September 11, 2009 will mark the first milestone in the United We Serve initiative, President Obama’s nationwide initiative to create a sustained, collaborative, and focused effort to meet community needs.  The day will be an opportunity for all Americans to recommit to volunteering throughout the year. Individuals looking for service opportunities on or around 9/11 can visit Serve.gov, a web site that allows visitors to type in their zip code to find local volunteer opportunities or find ideas for creating new projects with family, friends and neighbors.  Organizations can also recruit volunteers by posting their 9/11 service projects on the database.

Virginia is taking part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance with service projects througout the state. Below are a few projects sponsored by or involving members of the Governor’s Advisory Board for National and Community Service. We encourage you to search for more volunteer opportunities in your area.

The interior of the Cathedral of St Wenceslas in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, will be restored with support from Norway.

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The city of Warsaw is organising an environmental awareness program for its inhabitants, focusing on recycling and waste management. Today less than 40% of Warsaw households have systems allowing for waste segregation and recycling.

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The number of prematurely born babies is up in the Czech Republic. 12 new intensive care units are now in place in 9 Czech cities to also increase the survival rate of the newborns.

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1000 Polish students, teachers and staff will study and work in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway with support from the Polish scholarship fund. Among the numerous cooperation projects between educational institutions in the 4 countries is a new programme for peace studies in Poland to be rolled out in October 2009.

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