PRH After School Program students will participate in the 21st Annual Global Youth Service Day.
Date: April 23, 2010
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: 2521 Holman
After School children will participate in the 21st Annual Global Youth Service Day. GYSD, celebrated in over 100 countries in every region of the world, is a day where young people organize and lead projects that address their community needs.
The History of Global Youth Service Day
In 1988, Youth Service America (YSA) and the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) organized the first National Youth Service Day, then called, “A Day in the Life of Service.” Nearly 1,000 programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. In 1990, YSA joined forces with COOL, the United States Conference of Mayors, Weekly Reader, and the Jefferson Awards to celebrate the day. More than 1,500 programs, a bipartisan group of 331 mayors, and 13 governors planned special service events, recognition and award ceremonies, as well as city-wide youth forums. In 2000, YSA founded Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) by adapting the successful model of National Youth Service Day in the United States. Since then, GYSD has grown to include hundreds of partners and millions of participating young people worldwide.
