Your guide toMake A Difference Day,Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008

USA WEEKEND Magazine sponsorsMake A Difference Day with more than600 local newspapers read by 50 millionAmericans.

HandsOn Network, generated by Points ofLight Institute, is an internationalnon-profit whose core mission is toinspire, equip and mobilize people intoaction that changes the world.

Newman’s Own donates $10,000 to thecharities of each of the 10 nationalhonorees.

Visit makeaDIFFERENCEDay.comCall 800-416-3824

On the cover:Play your strengths. In Port Arthur, Texas, FabiolaSmall huddles with two youngvolunteers who joined herteam of 40. Their effortstouched more than 1,000 people in the community.

Sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazinein partnership with HandsOn Network. Supported by Newman’s Own.

BE A PART OF THE ACTIONSaturday, Oct. 25

Attention adventurers: Want to teach English to monks in Laos or save sea turtles in Costa Rica? Travelocity is sponsoring a Picture A Better World contest.Simply send in a photo you’ve taken of your Make A Difference Day action.If it’s selected as the best, you’ll win a volunteer vacation to the destination of

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Give recognition to volunteers.Helping others on Make A Difference Day— and submitting your project for awardconsideration — gives your favorite charitya shot at receiving a $10,000 donationfrom Newman’s Own. USA WEEKENDMagazine will feature 10 national honoreesin a special April 2009 issue coinciding withNational Volunteer Week, sponsored byTarget and HandsOn Network. In addition,a $10,000 Encore Award funded by theGannett Foundation and USAWEEKENDwill go to a former national honoree whoshows continued excellence in volunteerism.

Get ideas online.Don’t go it alone: Use our online sources atmakeadifferenceday.com. See what othershave done or use the interactive “IdeaGenerator” to help you choose a projectbased on your community’s needs.Downloadable planning guides can helpyou turn an idea into reality, and thepublicity toolkit can help publicize it.You reach millions by registering yourplans on the Make A DifferenceDAYtaBANK, a news source for USAWEEKEND and its more than 600newspaper partners nationwide.

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Join us Oct.25 Make A Difference Day is celebrated each year on the fourth

Saturday of October. The brainchild of USA WEEKEND Magazine, it has become the nation’s largest

day of volunteering, thanks to the passion of millions of people like you. Together with its hundreds of

carrier newspapers, long-standing partner HandsOn Network and the generosity of actor and

philanthropist Paul Newman and Newman’s Own, USA WEEKEND

rallies millions in a single day to help change the world.

Busy hands. Better world.

An idea, executed, can change lives,in a neighborhood, city and beyond.

Soak up the good feelings.Azusa, Calif., preschool teacherJennifer Vogel raised $6,000hosting car washes to help thefamily of her pupil, Madison,after the girl’s father was seriously wounded in Iraq.8

Win a Volunteer Vacation

*AARPAid Association for Lutherans/Lutheran Brotherhood

Altrusa International Inc.America’s Second Harvest

AmeriCorpsAvalonBay CommunitiesBanco PopularBest BuyBig Brothers Big Sisters of America

Boy ScoutsBoys & Girls Clubs of America

Camp Fire USACapital OneCatholic Daughtersof the Americas

CitigroupDisneyHand

*First Book*General Federation

of Women’s ClubsGeneral Motors/UAWGirl ScoutsGolden Key InternationalHonour Society

*Habitat for HumanityKaBoom!Keep America BeautifulKiwanisKnights of Columbus

*March of Dimes Foundation

*National 4-H Council*National Assembly

National Fraternal Congress of America

Retired and SeniorVolunteer ProgramRoyal Neighbors of America

Salvation ArmyScholarship AmericaSpecial OlympicsStudents in Free Enterprise

TelecomPioneers USA Freedom Corps

*USA HarvestU.S. Air Force, Army,Navy

United Way of America*Veterans of Foreign

Wars of the UnitedStates

*Volunteers of America

*Member of theMake A Difference DayAdvisory Board

Share ideas and form alliances with other Make A Difference Day supporters. National groups that participate include:

Prominent Participants

Does it have to happen on Saturday? Yes. The project may span other days, but a significant partof the activity must occur Oct. 25. If you can’t participate onSaturday for religious reasons — that is, if Saturday is yourholy day — please volunteer Sunday, Oct. 26. If you miss thedate because of scheduling conflicts or bad weather, weregret that the effort cannot be considered for an award. Ifyour volunteers are together Monday through Friday only(such as schools and workplaces), plan an extra effort forOct. 25. Example: If a school collects food during the week,students can serve it to the homeless that Saturday.

