 
Operation Day's Work Elects New National CommitteeWASHINGTON, D.C. - Operation Day's Work (ODW), a domestic outreach program to US High School and Middle School students, held their National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota from February 22-24, 2002. One of the top objectives of the National Convention was to vote in a new National Committee. Convention attendees representing 17 school voted in the new National Committee which is made up of 13 students from seven states and range in grade from 12th to 7th grade as follows:
The National Committee consists of thirteen members who reflect the diversity of the Operation Day's Work member schools. The National Committee is responsible for making decisions that affect the organization as a whole. Operation Day's Work is sponsored by USAID. The goal of ODW is to engage students to participate in community service while learning about international affairs and global humanitarian efforts. "USAID is proud to be the sponsor for Operation Day's Work," said Loretta Campbell, Director of ODW. "The dedication of United States students to helping youth in developing countries is a message we want to reinforce, and USAID is committed to increasing the global awareness of American youth." In addition to voting in a new National Committee, the students had a full agenda, which included amending their Constitution and learning more about their new project country of Ethiopia. Every year, American students in the program select and study a developing country. Students plan and perform community service to earn money on a targeted "work day." Funds raised are donated to help their peers in developing nations. In the past, ODW has earned funds for projects in El Salvador, Haiti and Nepal. For more than 40 years USAID has been the lead U.S. Government Agency providing humanitarian and economic assistance to transitioning and developing countries.
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