I'm getting a new position at work. I'm going to be the volunteer coordinator! I'm really excited, but I'm also I a little nervous.
Because I'm getting this position, I was able to go to the National Conference on Volunteer and Service. It was FANTASTIC! I learned some really great information and I got to hear lots of famous people speak!
Nancy Pelosi didn't really say anything all the important. She is from California (which is where the conference was held) and she just introduced the next speaker. It was cool to hear the story of when she was elected to be Speaker of the House, she asked all the children to come to the front and she passed around her gavel.
Govenor Schwartinegger married Maria Schriver. Maria's family was very into service. California is the first state to have someone be elected into the cabinet who's job is to deal with service. It's really cool!
Please go to Serve.gov. The "United We Serve" initiative is going to be huge! To see more stuff about it, you can also look it up on You Tube! Here is a link that talks about Michelle Obama building a playground with Maria Shriver
Bon Jovi is really into serve. He bought the Philadelphia Soul (arena football) because he thinks everyone has soul. He has done a ton with his team and service.
Please check out Serve.gov.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
Posted by Jess at 8:05 PM
Labels: Service Volunteering
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Starting September 11, 2009 the Pass It Forward (PIF) Movement will be the answer to how we are going to manage all of the volunteers requested by Serve.gov.
One by one every person(www.aunitedworld.org/programs.asp)and organization (www.aunitedworld.org/pages.asp) is creating their own version of a PIF program. Here are the PIF programs that came out the National Conference on Volunteering and Service (www.itsallwhoyouknow.org). The best news of all - WE DON'T NEED ANY MONEY to empower each and every person to realize that they are capable of helping to make the world a better place.
In just 30 minutes (www.30minutementor.org) a volunteer mentor will help their protégé find their purpose, so that they can develop a passion (along with their gift) into their own PIF program. In the same 30 minutes a mentor will train the protégé so that they can do the same for others and PIF too. Our goal - "To give every person the opportunity to have a mentor and to be a volunteer mentor."
A PIF mentor is a master networker that will help their protégés do exactly what they want to be doing, when they want to be doing it, under their own terms and conditions. The only obstacles is first, their program must appeal to 100% of people; second, they must abide by all 6 pillars of character (www.aunitedworld.org/char.asp); and third, their program has to do with making the world a better place.
The only money we need from our government is to help create a website so we can empower 1000's of people in one day. Here's what we have so far www.aunitedworld.org/all.asp.
As the Director of the PIF movement, I am currently mentoring hundreds of people (all over the world on the internet). At the same time these hundreds of people are mentoring me, as well as others! It is not time consuming at all as a mentor will always help their protégés go to the next step by referring them to a page on the website www.aunitedworld.org that will help them get what they want. To better understand what a PIF mentor is, please go to www.aunitedworld.org/mentor.asp.
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what great speakers! that's a cool experience. good luck with your new position!
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