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National Service Office Hours: Ask Wendy!

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Last month, we told you that Americans volunteered 7.9 billion hours in the Volunteering and Civic Life in America report and last week, we asked you to join us in a National Day of Service around the Presidential Inauguration and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. We know that January is a time filled with resolve to be better and do better. What better way to fulfill those resolutions than with volunteering?

Do you have questions about volunteering, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, the Social Innovation Fund, or MLK Day? Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service will be taking your questions during a session of National Service Office Hours on Twitter!

Join us on Thursday, January 10th, at 3:00 p.m. ET for a live Twitter Q&A.

Here's how it works:

  • Ask your questions now and during the chat with the hashtag #AskWendy
  • Follow the Q&A live through @WendyCNCS and @nationalservice.
  • If you miss the Q&A, the full session will be posted on Serve.gov.
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