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  • Check Out All The Recent iParticipate Coverage

    By iParticipate on Tue, Oct 20 2009, 18:27:20 | 0 comments

    There are a ton of stories about iParticiapte this week. Click on the links below to read some of the coverage: AOL TV ET Online Larry King Live Service Nation

  • Fox’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Star Ashley Valerio Volunteers Teaching Young Dancers

    By iParticipate on Tue, Oct 20 2009, 17:51:32 | 0 comments

    Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance Star, Ashley Valerio will volunteer teaching dance class with kids from the Teen Empowerment Center in Boston as part of a larger effort within the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s iParticipate campaign.

  • Young People Are Participating By Bringing New Solutions to Childhood Obesity

    By iParticipate on Tue, Oct 20 2009, 11:57:03 | 0 comments

    For the second year in a row, Youth Service America is asking young people, as young as middle school children, to help figure out the problem of childhood obesity. Last year, 100 schools and organizations received UnitedHealth HEROES grants that funded youth-led service-learning initiatives promoting healthy eating and physical activity. (Service-learning is an educational strategy that connects community service with the curriculum.) Read more at The Huffington Post.

  • See The New Morgan Freeman PSA - Give Health a Hand.

    By iParticipate on Tue, Oct 20 2009, 03:32:57 | 0 comments

    MORGAN FREEMAN APPEARS IN NEW IPARTICIPATE PSA ASKING AMERICANS TO VOLUNTEER FOR OTHERS’ HEALTH Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman appears in a new Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) public service announcement that encourages Americans to volunteer their time to care for someone else’s health. The spot is one of a series of PSAs that all major broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC – will launch this fall as part of the EIF’s iParticipate national initiative to promote service and volunteering.

  • iParticipate's New Youth Section Is Now Live!

    By iParticipate on Tue, Oct 20 2009, 03:04:25 | 0 comments

    Just saw what your favorite shows were doing to support volunteering and want to help? Want to get text messages a couple of times a month with volunteer opportunities? Want to know everything that's going on with iParticipate on Twitter, Flickr and YouTube? Check it all out HERE.

  • Check out the Huffington Post's impact section covering iParticipate

    By iParticipate on Mon, Oct 19 2009, 22:03:46 | 0 comments

    On the Huffington Post’s IMPACT section today, iParticipate has two front page stories. There is an overview story and a Hank Azaria post as well. See them HERE

  • Share your stories. What are you doing to participate?

    By iParticipate on Mon, Oct 19 2009, 21:36:33 | 3 comments

    Check out our new area where you can post and share your volunteering photos and stories. http://www.iparticipate.org/content/share-your-experience

  • The View Announces America's Ultimate Volunteer!

    By iParticipate on Mon, Oct 19 2009, 16:32:08 | 0 comments

    Over the last few weeks, The View has been searching the country and asking viewers to nominate Americans for their Ultimate Volunteer award. The winner is Tom Gipson, who helped build over 1,000 homes nationwide for the homeless.

  • Read About iParticipate In The LA Times

    By iParticipate on Mon, Oct 19 2009, 10:52:30 | 2 comments

    Community service as a TV theme More than 100 programs on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and cable networks will spotlight the idea of giving back, through story lines or public service announcements. Discerning television viewers may notice a recurrent theme on their favorite shows this week. The doctors on ABC's "Private Practice" give homeless teenagers free checkups. On NBC's "30 Rock," page Kenneth Parcell tries to adopt all the dogs at an animal shelter. And two characters on CBS' "Numb3rs" talk about joining Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  • Check Out The Good Morning America Weekend Coverage of iParticipate

    By iParticipate on Sun, Oct 18 2009, 18:58:56 | 0 comments

    Celebrities, TV networks unite to champion volunteerism. Check out the GMA Weekend iParticipate coverage including video here.

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