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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Looking for a way to increase participation in your programs
while connecting with the larger youth service movement? Apply to be a Lead
Agency for Global Youth Service Day 2010 (April 23-25)! Lead Agencies are
organizations across the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the
Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, or New Brunswick that increase the
scope, visibility, and sustainability of Global Youth Service Day by leading
city, regional, or statewide service projects and events. Past Lead Agencies
have been successful in garnering national media attention, developing new
partnerships, and engaging elected and public officials in their service and
service-learning projects. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lead Agencies receive a $2,000 GYSD planning grant sponsored
by State Farm Companies Foundation, travel support to attend the Youth Service
Institute in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>, and direct assistance from Youth Service
America to ensure a successful Global Youth Service Day. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To access the application, visit <a
href="http://www.gysd.org/partners/leadagencies">www.gysd.org/partners/leadagencies</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The application deadline is July 17, 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have any questions about the Lead Agency program or
the application, please contact Mike Minks at <a href="mailto:mminks@ysa.org">mminks@ysa.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Other Grants & Awards Available from
Youth Service <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>:
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Disney Minnie Grants (Deadline: June 15)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to offer the
Disney Minnie Grants to fund children's efforts to improve their communities.
These grants of $500 are for children (ages 5-14) or the organizations that
engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of
Poverty, Hunger, Education, Environment, Global Citizenship, Sustainable
Community Development, and Disaster Prevention & Relief. Applications
are accepted from all over the world. Projects will take place in the
months of September-November 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards (Deadline: June 15)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Youth Service America is pleased to launch the first annual
Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards to recognize two young female social
entrepreneurs, ages 14 to 17, whose initiatives serve the common good. The
awards of $2000 each are created in memory of Gladys Coccia, who began her
entrepreneurial career when she was a young girl in <st1:State w:st="on">West
Virginia</st1:State> and later became a very successful businesswoman in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>.
Nominations from across the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>
are welcome; special consideration will be given to nominees from <st1:State
w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:State> and metropolitan <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>.
Self-nominations are accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>STEMester of Service Grants (Deadline: July 15)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Contingent on federal funding, Youth Service America (YSA)
will implement a program to support middle school teachers and service-learning
coordinators to strengthen their classroom practices through service-learning.
The grant targets students from disadvantaged circumstances in states with the
highest drop out rates in the nation (<st1:State w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Delaware</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Nevada</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:State>,
<st1:City w:st="on">New York</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:State>,
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>).
STEMester of Service engages middle school youth in science and
technology-focused service-learning projects that address community problems,
incorporate youth voice and opportunities for reflection, are connected to
educational and program standards, and demonstrate community impact. With
training and preparation occurring in the fall for grantees, school programs
will launch on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010, and culminate on
Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More information and online application materials for all of
these grants are available at: <a href="http://www.ysa.org/awards">http://www.ysa.org/awards</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>Michael </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=5 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>M</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>inks</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Manager
of Outreach</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>Youth
Service </span></font></b></strong></span></font><strong><b><font size=1
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color=black><span style='color:black'> - </span></font></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>CFC #11577</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=1 color=black
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w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-06-05T11:39:00Z"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>1101
15th Street, NW, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street><font
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w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-06-05T11:39:00Z"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Washington</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, </span></font><ns0:State
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w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-06-05T11:39:00Z"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>DC</span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2009-06-05T11:39:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2009-06-05T11:39:00Z"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>20005</span></font></st1:PostalCode></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>P:
202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030</span></font></b></strong><br>
</span></font><strong><b><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><a href="mailto:mminks@ysa.org">mminks@ysa.org</a></span></font></b></strong><font
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</span></font><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><a
href="http://www.YSA.org">www.YSA.org</a> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>| </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><a href="http://www.SERVEnet.org">www.SERVEnet.org</a></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></strong><font size=1
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color:navy'>|</span></font><b><font size=1 color=blue face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=1 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.ServiceVote.org">www.ServiceVote.org</a>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>| </span></font></b><a
href="http://www.gysd.org/" title="http://www.gysd.org/"><b><font size=1
face=Tahoma title="http://www.gysd.org/"><span title="http://www.gysd.org/"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>www.GYSD.org</span></span></font></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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