Global Youth Service Day during WWVW
Global Youth Service Day is the largest annual celebration of young volunteers, when millions of young people everywhere highlight and carry out thousands of community improvement projects. GYSD is organized by Youth Service America with the Global Youth Action Network as its key partner and a consortium of international organizations and over 120 national coordinating committees in participating countries.
Through my own experiences working with youth leadership programs, I have gained insight into the tremendous impact that youth led projects can have on local communities and beyond. Some of my most inspiring role models are youth who have shaped legislation, started their own non-profits organizations and organized communities to fight injustice. Stories about some of my youth heroes can be seen at the Brower Youth Awards web-site.
If you too would like to be inspired, feel reassured about the future, and/or humbled by our next generation of leaders; get involved with a GYSD project happening near you. GYSD dates, April 25-27, just so happen to overlap with our Worldwide Volunteer Week. So, if you are a Sun employee who doesn't have project, Search the GYSD map to find out if a project near you is recruiting adult volunteers. Visit here for US-based projects.
