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Accept the Challenge!

October 5-11, 2009

Join your peers from around the country for a concentrated week of special events and community outreach activities designed to raise awareness and build support for service-learning.

Tell us what you will be doing for the Challenge in the Accept the Challenge section.

See what others did during the 2008 Challenge

Through the Challenge, you can:
  • Spotlight the value of service-learning to young people, schools, and communities.
  • Encourage others to launch service-learning activities
  • Build support for service-learning among decision-makers
  • Increase recognition of Learn and Serve America, the only federal program dedicated to service-learning
Join us in moving closer to achieving our 2010 national goals to:
  • Engage 5 million college students in service
  • Ensure 50 percent of America's K-12 schools incorporate service-learning into their curricula
For tips and simple ways you can participate in the Challenge, visit the Tool Kit section of the website.

Gear up for the Challenge now:
  • Designate when and how your school or organization will celebrate.
  • Register your Challenge activity in the Accept the Challenge section of the website.
  • Join the growing community of Proud Partners. Click here to add your school or organization's name to the list.
  • Order your Challenge t-shirts, buttons, and more at the Online Store section of the website.
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Service-Learning
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