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class=037282800-26122008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This grant may be
of interest to you. If you live in the listed states and have considered
engaging a community service project to put your members to work, this may be a
worthwhile opportunity. Our office will be announcing another grant
opportunity of potential interest to you in January. To learn more
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class=037282800-26122008> </SPAN>UnitedHealth Heroes Service-Learning
Grants: </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Corbel><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Corbel">Asking young people to take the
lead in solving the most critical health problem facing their
generation!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Corbel size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Corbel"> (Applicants from selected
states in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Corbel color=#333333 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Corbel">Youth Service
America and UnitedHealthcare are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES
service-learning grants<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> a Global
Youth Service Grant (GYSG). More than 200 awards are available for
youth-led community education projects. These grants of up to
$1<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>000 support
teachers<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> community-based and
school-based service-learning coordinators<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and students in the health professions to
implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity. The
selected projects will engage children and youth ages 5 to 25 in youth-led
solutions. We encourage ‘Semester of Service’ length projects that
launch in February<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and use Global
Youth Service Day (April 24-26<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
2009) to bring visibility to their projects. <BR title=""><BR
title="">Grants will support projects in <st1:State
w:st="on">Alabama</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
<st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
<st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State
w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
<st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State w:st="on">New
Jersey</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State
w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
<st1:State w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:State w:st="on">South
Carolina</st1:State><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and
<st1:State w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and in the following specific areas:
Florida-selected counties<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
Illinois-Chicagoland and <st1:City w:st="on">Peoria</st1:City>; and New
York-Long Island<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:City
w:st="on">New York City</st1:City><st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Syracuse</st1:City></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Corbel"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Corbel color=red size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Corbel">Deadline:
January 15<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
2009.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Corbel><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Corbel"> For application materials<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> visit <FONT color=#333333><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333333"><A
title="blocked::http://bme1.net/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=259651&l=208662206&e=ysaall@ysa.org&url=http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant
http://bme1.net/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=259651&l=208662206&e=ysaall@ysa.org&url=http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant"
href="http://bme1.net/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=259651&l=208662206&e=ysaall@ysa.org&url=http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant">http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant</A></SPAN></FONT>.
Questions? E-mail: <A
title="blocked::mailto:healthheroes@ysa.org
mailto:healthheroes@ysa.org
blocked::mailto:healthheroes@ysa.org
mailto:healthheroes@ysa.org"
href="mailto:healthheroes@ysa.org">healthheroes@ysa.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Calibri size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">YSA improves
communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young
people<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> ages 5-25<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> serving in substantive
roles.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Calibri color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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