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Each year, the Conference—which is co-convened by the HandsOn Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service—brings together 4,000 of the nation’s top leaders, experts, and practitioners in volunteering and service for three days of professional development, networking, and inspiration. It is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders.

The 2008 National Conference on Volunteering and Service attracted its share of media attention with several articles in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a great segment on The Today Show. Please click the links below for details. For additional information about the conference, volunteering and service trends and research, story ideas or commentary from experts, please contact:

• Sandy Scott, Corporation for National and Community Service, 202-606-6724, sscott@cns.gov
• Jennifer Geckler, HandsOn Network, 404-929-2900, jgeckler@handsonnetwork.org

TV Stories

• Teens Make a Difference, a report on HandsOn Network’s efforts to give teens a chance to help out in their communities (NBC, The Today Show, 6/02/2008)

Newspaper Stories

• Execs endorse volunteerism, social responsibility (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/02/2008)
• Young people’s volunteering discussed at conference (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/03/2008)
• Nunns make volunteerism and service a family affair (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/04/2008)
• Volunteers' merger produces new identity (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/01/2008)
• Conference to highlight area's role in volunteerism (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 3/13/2008)

Press Releases

• AmeriCorps Video Contest Winner Screens at National Volunteer Conference (6/02/2008)
• Outstanding Senior Corps Volunteers Receive Spirit of Service Awards (6/02/2008)
• HHS and National Service Team Up to Increase Volunteering Among Baby Boomers and Older Americans
  (6/01/2008)
• AmeriCorps Announces Availability of $70 Million in 2009 Funding (6/01/2008)
• Major U.S. Companies Honored For Outstanding Employee Volunteer Programs (6/01/2008)
• New Resource Center Website Offers 2,500 Free Tools for National Service and Volunteer Programs (5/31/2008)
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Former President Carter, Rep. John Lewis to Keynote National Conference on Volunteering & Service (5/29/2008)
• 4,000 Will Convene in Atlanta for the Nation’s Largest Gathering of Volunteer and Service Leaders (4/16/2008)

“In the NOW!” (On-Site Newsletter)

• Welcome; Who’s Coming to Conference; Survival Tips; Atlanta highlights (PDF - 5/31/2008)
• Attendees Dig Deep at Pre-Cons; National Service Goes to Town; Corporate Corner (PDF - 6/01/2008)
• “We Cannot Wait,” Implores Lewis in Opening Plenary; Volunteer Spotlight; Serve Atlanta (PDF - 6/02/2008)
• Young People Rock Conference; CEOS Stress Benefits of Service; What is AmeriCorps (PDF - 6/03/2008)

Featured Speaker Videos

• Remarks by Corporation CEO David Eisner, Opening Plenary, (High Speed Windows Media | Dial Up | 6/01/2008)
• Remarks by Congressman John Lewis, Opening Plenary, (High Speed Windows Media | Dial Up | 6/01/2008)
• Cohen-Nunn Dialogue on National Service | (6/03/2008)
• Remarks by former President Jimmy Carter, Closing Plenary, (High Speed Windows Media | Dial Up | 6/03/2008)
• Remarks by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (filmed), Closing Plenary, (High Speed Windows Media | Dial Up | 6/03/2008)

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