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More great stuff coming in from today's event with Barack Obama at Kenilworth!

• "This was probably the most amazing day of my life," Monique Dailey told fans of SCA's Facebook page.
• Here's a hilarious article from a blogger at the Washington Post.
• And some video footage of the event from CSPAN.
• Along with some more great pictures from the day:

Stay tuned for more video footage of the day's events...

Here are some early photos from this afternoon's tree planting event with Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton at Kenilworth Park in Washington, DC. Check out those awesome SCA members working hard along side the President!

"Somebody forgot my boots!"

Have you ever wondered what the President of the United States would look like in an SCA vest? Now you know...

Stay up to date with SCA's fan page on Facebook for the latest photos, news, and videos.

This afternoon, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, before rolling up his sleeves to join local SCA members in service.

In his address, the President said:

We need your service, right now, at this moment in history. I’m not going to tell you what your role should be; that’s for you to discover. But I’m asking you to stand up and play your part. I’m asking you to help change history’s course. Put your shoulder up against the wheel. And if you do, I promise you – your life will be richer, our country will be stronger, and someday, years from now, you may remember it as the moment when your own story and the American story converged, when they came together, and we met the challenges of our new century.

Stay tuned here on the blog and on SCA's Twitter page for more pictures from the service event. Meanwhile, check out the White House blog for more information about the Serve America Act and to tell your story of service.

Saturday, April 18, found many SCA staffers at work even earlier than usual! In honor of Earth Day, we hosted an event for the local community here in Charlestown, New Hampshire. The event included cell phone recycling, #5 plastic recycling, tours of SCA's new LEED-certified building, recycled craft projects, and an environmental trivia game. Students from Fall Mountain Regional High School demonstrated their worm composting project, offered up free worms for use in the garden, and showed off their own recycled craft projects. Check out the pictures from the event!