Today, service to others is not something a great many of us think about.  Few churches and outreach groups advocate or provide missionary work.  Or maybe we just don't hear about them.

So, President Obama is expanding national service programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, and building a Classroom Corps to help teachers help kids.

He's asking all middle school and high school students to volunteer 50 hours of community service a year.  All college students who complete 100 hours of community service will receive a fully refundable tax credit ensuring them that the first $4000 of their college education is completely free.

And retired Americans are being asked to put their knowledge and experience back to work.  More ideas and more programs are needed for the retired and for the young.

Let's all do our part.

For more information, go to the President's website Change.gov..

Thank you.