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Oct 23, 2004

"I do not want to talk about what you understand about this world. I want to know what you will do about it. I do not want to know what you hope. I want to know what you will work for. I do not want your sympathy for the needs of humanity. I want your muscle." --Robert Fulghum

Just say Yes!

He dropped out of 5th grade. At 16, in the mid 80s, he took off in his car to reach out to the youth. Instead of 'just say no', he was urging youth to just say 'yes' -- yes to living with meaning, purpose, integrity and commitment. One school assembly after another, he would get people fired up about service and engaged in local community work. To date, his efforts have touched more than 625,000 students across the country and started over 400 nonprofit organizations. Meet Ocean Robbins!