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President Barack Obama signed into law the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act today. The President said that the legislation was a calling for Americans to volunteer and volunteer in greater numbers. Obama signed the $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college.

The bill was named in honor of Sen. Edward Kennedy who has been an ardent supporter of this type of legislation for quite some time. Sen. Kennedy has been battling brain cancer recently, but did appear with the President to sign the law in Washington, D.C.

The service law expands ways for students and seniors to earn money for college through their volunteer work. It aims to foster and fulfill people’s desire to make a difference, such as by mentoring children, cleaning up parks or buildings and weatherizing homes for the poor.

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