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VA (11/19/2009)
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss is well known for starring in such movies…
Less known are his passion and advocacy for the importance of passing on to each new generation of Americans an understanding, appreciation and love of their nation’s core values and founding ideals.
The American system requires the involvement of intelligent people in citizenship and governance, Dreyfuss said…
»Read the entire article in newsleader.com.
I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader
