SAN FRANCISCO—First Lady Michelle Obama visited to be the keynote speaker for the National Conference on Volunteering and Services on Monday, June 22.
She was joined by volunteers and civic leaders from around the nation and globe for the three-day event, which was co-hosted by the Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
President Obama released a video on May 16 which called all Americans to volunteer in their communities starting this summer and going beyond, calling it United We Serve. Starting on June 22 until National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11.
On the National Conference on Volunteering and Services Web site, Michelle Nunn, the CEO of the Points of Light Institute and co-founder of HandsOn Network says, "We are thrilled that she had chose our national conference as a platform to launch United We Serve. She has made service a centerpiece of her agenda, and her appearance will add a burst of excitement and a new significance to this gathering of service leaders as well as our larger efforts to usher in a new era of service.
"The First Lady has made service and volunteering a life calling, and her leadership is helping to inspire a whole new generation of Americans who are making service a part of their daily lives, said Nicola Goren, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National Service and Community Service.
She joined California's First Lady Maria Shriver at the building of a playground at Bret Harte Elementary School earlier on Monday before she made the speech on volunteering and services that evening.
