As part of the Obama Administration’s voluntarism initiative, the United We Serve summer service program launches today. It will conclude with the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11.
You can participate in United We Serve events across the nation this summer by visiting the new White House website, Serve.gov (http://www.serve.gov/).  To encourage participation in service this summer and beyond, the Serve.gov website allows people to search for volunteer opportunities based on location and interests. The site also includes social media tools to share volunteer opportunities with others.
Beginning today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials will be participating in several events throughout the summer to support United We Serve with a preparedness theme. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s support is Orlando, Fla. where she will work with the Orlando Citizen Corps Council and volunteers to assemble CERT kits in preparation for hurricane season at the Orlando Emergency Operations Center.
In addition, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate will discuss the importance of preparedness and volunteerism at a roundtable in Denver, Col., with firefighters and volunteers from Fire Corps and CERT programs.  Administrator Fugate at this event via a live streaming webcast on the internet at 11:00 AM Mountain Time (1:00 PM EST) at DHSON.TV (http://www.dhson.tv/). FEMA will be posting Citizen Corps Council and partner program information on the Serve.com website. You can also sign up to receive news of the 9/11 Day of Service from My Good Deed which is the organization which helped establish it.
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