What if I’m not interested in an award? Do I still have to send in an entry form?Many readers participate for goodness’ sake without seeking recognition or donations. Still, USA WEEKEND wantsto hear about what you’re doing! Your idea could benefitother communities in need of solutions. Plus, we keep acount of how many join in; we’d love to count you in ourmillions. Also, reporting to us could result in publicity foryour cause.

Where can I get help or recruit volunteers?Contact area non-profits that coordinate volunteers.Call 800-865-8683 to find a volunteer center near you.Other helpful contacts: Volunteers of America (800-899-0089 or voa.org) and local branches of the United Way(liveunited.org), Red Cross (redcross.org) and SalvationArmy (salvationarmy.org). Call the Make A Difference Dayhotline at 800-416-3824, sponsored by HandsOn Network,and visit makeadifferenceday.com for tips on planning orrecruiting.

How easy is the entry process?After Oct. 25, tell us about the difference you made.Describe your accomplishments in concrete and colorful ways.Add photos if you’d like. Use the form in this brochure, orgo to makeadifferenceday.com. Give before-and-after facts,plus details about who was helped and how lives werechanged. (Sorry, extra materials can’t be returned.)

Building a better world. In Greensburg, Kan., residentsRuth Ann Wedel and Joyce andJim Keith joined more than 250neighbors to clean theirtornado-damaged town.8

Make A Difference Day FAQs

m i l l i o n s o f v o l u n t e e r s t a k i n g a c t i o n a t o n e t i m e .

How can one person with one idea make a difference in one day?

7Give a lesson in caring.In Sussex, N.J., Lt. Gen. RayOdierno visited a classroomof special-needs students who reached out to U.S. troops in Iraq with letters and phone cards.

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STEP oneFind a need. Learn who needs help in your

community. Get ideas by reading your local

newspaper, contacting a volunteer center (to

find one near you, call 800-865-8683 or visit

the website 1-800volunteer.org)

and tapping into national service programs,

such as the USA Freedom Corps (call 877-

872-2677 or visit volunteer.gov). Go to

makeadifferenceday.com to interact with our

online “Idea Generator.” Or simply look

around, ask neighbors, and connect with

civic, school and spiritual groups.It’s as easy as one ...

two ... three ...

Youcan do it.

JoinMakeADifferenceDay

STEP twoPlan and publicize. Turn your idea into a

blueprint at makeadifferenceday.com.

There you’ll find downloadable planning

guides, links to groups offering support

and supplies, and a toolkit of press

materials. Get the word out to the media,

and register your plan online in the

national Make A Difference DAYtaBANK.

STEP threeReport your results. After

performing your good act on Oct. 25,

fill out a simple form (enclosed)

describing what took place and

the impact you witnessed. Mail it

to USA WEEKEND Magazine to

be counted and become eligible

for a $10,000 charitable donation.

8Unite for good. InSavannah, Ga., organizersfrom four of the 16churches that joinedforces to address commu-nity needs — from theenvironment to the elderly.

AWARD ENTRY FORM Please mail by Nov. 17, 2008,

Please type or print clearly.

Your name ______________________________________________________________________________

Your organization ______________________________________________________________________________(If applicable)

Mailing address ______________________________________________________________________________

City/State/ZIP ______________________________________________________________________________

Daytime phone ______________________________ Evening phone ________________________________

E-mail address ___________________________________________________________________________

Name of local newspaper carrying USA WEEKEND Magazine _________________________________________

Location where your Make A Difference Day project occurred: _________________________________________

On Make A Difference Day, Saturday, Oct. 25, this is what we did: _________________________________________

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We decided to do this because: _____________________________________________________________________

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What we did will have long-term effect because: ______________________________________________________

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Here’s how we first heard about Make A Difference Day: _________________________________________________

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You may elaborate on the above summaries and add information about related activities that occurred before or after your Oct. 25 event, on a separate sheet of paper. Please consider including photos and other materials that will help us understand your project and its impact. (Sorry, extra materials can’tbe returned.)

For Make A Difference Day, we:q created a new project

for Saturday, Oct. 25.q gave an existing effort an extra

emphasis on Saturday, Oct. 25.q carried out our project on Sunday,

Oct. 26, for religious reasons.

How many people: volunteered? ______________________were helped? ______________________(Use numerals. Estimate if necessary.)

Check here if:q you’ve participated in

Make A Difference Day before.q you worked with a local

Volunteer Center on this project.q your work was covered by media

(TV, radio, newspaper). Pleasedescribe coverage and considerincluding news clippings or tapeswith your entry. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mail this form by Nov. 17 to:

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