The #EaglesinDC took over Washington, DC on May 7, 2018 to tell Congress to expand national service in the 2019 budget and #LetUsServe. It's time to Let National Service Soar!
Follow along to see the eagles rally at the Capitol, across DC, and in local communities across the country.
Wondering why there are hundreds of #EaglesinDC today? Here’s what’s up… #LetUsServe https://t.co/MriHNeqhct pic.twitter.com/iPxLQ0cFG3
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
You don’t see this every day! The #EaglesinDC are spreading their wings and making their voices heard with more bird puns than you could imagine! #LetUsServe
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
Tune in now to watch LIVE: https://t.co/wGRASnEIwx pic.twitter.com/LT0uJcljDs
Happy to see so many advocating for #NationalService in DC today! #LetUsServe #AmeriCorps #AmeriCorpsAlums #EaglesinDC https://t.co/zFoRxldT22
— Stephen Copek (@stephencopek) May 7, 2018
You can’t make me not love National Service. We got Eagle energy. #EaglesinDC #letusserve pic.twitter.com/QXiyoD3jVp
— a fair amount of diggity Flamingo (@ccuspis) May 7, 2018
Love what @ServiceYear is doing today in DC. Movements need to be creative and bold to breakthrough.
— Zach Maurin (@zmaurin) May 7, 2018
Our country desperately needs to expand national service opportunities. Congress should act. #LetUsServe #AmeriCorps https://t.co/G26h57iSWl
We’re at the Capitol today with @ServiceYear to speak up for national service. #eaglesindc #ichoseservice #faithandservice pic.twitter.com/FiNDKoXv2W
— Catholic Vol Network (@CatholicVolNet) May 7, 2018
Unreal! An unprecedented number of #EaglesinDC are about to soar at the Capitol to tell Congress to expand #nationalservice! Watch: https://t.co/wGRASnEIwx pic.twitter.com/T6iHaDia1x
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
HAPPENING NOW: More than 200 eagles at the US Capitol calling on Congress to EXPAND national service! #lesusserve #LetNationalServiceSoar pic.twitter.com/9uWEfmllxE
— Erin A. Finucane (@Global_ErinF) May 7, 2018
Hearing from Scott Cooper — a @USMC #veteran — whose partner did #nationalservice with @TeachForAmerica. "She changed young lives & she left our country greater than she found it." #LetUsServe
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
Watch: https://t.co/wGRASnEIwx pic.twitter.com/xGXnyu7vwQ
Our President @Robert_Simmons3 is speaking LIVE at the Capitol right now shouting out the hundreds of #nationalservice alums rallying at the Capitol and calling on Congress to expand national service!
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
WATCH: https://t.co/wGRASnEIwx pic.twitter.com/UkIGM1XqiR
President Trump’s budget eliminates @AmeriCorps & calls for deep cuts to @PeaceCorps & @YouthBuildUSA! The #EaglesinDC are at the @WhiteHouse to say: EXPAND NATIONAL SERVICE! #LetUsServe https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob pic.twitter.com/nXXAVcu7W3
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
Service Year Alliance is organizing a rally at the Capitol at 11:30 a.m. that over 200 advocates dressed in giant inflatable eagle costumes are expected to attend. https://t.co/maeSrddm3u
— Heard on the Hill (@HeardontheHill) May 7, 2018
#LIVE: Protesters in eagle suits march on White House https://t.co/q8yBu4yt7h
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) May 7, 2018
Total commitment. A woman on an electric mobility scooter, dressed as an eagle and chanting about national service in front of the White House today. pic.twitter.com/frBHLV594I
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) May 7, 2018
#LetUsServe #EaglesInDC pic.twitter.com/wZywflkKzb
— JaLisha R (@myregularlyfe) May 7, 2018
SPOTTED: A flock of bald eagles outside the @WhiteHouse . This is actually a @ServiceYear protest against @realDonaldTrump 's proposed budget which would cut @AmeriCorps . Pic courtesy @EWTNNewsNightly pic.twitter.com/G1KdlljE52
— Toby Capion (@TobyCapion) May 7, 2018
