Presidential Inaugural Committee Announces Speakers and Performers for National Day of Service Summit National Mall Service Event will Feature Chelsea Clinton, Eva Longoria, Ben Folds,
Beau Biden, Star Jones, Angela Bassett
WASHINGTON – Today the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced the speakers and performers who will kick off the 57th Presidential Inauguration at the Service Summit on the National Mall as part of President Obama’s National Day of Service. Speaking and performing at the Service Summit will be National Day of Service Honorary Chair Chelsea Clinton, PIC Co-Chair Eva Longoria, singer-songwriter Ben Folds, Iraq war veteran and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, American Heart Association spokesperson and television personality Star Jones, actress Angela Bassett, gospel singer Yolanda Adams, U.S. Rep and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and the Washington Children’s Choir. The event will be emceed by 94.7 Fresh FM host Tommy McFly.
Each speaker will highlight one of seven themes of service: community resilience, economic development, education, environment, faith, health, and veterans and military families.
The public can sign up for the Service Summit on the National Mall at http://www.2013pic.org/service/dc. Nearly 100 service organizations will be on hand conducting service projects and training citizens to serve in their communities throughout the coming year. Volunteers can paint a portable mural for a D.C.-area school with Greater DC Cares or work with faith-based organizations to craft cards for hospitalized and foster care children. The Red Cross will offer CPR and AED training, and First Book will fill backpacks with new books for children in need. With a series of hands-on activities, Share Our Strength will teach ways to select healthy foods on a budget. Roots and Shoots will have kid-friendly crafts that make use of recycled materials to protect migratory birds and the American Legion will be working with volunteers to make “Valentines for Vets.”
“We could not be more excited that so many distinguished Americans are answering the President and Vice President’s call to serve,” said PIC spokeswoman Addie Whisenant. “The service fair on the National Mall will undoubtedly capture the spirit of shared commitment and ongoing service so important to President Obama, Vice President Biden and their families.”
In response to a call to action from President Obama, thousands of Americans across the country are rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in the National Day of Service to strengthen their communities and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 2009, President Obama and the First Lady started the tradition of holding a National Day of Service the weekend before the swearing-in. President Obama has always believed that everyone has something they can contribute to their community, and that America works best when neighbors help neighbors.
More information on the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee and the National Day of Service can be found at www.2013pic.org and on Twitter @obamainaugural. The official hashtag of the National Day of Service is #iserve.
Full list of organizations participating in the Service Summit on the Mall:
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
4-H
www.4-h.org
Bread for the City
www.breadforthecity.org
Corporation for National & Community Service
www.nationalservice.gov
Greater DC Cares
www.greaterdccares.org
HOPE Worldwide Ltd.
www.hopeww.org
ITNAmerica
itnamerica.org
Life Pieces to Masterpieces
www.lifepieces.org
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
www.lisc.org
Martha's Table
www.marthastable.org
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters
www.nvoad.org
Points of Light
www.pointsoflight.org
Public Allies
www.publicallies.org
United Way Worldwide
www.unitedwaynca.org
Voices for National Service
www.voicesforservice.org
Volunteers of America
www.voa.org
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A Wider Circle
www.awidercircle.org
ByteBack
www.byteback.org
Capital Area Food Bank
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services
www.uscis.gov
Dress for Success
www.dressforsuccess.org
Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov
Department of Housing & Urban Development
www.hud.gov
Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov
Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Goodwill Industries International
www.goodwill.org
Liberty's Promise
www.libertyspromise.org
Millennium Challenge Corporation and U.S. Agency for International Development
www.mcc.gov & www.usaid.gov
Operation HOPE
www.operationhope.org
Rebuilding Together
www.rebuildingtogether.org
Share Our Strength
www.nokidhungry.org
YouthBuild (Sasha Bruce Youthwork)
www.sashabruce.org
EDUCATION
826DC
www.826dc.org
After School All-Stars
www.afterschoolallstars.org
Afterschool Alliance
www.afterschoolalliance.org
Big Brothers & Big Sisters - Capitol Region
www.bbbs.org
Citizen Schools
www.citizenschools.org
City Year
www.cityyear.org
Department of Education
www.ed.gov
First Book
www.firstbook.org
Jumpstart
www.jstart.org
Literacy Volunteers of America
www.lvanca.org
NASA
www.nasa.gov
Next Step Foundation
www.nextstepfoundation.org
Reading Is Fundamental
www.rif.org
Teach for America
www.teachforamerica.org
ENVIRONMENT
Ample Harvest
www.ampleharvest.org
DC Department of Parks and Recreation
www.dpr.dc.gov/DC/DPR
Department of Agriculture
www.usda.gov
Department of Energy
energy.gov
Department of Interior
www.doi.gov
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
www.luckydoganimalrescue.org
National Park Service
www.nps.gov
National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
Potomac Riverkeeper
www.potomacriverkeeper.org
Roots and Shoots
www.rootsandshoots.org
Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
Student Conservation Association
www.thesca.org
The Corps Network
www.corpsnetwork.org
FAITH
Catholic Volunteer Network
www.catholicvolunteernetwork.org
Concerned Black Men National
www.cbmnational.org
DC Jewish Community Center
www.washingtondcjcc.org
Habitat for Humanity
www.dchabitat.org
Interfaith Youth Core
www.ifyc.org
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
www.jesuitvolunteers.org
Junior League of Northern Virginia
www.jlnv.org
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers
www.ndmva.org
Salvation Army - Capitol Region
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Sunshine Mail Foundation
www.sunshinemail.org
Shepherd's Table
www.shepherdstable.org
We Feed Our People
www.wefeedourpeople.org
HEALTH
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association
www.heart.org
Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org
Best Buddies International
www.bestbuddies.org
Community Health Corps
www.communityhealthcorps.org
DC Rape Crisis Center
www.dcrcc.org
Feeding America
www.feedingamerica.org
Food and Friends
www.foodandfriends.org
Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Peace Corps
www.peacecorps.gov
Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Simple Changes
www.simplechanges.org
Teens Run DC
www.teensrundc.org
The Women’s Center
www.thewomenscenter.org
VETERANS
American Legion
www.legion.org
Blue Star Families
www.bluestarfam.org
Comfort for America's Uniformed Services
www.cause-usa.org
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov
Give an Hour
www.giveanhour.org
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
www.iava.org
Team Rubicon
www.teamrubiconusa.org
The Mission Continues
www.missioncontinues.org
Veterans of Foreign Wars
www.vfw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America
www.vva.org
Young Marines
www.youngmarines.com
