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CAMP FIRE USA PARTNERS WITH YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY 2005, APRIL 15-17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2005

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Vanessa E. Adams
Communications Manager
Telephone: 816 756 1950, ext. 206
E-mail: vanessa.adams@campfireusa.org

CAMP FIRE USA PARTNERS WITH YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY 2005, APRIL 15-17
Camp Fire USA Youth Member Across the U.S. Respond to Community Needs by Serving Other

(Kansas City, Mo.) – Camp Fire USA, one of the nation's leading youth development organizations, has committed to serve as a National Partner for Youth Service America's National Youth Service Day 2005. Among 115 National Partners, Camp Fire USA encourages its youth members-and youth throughout the country-to participate in the world's largest service event, National Youth Service Day, on April 15-17.

A program of Youth Service America, National Youth Service Day is a public awareness and education campaign that highlights the amazing contributions that young people make to their communities 365 days a year. On April 15-17, young people will design and lead service-learning projects in areas such as literacy, the environment, healthcare, hunger, public safety and more. National Youth Service Day engages millions of young people in service and draws together a remarkable consortium of local, regional and national partners, while supporting youth on a life-long path of service and civic engagement. To strengthen this effort, State Farm Companies Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of National Youth Service Day 2005.

"Service is a key component of Camp Fire USA, and we're honored to serve as a National Partner once again," said Stewart J. Smith, CEO, Camp Fire USA. "We strongly encourage our youth members, as well as all of America's youth, to take the initiative and make a difference in their communities. Young people have so much energy to give, and, through National Youth Service Day, they can increase their experience and solidify their commitment to bettering the world around them."

Camp Fire USA councils across the nation will be conducting unique service-learning projects to fill their local community needs. If you are interested in volunteering for a Camp Fire USA project, please contact the Camp Fire USA council nearest you.

For more information about National Youth Service Day 2005, visit the National Youth Service Day Web site. There you will find a number of resources to help plan and implement service projects in your community, including:

National Youth Service Day Planning Tool Kit, in both English and Spanish,

National Youth Service Day Service-Learning Curriculum Guide, in both English and Spanish,

Issue-Specific Service-Learning Modules, and

Tip Sheets.

National Youth Service Day is coordinated by Youth Service America, in association with the National Youth Leadership Council and PARADE Magazine. In addition to thousands of projects led by youth, schools, community and faith-based groups, 50 organizations across the country serve as Lead Agencies for National Youth Service Day. The Lead Agencies are local, regional, or statewide liaisons for National Youth Service Day, promoting projects and celebrations, coordinating volunteer recruitment, local media outreach, and hands-on participation by elected officials.

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Camp Fire USA is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit youth development organizations, serving nearly three quarters of a million participants annually. Founded in 1910, Camp Fire, with a national headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., provides all-inclusive, coeducational programs in hundreds of communities across the United States. By design, Camp Fire's programs, including small group experiences, after-school programs, camping and environmental education, child care and service learning, build confidence in younger children and provide hands-on, youth-driven leadership experiences for older youth. For more information, visit www.campfireusa.org.

Youth Service America is a national nonprofit resource center that partners with thousands of other organizations committed to growing the youth service movement. Youth Service America's programs and services increase the effectiveness, sustainability, and scale of the youth service and service-learning fields on a local, national, and global level. In addition to National Youth Service Day and Global Youth Service Day, happening April 15-17, 2005, YSA also hosts SERVEnet (www.SERVEnet.org), providing the largest database of volunteer opportunities in America. For more information about grant opportunities for National Youth Service Day, please visit www.YSA.org.