Saluting Presidential Service

42, 43, et al toast Mr. and Mrs. George H.W. Bush’s leadership at Points of Light Institute Tribute Monday night at the Kennedy Center.

The Points of Light Institute Tribute
March 21, 2011 ● The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

This event will honor President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush for their leadership in advancing the modern-day service movement and celebrate the power of voluntary action and its essential role in solving our national challenges. They will be joined by Tribute Honorary Chairman President Bill Clinton, President James E. Carter, Jr., and President George W. Bush. The event will feature special musical performances by Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Matthew Morrison, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and many others.

More than 20 years ago, under the leadership of President George H. W. Bush, the Points of Light movement began with a core mission to advance the powerful American ideal of voluntary action. Since then, the service movement has grown through the leadership of each president.

Throughout his life President Bush has called individuals, like you and me, into service with the conviction that, “We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a thousand points of light…We all have something to give.” Given the needs facing our nation today, the call to be a “point of light” is a powerful and relevant message that extends beyond the divides of politics, economics, race or faith.