<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Each week @NFBCSDivision, the official twitter handle for the National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division tweets out and re-tweets out interesting, informative and inspiring content.<div class=""> earlier this week the Presidential Proclamation for National Volunteer Week was posted to the National Service blog and was tweeted out from there. We re-tweeted this information and we thought we might share what you are missing!</div><div class=""> If you like, please feel free to share your thoughts on our 44th president’s words.</div><div class=""> the text is included here:</div><div class=""> </div><h1 style="font-size: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-weight: 500; color: rgb(36, 37, 37); letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1.2em; font-family: Oswald, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="http://nationalservice.tumblr.com/post/116311995777/2015-national-volunteer-week-presidential" style="color: rgb(23, 23, 23); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in; outline: dotted thin;" class="">2015 National Volunteer Week Presidential Proclamation</a></h1><div class="caption clearfix rte" style="line-height: 23px; color: rgb(66, 65, 64); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="389" data-orig-width="600" style="margin: 0px;"><img data-orig-height="389" data-orig-width="600" width="500" height="324" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block;" apple-inline="yes" id="D6C01A8B-867D-4995-982C-7BDDA8AAA7D8" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:5F5121F8-CF48-4DE9-A132-F715F27A6B2C@att.net" class=""></figure><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">As a Nation, our greatest resource is our people. We each have the power to strengthen the fabric of our society and make the world a better place. Every day, Americans across the country realize this enormous potential through service to others and by giving back to their communities. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize those who embrace a life of active, energetic, and engaged citizenship, and we reaffirm our belief that all people have something to contribute to the American story.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">This spirit of service is deeply embedded in our culture and vital to our national character. It reflects the idea that we are each our brothers’ and our sisters’ keepers, and it is a core part of being an American. Through service, ordinary people can make an extraordinary impact. In times of tragedy, volunteers are a source of comfort and resilience; in places of great need, they offer hope and renew our faith that a brighter day lies ahead; and in small neighborhoods and bustling cities, these dedicated individuals help build ladders of opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds. Volunteers – often with few resources and little recognition – make enormous sacrifices to lift up the people around them as well as those they may never meet. As they do, they give new life to the values that bind us together as Americans and to the promise that those who love their country can change it.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">My Administration is working to empower more Americans with opportunities to give back to their neighborhoods and to our country, and we are committed to supporting those who already do. That is why we created a task force to find new ways to expand and improve national service. And last year we launched the <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/employers-national-service" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">Employers of National Service initiative</a>because we know those who are passionate about making a difference in their communities have the talents and experience to bolster our Nation’s workforce. Through the <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">Corporation for National and Community Service</a>, we are investing in programs like <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">AmeriCorps</a> and <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/senior-corps" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">Senior Corps</a>, and we have expanded the scope of these opportunities – initiatives such as <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/senior-corps#" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">School Turnaround AmeriCorps</a>, <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/justice-department-and-cncs-announce-new-partnership-enhance" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">justice AmeriCorps</a>, and <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/task-force-expanding-national-service/stem-americorps" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">STEM AmeriCorps</a> are focusing on some of our country’s most pressing needs.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">The unending task of perfecting our Nation does not fall to any one person or to our Government alone – and the solutions to the problems we face do not lie beyond our reach. We must enlist all Americans in the effort to build a better future for the next generation, and we should each make service a lifelong commitment. Together, we can work to meet our Nation’s challenges, not just for one day, but every day. This week, let us renew our commitment to this important cause and rededicate ourselves to the work ahead.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 12 through April 18, 2015, as National Volunteer Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by volunteering in service projects across our country and pledging to make service a part of their daily lives. To find a service opportunity nearby, visit <a href="http://www.serve.gov/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 172, 239); text-decoration: none; transition: color 100ms ease-in; -webkit-transition: color 100ms ease-in;" class="">www.Serve.gov</a>.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.</p><p style="margin: 0.3em 0px 1em;" class="">BARACK OBAMA</p></div><aside class="post-footer" style="min-height: 31px; margin-top: 18px; color: rgb(66, 65, 64); font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></aside><div class=""> </div></body></html>