What a wonderful conference --

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service, June 22 to 24 in San Francisco was absolutely amazing. An opening session headlined by Michelle Obama, supported by stars and politicos (Gov. Schwarzenegger and Representative Nancy Pelosi were balanced by Jon Bon Jovi and Mathew McCaughney) let the 5,000 attendees know how important and appreciated they were.

Two days of back-to-back, informative sessions, lots of networking and three days of great weather. By Wednesday most of the people walking around the exhibit area had a "glazed look" in their eyes.


One Warm Coat had an exhibit booth, right next to the food service (good planning on our part) and we met so many people who had organized coat drives -- and more importantly for this coming Fall, lots of people who expressed interest in setting up a coat drive in their community.


It was an inspiring event -- so glad it was in our home town. Check out our flickr page to see the booth rise up, in less than 30 minutes.