Wednesday, January 24, 2007
President George W. Bush visits City Year DC!
This year, we had over 500 volunteers serve with us at our MLK Day project at Cardozo High School. We knew this year’s MLK Day was going to be big, but we had no idea how big it would eventually get.
One week before the event, we found out that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was going to attend our service project. What we did not know were the friends he would bring with him: namely, the President of the United States!
President Bush showed up at Cardozo High School around 10:30am. Followed by a sea of television cameras and secret service, his first stop was a mural we had designed that depicted U Street (where our Headquarters are). He painted with some CYDC alumni for a bit, then moved upstairs to meet with the Young Heroes in the library, where they were writing letters to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The President addressed the crowd of middle-schoolers with some words of appreciation for their work and went on with his busy day. Needless to say, we were all a little star-struck. To view the CNN clip of the President’s visit, check out: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/us/2007/01/15/nat.mlk.day.celebrations.wbma
