Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Spread the word about AmeriCorps to "The Daily Show"!

See post below from Scott, an alum from Austin, TX, and take action!

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Hey everybody, I've got a true test for the power of the AmeriCorps network... If you believe in the work we all do, and think more people should know about it, PLEASE READ ON!!
Earlier this week, on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart and guest Sebastian Junger were lamenting the fact that there is no "non-military, domestic national service program" that enabled people to work to improve their country at home. WE, of course, know that such a thing DOES exist... AmeriCorps!
A few of us folks have gotten together and decided to try bring this to the attention of the Daily Show, Jon Stewart, and The Corporation for National and Community Service, through tweeting messages with the intention of going viral... AmeriCorps active and alumni members is a huge and tight-knit network, so we think it could work. The ultimate goal would be to get an AmeriCorps rep (probably Wendy Spencer) to be invited as a guest on the Daily Show, spread the word, and talk about the great work we all do! We're trying to use the ‪#‎AmeriCorpsOnTDS (AmeriCorps on the Daily Show) as the tag to go viral...
If you've got a twitter, @mention @TheDailyShow, @AmeriCorps or @WendyCSCS. and PLEASE be sure to share this and encourage any other AmeriCorps folks you know. VISTA's if you have a PSO Training group on FB, that'd be perfect, as would the Austin AmeriCorps Alumni Group.
My twitter handle is @ScottZienty, so feel free to find me and retweet any of the ones I've made, or come up with your own.
We appreciate your help, and let's get #AmeriCorpsOnTDS!!!