"Let National Service Soar" eagle biking around the Lincoln Memorial this morning. The eagles are with the Service Year Alliance, a group working to make a service year common for young Americans. pic.twitter.com/oLxn4tgT1l
— Alex Gangitano (@AlexGangitano) May 7, 2018
Well at least it wasn’t a lack of coffee this morning - Spotted nearly 20 dancing eagles on the way into work today https://t.co/ZV2KpmrLqg
— Sarah Pearlstein (@PearlsteinSarah) May 7, 2018
so at first when I got off the metro and saw a bunch of people in I flatable eagle costumes I was concerned but now knowing the reasoning I support 100% https://t.co/lTt10U8XPz
— dani 🖤 (@DaniBates96) May 7, 2018
Today I'm at the white house advocating for the expansion of #nationalservice. Follow along all day on social media using #eaglesinDC via Facebook https://t.co/p3i3qsnwf6 pic.twitter.com/lqFgbUyRwN
— Jerod Frenzl (@jerodfrenzl) May 7, 2018
#LetUsServe
— Waunetah (@waunetah76) May 7, 2018
One of the best years in my life was spent in @AmeriCorps
I am an @AmeriCorpsAlums https://t.co/heF4YEwjNE
Now that I'm no longer stuck in DC traffic - just want to note that this is GREAT. I'll be sharing this with colleagues that work with post-HS and college grads. pic.twitter.com/TSwBXo2afo
— Niiiiiikki (@jesuisnikole) May 7, 2018
Last year the #DinosinDC rallied at the Capitol to stop national service extinction. Today, the #EaglesinDC have a new message: Expand National Service. Learn more & take action at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob. #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/pDQGRPuNr8
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
Wonderful start to my day. A photo with an 🦅 protest in front of the #whitehouse And for a great cause — ensuring the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps continue to get funding. #eaglesinDC #letusserve https://t.co/xCQKDI9S5K pic.twitter.com/kLMdVTAx41
— David Bill (@iamdavidbill) May 7, 2018
.@ServiceYear consistently amazes with their creative mobilizations to advance public service opportunities for all! #LetUsServe @CityYear @PeaceCorps @AmeriCorps @AmeriCorpsVISTA pic.twitter.com/cqhNxFVXTF
— Fiona Tomlin (@fionaelisabeth) May 7, 2018
Last year it was #dinosaurs. Now we have eagles. Major budget cuts are threatening programs like @AmeriCorps and @PeaceCorps and this is prompting a new #LetUsServe campaign. https://t.co/lc8wP9h4DB
— WorkingNation (@workingnation) May 7, 2018
Seen at Dupont metro #eaglesinDC pic.twitter.com/ddPnOGV3QR
— Isabel Lara (@isalara) May 7, 2018
Loved it so much I decided to join in! #LetUsServe #EaglesInDc @ServiceYear 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 pic.twitter.com/QF2rLq71cI
— Fiona Tomlin (@fionaelisabeth) May 7, 2018
Wait a second, how did the #EaglesinDC get to Hawaii!? The #nationalservice movement doesn’t stop in DC — we’re taking action all across the country this summer! More at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/8rTmEDu7KZ
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 7, 2018
On Monday, May 7th, we take to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC with the biggest campaign to expand #nationalservice that the world has ever seen. The eagles are coming. Sign up at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob #LetUsServe #EaglesinDC #LetNationalServiceSoar https://t.co/SWQBXLYmV6
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) March 27, 2018
This crew was outside the White House this morning protesting cuts to national service programs such as #americorps. This is the promised shoutout. #eaglesindc #letusserve pic.twitter.com/VcNVHH2Eqs
— Betsy Rodger (@b_rodger) May 7, 2018
Well, this isn’t something you see very often 😂 #dupontcircle #LetUsServe #EaglesinDC pic.twitter.com/D5HgouxDVl
— Mariela Zechter (@MarielaZechter) May 7, 2018
There are a couple hundred of these puffy eagles on the Hill today, advocating for an expanded National Service budget. The President's 2019 budget calls for the elimination of this program, but these guys aren't having it.
