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Civic Engagement E-Newsletter Links to Pictures from the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Post-Signing Celebration

On the afternoon of April 21, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, the most inclusive and comprehensive national service legislation ever passed.

To celebrate the historic occassion, The Gerontological Society of America's Civic Engagement project, Experience Wave, and The Atlantic Philanthropies organized a post-signing reception to congratulate and thank those who worked to advance the bill and further the cause of national and community service.

Click here to view a slideshow of photos from the post-signing reception.

The Civic Enterprise: A New Network for Civic Engagement in Later Life.


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Click here to view a visual representation of “The Civic Enterprise.” The image contains links to the growing network of organizations—in the private, public, and nonprofit sector—that are working with the business, media, and philanthropic communities to define a new vision of aging that focuses on the older adult population as an untapped asset, instead of a burden.


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