Save Service District Day is a nationwide advocacy event to prevent dismantling  national services programs (AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, City Year, among many others). Today, Friday February 25, 2011, community service advocates visited their local representatives speaking to the importance of national service.

I participated in District Day at Senator Scott Brown’s Boston office.

First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge how helpful and welcoming the Senator’s staff was. They did their best to accommodate a very large group (that I believe did not have an appointment). They were happy to collect our stories of service and relay our message to the Senator.

It was also great to meet so many passionate alums, members, and friends of AmeriCorps. It was especially moving to meet family and friends of AmeriCorps members.

I was so impressed by the ~60 people who braved the cold rain today to show their support. Diverse range of programs were represented: AmeriCorps state/national, City Year, VISTA, Community HealthCorps and Jumpstart. I am sure other programs were represented too! I didn’t get a chance to speak with everyone since it was such a large group.

I am 2nd row center, tan coat (partially obscured). Photo Credit: Save Service blog

Lastly, a big thanks folks at Serve Next and Be the Change for organizing District Day.