— Stephanie (@DC_Rower) May 7, 2018
Go get 'em, eagles!!#EaglesInDC #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/qARMJLg15N
Loved seeing these @ServiceYear supporters of #nationalservice and #americorps--programs that are critical to our work in DC--on our commute this morning! #letusserve #eaglesindc
— Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (@HabitatDC) May 7, 2018
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Tomorrow is the big day! The #EaglesinDC are flocking to Capitol Hill in #WashingtonDC to tell Congress to expand #nationalservice in the 2019 budget! 🦅
— AmeriCorps Alums (@AmeriCorpsAlums) May 6, 2018
Learn more & sign up to join us and @ServiceYear to rally in DC tomorrow at 👉 https://t.co/wwScEZSGwn. #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/uoYtrdYdfr
To any of my DC brethren, if you have any explanation for the troves of people dressed in inflatable bald eagles costumes right across the Arlington Memorial Bridge please advise #DCMonday
— Enesto Reilley (@tabs223) May 7, 2018
Group marches in inflatable eagle suits to protest Trump cutting national service programs: https://t.co/iycAmZGmWR
— WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@newschannelnine) May 7, 2018
Important #DCweather update: Some rain this weekend but Monday is partly cloudy with a 100% chance of Eagles! 🦅 ⛅️ Keep your eye out for #EaglesinDC! Take note: @capitalweather @abc7weather @NWS_BaltWash @fox5weather
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 4, 2018
Learn more at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob. #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/xgMLvrcCmh
Join the #EAGLES in DC on Monday and tell #congress to let #nationalservice soar.
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 4, 2018
SIGN UP: https://t.co/gNRJSfVKis pic.twitter.com/OY7lhh0HcS
People dressed up in inflatable eagle suits march together in D.C. to protest @realDonaldTrump cutting national service programs https://t.co/owZb9eCfLP pic.twitter.com/ktTyLTYNvt
— ABC 22/FOX 45 Dayton (@ABC22FOX45) May 7, 2018
It's time to Let National Service Soar! Join @ServiceYear @EarthCC & the #EaglesinDC on May 7th in DC to tell Congress to #LetUsServe and expand national service programs like @AmeriCorps, @PeaceCorps, and @YouthBuildUSA. Sign up to join us at https://t.co/NWCeto9ZMf.
— Earth Conservation Corps (@EarthCC) May 4, 2018
Important #DCweather update: Some rain this weekend but Monday is partly cloudy with a 100% chance of Eagles! 🦅 ⛅️ Keep your eye out for #EaglesinDC! Take note: @capitalweather @abc7weather @NWS_BaltWash @fox5weather
Learn more at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob. #LetUsServe pic.twitter.com/xgMLvrcCmh
#Service is a great way to leverage #citizen talent for the greater good while providing professional growth & workforce development opp's to volunteers. Always fun to see what shenanigans our friends at @ServiceYear our getting up to to promote #nationalservice. https://t.co/3hDdhUme4d
— BIFcxl (@BIFcxl) May 4, 2018
It's time to Let National Service Soar! Join the #EaglesinDC on May 7th in Washington, DC to tell Congress to expand national service programs like @AmeriCorps, @PeaceCorps, @YouthBuildUSA, & @thecorpsnetwork #LetUsServe. Sign up to join at 👉 https://t.co/CTJmSqmCGC
— The Corps Network (@TheCorpsNetwork) May 3, 2018
The #EaglesinDC have packed their bags and are ready to soar onto the U.S. Capitol on Monday, May 7th to tell Congress to #LetUsServe! Sign up to join us at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob 🦅 pic.twitter.com/6mxzKMcxcn
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) May 3, 2018