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September 18, 2006
Wash for Life: Give Teens a Cause or They'll Start One
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Cause Marketing
On Saturday, September 16, 2006 teens in 41 states across the country washed cars to support crisis pregnancy centers. It's part of Wash for Life, a student-led organization rallying pro-life teens to do something more than protest abortion.
It's just one example of how young people are volunteering like never before:
- 66% of college freshmen said it is essential or very important to help those in need, the highest response in 25 years, according to USA Today. 83% said they volunteered at least occasionally during their senior year, another record, and 67% said they'd keep the volunteer trend up in college, also a record.
- 34% of high school seniors performed community service in 2001, up from 24% in 1980, according to the New York Times. 10% of high school students volunteer on a weekly basis.
Students today believe in causes and want to work with those causes. And if they can't find a cause to work with, they'll start their own, like Wash for Life.
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