News
Sep 18, 2009
"The Way We Get By" To Screen On Capitol Hill Sept 30th
SENATOR SNOWE, SENATOR COLLINS, REPRESENTATIVE MICHAUD AND REPRESENTATIVE PINGREE ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR A SPECIAL CAPITOL HILL SCREENING OF THE AWARD-WINNING FILM "THE WAY WE GET BY" TO HONOR MILITARY FAMILIES AND VOLUNTEERS WITH INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY DR. JILL BIDEN.
As part of President Obama's United We Serve initiative, the USO, Operation Homefront and HandsOn Network are proud to present the highly-acclaimed documentary, The Way We Get By, which will screen on Capitol Hill September 30, 2009 from 6:30- 8:30pm.
L-R: Jerry Mundy, Joan Gaudet, & Bill Knight
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. Since its completion, The Way We Get By has inspired audiences across the country. From war veterans to elderly volunteers, the film has provided hope to everyday citizens during this time of economic turmoil. The Way We Get By has been honored with numerous awards including the Special Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, the Golden Rock award for Best Documentary at the 3rd Little Rock Film Festival and the Audience Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. At the Cleveland Film Festival, it beat out 28 films to win the Greg Gund Memorial Film Competition, which recognizes films for their social conscience.
About USO
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform. The USO currently operates more than 135 centers worldwide, including ten mobile canteens located in the continental United States and overseas. For more information, visit uso.org
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 handsonnetwork.org.
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 operationhomefront.net and homefrontonline.com.
