Find YOur Park Servabration

American Express is partnering with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to mobilize thousands of volunteers to conserve and preserve parks across the United States. Through a $550,000 grant from American Express, SCA will conduct a series of Find Your Park volunteer events, scheduled to occur over the next year, on national days of service such as September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11) and Veterans Day (November 11).

To kick off the partnership and commemorate the National Park Service’s 99th birthday, American Express and SCA will host a hands-on ‘servabration’, which is free and open to the general public.

The event will feature birthday cupcakes by Sprinkles Cupcakes, hands-on volunteer projects, a park-themed photo booth, and other interactive experiences, which offer the public the opportunity to learn more about the history of volunteering in national parks. More information about the event is available at https://www.thesca.org/find-your-park-servabration.

American Express is one of the National Park Foundation’s premier partners for the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement, inspiring people of all backgrounds to discover all that a park can be, share their experiences with each other, and support these treasured places and their programs.

WHO:                                  Jonathan B. Jarvis, director, National Park Service, Jaime Berman Matyas, CEO and president, SCA, and Ayomide Sekiteri, Centennial Volunteer Ambassador, SCA will discuss the legacy of America’s national parks and the importance of service and volunteerism in parks.

WHEN AND WHERE:        Tuesday, August 25

Speeches and birthday celebration: 10 – 10:30 a.m.

Volunteer activities: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

National Mall, Washington Monument Grounds

Corner of 15th Street NW & Constitution Ave NW

Washington, D.C.