals & how to build support
2:45PM - 5:00PM
Working Session #2
working in community delegations to develop specific local
plans
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MONDAY, APRIL 28
NATIONAL INVITEES
Wyndham Hotel
12:00PM - 1:30PM "The New Way of Doing Business for America's Future"
{with lunch)
Secretary Donna Shalala
Elizabeth Dole
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Robert Woodson
Christine Saralucci, moderator
2:00PM- 3:30PM
Concurrent Sessions such as:
The
The
The
The
Role of Government
Role of the Workplace (Business & Labor)
Role of Education
Role of Communities of Faith
Panels: Cabinet members, national leaders from each
sector, examples of innovation, critical observers
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Plenary - The Role of the Media
Panel of print and broadcast journalists, media policy makers,
critical observers
ALL PARTICIPANTS
6:30PM - 10:30PM Host Committee Event - Penn's Landing
Food, music, fun for Summit participants and volunteers from
Philadelphia
Screenings of Rob Reiner television special
Fireworks
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29
ALL PARTICIPANTS
Convention Center
8:00AM - 8:45 AM Plenary - "The New Way of Doing Business for America's Future
Together"
Hon. Henry Cisneros
Bill Milliken
Other Speakers TBD
COMMUNITY AND STATE DELEGATIONS
Convention Center
9:00AM - 10:45AM
Working Session #3
presentation of local and state plans to governors
initial discussion of statewide coordination
11 :OOAM- 11 :30AM
Working Session #4
develop specific action steps for immediate implementation
individual and collective commitments to action
NATIONAL INVITEES
Convention Center & Marriott Hotel
9:30AM - 11 :OOAM Concurrent Sessions such as:
The
The
The
The
Role
Role
Role
Role
of Youth
of Civil Society Renewal Efforts
of Public-Private Partnerships
of Technology
Panels: Cabinet members, national leaders from each
sector, examples of innovation, critical observers
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29
ALL PARTICIPANTS
Independence Hall
11 :30AM - 12:30PM
Participants move to Independence Hall; informal lunch
12:30PM- 1:30PM
Closing Ceremony -Independence Hall
Tightly focused call to action that recaps and reinforces
the work done in Philadelphia; challenge to all Americans
and their communities and organizations to assume their
share of the responsibility for achieving the Summit goal
Speakers:
General Powell
Mrs. Clinton
Mrs. Bush
Bill Cosby
A Representative of America's Young People
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