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LTRP Note:<\/strong> Please take the time to read our related articles below this out of house article.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C–On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which for the first time includes federal authorization to establish September 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance.<\/p>\n

“Today President Barack Obama created a historic, enduring and compassionate legacy that truly honors the 9\/11 victims and their families, first responders and rescue and recovery workers, the soldiers who have take up arms to defend our freedom and safety, and the many volunteers who spontaneously contributed their efforts in the immediate aftermath of 9\/11,” said David Paine, founder and president of MyGoodDeed.org, the nonprofit group that led a seven-year campaign to formally establish 9\/11 as an annually recognized day of service and remembrance. “There isn’t a better or more fitting way to remember 9\/11 than for all of us as Americans to voluntarily set aside time on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks to help others in need.”<\/p>\n

“As a 9\/11 family member, I cannot think of more inspiring, appropriate and constructive tribute to my late brother and all those who perished, were injured or rose in service \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to rekindle at least for one day each year the remarkable spirit of compassion and service that unified our country,” said MyGoodDeed.org co-founder and vice president Jay S. Winuk, whose younger brother Glenn J. Winuk, an attorney, volunteer firefighter and EMT, died in the line of duty in the collapse of the World Trade Center. “This groundbreaking national service legislation will greatly benefit the nation in so many meaningful ways as we face these challenging times.”<\/p>\n

Paine and Winuk were among a select group of service sector leaders, government officials and other dignitaries who attended today’s ceremony at the SEED School in Washington, D.C. to witness President Obama signing into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.Click here to continue.<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is This Our Future: Mandatory Community Service, a Three-Legged Purpose Driven Plan, and a Brave New World? <\/a><\/p>\n

Rick Warren’s New Magazine Promotes the New Global Spirituality<\/a><\/p>\n

Obama Nation – Youth Brigade of Service<\/a><\/p>\n

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