Tuesday, November 11, 2008
CONTACT: Sandy Scott
Phone: 202-606-6724
Email: sscott@cns.gov
Departing CEO David Eisner and Ongoing Board Chair Stephen Goldsmith Discuss Unprecedented Need and Opportunity for National Service at Georgetown Event
As the economic downturn puts more Americans at risk, and as citizen service comes into the spotlight with the Presidential transition, the departing CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service will discuss the growing need and unprecedented opportunity for national service this Thursday at Georgetown University.
David Eisner, who is stepping down this week after five years as President Bush’s national service chief, will join Corporation Board Chair Stephen Goldsmith and CNN anchor Nicole Lapin to discuss “From Dropouts to Downturns: Why Service is America’s Solution.” The event will take place at Georgetown University’s ICC auditorium this Thursday, November 13 at 9:30 am. Media are invited.
America faces tough challenges. Half of the students in our 50 biggest cities don't graduate, 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the economic downturn has put more people and communities at risk. Volunteering and national service offers an effective intervention to tackle these tough challenges. And the momentum for service is stronger than ever on college campuses, in Congress, and in corporate America.
Eisner, who has led the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, VISTA, NCCC, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America since 1993, will address the historic need and opportunity for national service, and Goldsmith will look at what the future holds for service and volunteering.
WHO:
- David Eisner, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
- Stephen Goldsmith, Board Chair, Corporation for National and Community Service
- Nicole Lapin, CNN Anchor and Host of “Young People Who Rock”
- Daniel Porterfield, Senior VP for Strategic Development, Georgetown University
- AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America volunteers
WHAT:
- Discussion on “From Dropouts to Disasters: Why Service is America’s Solution” sponsored by the Center for Social Justice and the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership
WHEN:
- 9:30 to 11:00 am, Thursday, November 13, 2008
WHERE:
- Intercultural Center (ICC) Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW
Driving Directions and Visitor Parking Information
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov.
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