News
Aug 24, 2009
"The Way We Get By" Opens in Boston w/ Special Event
Operation Homefront and HandsOn Network affiliate Boston Cares honor those who serve with the help of the Maine Troop Greeters at the Boston premiere of the award-winning film THE WAY WE GET BY.
(BOSTON, MA) - As part of the Obama Administration's campaign, UNITED WE SERVE, Operation Homefront and HandsOn Network affiliate Boston Cares are proud to present the highly-acclaimed documentary, The Way We Get By, which will screen at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston beginning Thursday August 27 at 8 p.m. at Remis Auditorium and continuing until Wednesday, September 2.
Kicking off the Boston premiere, members of the Army National Guard will greet veterans and military families as they walk into the theatre. Director Aron Gaudet and producer Gita Pullapilly will be in attendance, as well as a star from The Way We Get By. For ticket information, visit the MFA's website.
Fresh off its recent successful New York City and Los Angeles theatrical premieres, The Way We Get By continues its campaign to rally support for volunteer activities for military families and community engagements. To make it easier for people to volunteer, the Administration is promoting Serve.gov, a Web site that allows visitors to type in their zip code to find local volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers by posting their organization's projects, or get ideas for creating their own projects with friends, families, and neighbors. President Obama's full message about United We Serve and more information on the initiative can be found at www.Serve.gov.
ABOUT HandsOn NETWORK
HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute, is the largest volunteer network in the nation and includes more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers that reach more than 83% of the nation's population and extend to ten countries. HandsOn includes a powerful network of more than 70,000 corporate, faith and nonprofit organizations that are answering the call to serve and creating scaled impact. In 2008, the network delivered approximately 30 million hours of volunteer service valued at $615 million. For more information, visit http://www.handsonnetwork.org.
BOSTON CARES is the largest organization in New England dedicated to team oriented volunteering on a flexible basis. In 2007, more than 16,000 Boston Cares volunteers contributed 49,000 hours to 165 non-profits in the Greater Boston area.
ABOUT THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit NationalService.gov.
ABOUT OPERATION HOMEFRONT
Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide, and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community Operation Homefront Online. For more information, please visit www.operationhomefront.net and www.homefrontonline.com.
