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City Year Boston- Serve-a-thon 2009SERVEATHON EventSaturday, May 30, 20099:00 AM - 3:00 PMBoston, MAMap this

Dear Family and Friends: %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%On Saturday, May 30, 2009 join City Year Boston for Serve-a-thon, the city's premier community service event! Join 1,500 volunteers in bringing new life to schools, playgrounds, vacant lots, housing developments, and parks. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%GIVE your time. Join the City Year youth corps to demonstrate the power of service and see firsthand how one day can transform a community. %newline% %newline%BUILD a stronger community. Join thousands of other dedicated participants to help transform Greater Boston into a better place to live and grow. %newline% %newline%BELIEVE in the power of service. Invigorate the City of Boston through projects such as creating outdoor play areas, painting murals, planting gardens and renovating community spaces. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%There is a $30 per volunteer participation fee, which covers your service supplies, food and an event t-shirt. All additional funds raised through Serve-a-thon help the young leaders of City Year Boston make a difference in the lives of children during their year of service - through literacy tutoring, mentoring, after-school activities, school vacation programs and community service projects. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%The Kick-Off Event and Registration will take place at BostonÃ¢Â?Â?s City Hall Plaza, and all service will be taking place in the neighborhoods of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Namely, Jackson Square, Egleston Square, Malcolm X Park, and the Bromley-Heath housing development. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%Online Registration now open! Visit www.cityyear.org/bostonserveathon to register! %newline% %newline%Be a Team Leader and register a Team of 10 or more to receive extra perks and benefits (see website for details). %newline% %newline%For more information you can email me, or our Serve-a-thon team at serveathonboston@cityyear.org, by phone at 617.927.2300. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%Help us give back to our communities through the power of physical service. %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%Oh behalf of City Year Boston, thank you for your support! %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline% %newline%City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across the United States and South Africa. City Year is a proud member of Americorps. Serve-a-thon image created by Andy Dean. %newline% %newline% %newline%

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