PHOTO BY GLYNIS SELINA ARBAN
YOU GOT SERVED
Get psyched for the amazing, inspiring, and imminent Summer of Service
Got plans for the summer?
Time to pull out your calendar.
This week, Barack Obama announces the first ever Summer of Service, a new call to action (and adventure) for America's youth.
Here's the deal: Pick a community you love (arts, sports, animals, anime...) and find a way to serve it. Think skater guys are cute? Organize a board race for your favorite charity, and get them all involved. Live to play bass in your band? Hold a free concert where admission costs cans of food that you send to a shelter. You can start a Zine about your favorite cause, or hold a fashion show about the environment, whatever - just get excited and get involved.
Artists / filmmakers / photogs, you're needed, too. All summer long, service.gov will document community activists with pictures, drawings, and short films. Submit your snaps, movies, and illustrations, and your art will be on its way to the White House.
Service.gov can also hook you up with projects already in progress, so if you want to find a community group (or stalk your do-gooder crush at the animal shelter), this is the way to go.
Sign up for the Summer of Service and show the world (and America) that cool, creative young people are more than just hipsters and hip-hop connoisseurs- we're the ones who can get good things done... as long as there's a good soundtrack involved.
--FARAN KRENTCIL
WE LOVE SERVICE.GOV
WE LOVE THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
AND WE LOVE YOU!
Time to pull out your calendar.
This week, Barack Obama announces the first ever Summer of Service, a new call to action (and adventure) for America's youth.
Here's the deal: Pick a community you love (arts, sports, animals, anime...) and find a way to serve it. Think skater guys are cute? Organize a board race for your favorite charity, and get them all involved. Live to play bass in your band? Hold a free concert where admission costs cans of food that you send to a shelter. You can start a Zine about your favorite cause, or hold a fashion show about the environment, whatever - just get excited and get involved.
Artists / filmmakers / photogs, you're needed, too. All summer long, service.gov will document community activists with pictures, drawings, and short films. Submit your snaps, movies, and illustrations, and your art will be on its way to the White House.
Service.gov can also hook you up with projects already in progress, so if you want to find a community group (or stalk your do-gooder crush at the animal shelter), this is the way to go.
Sign up for the Summer of Service and show the world (and America) that cool, creative young people are more than just hipsters and hip-hop connoisseurs- we're the ones who can get good things done... as long as there's a good soundtrack involved.
--FARAN KRENTCIL
WE LOVE SERVICE.GOV
WE LOVE THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
AND WE LOVE YOU!
This story was published on June 19, 2009.
CONTENT RATING:
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Laconia
06/19/2009
This is ingenious! I love community service, and think its great that our Prez is trying to get more young people to love it as well :D
Major Kudos for endorsing, Nylon!!
VEE
06/19/2009
FUCK OBAMA AY
sophie
06/19/2009
I think that's a fantastic idea
jadee
06/19/2009
obamas the best. so shut the fuck up.
Ariana
06/19/2009
Thanks so much for this post! I just found some amazing volunteer opportunities for this summer.
cee
06/19/2009
Obama. Thank you :]
Robb
06/20/2009
Obama's not the best... but I agree with u Jadee, Vee needs to calm his happy self down.
living in DC, I'm hoping there are some cool initiatives i can jump on.
way to go NYLON for bringing this t our attention.
Paige
06/20/2009
Idealistically, good plan. Hopefully it'll be sucessful.
LaShyGirl
06/27/2009
VEE
06/19/2009
FUCK OBAMA AY
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I know huh!?!
thatsme73
06/27/2009
this is all an excuse for obama to make us slaves for the corporate, banker-funded new world order.
kate
07/16/2009
i think that's a great idea and i'm really glad obama's the new president!
Paloma
07/24/2009
hands down. obama is the best!
but i still think some people are missing the point here.
alphonsine
07/27/2009
wow america and nylon! good for you! covering such a great story! :)
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