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If you were one of the 21,000 fans who got a text from the hip-hop hotty Monday, we hope you got pumped up for Global Youth Service Day! For those of you who aren’t in the know, yesterday Usher sent out a massive text message to 21,000 fans, encouraging them to volunteer saying:

“April 24-26 is Global Youth Service Day! Go to http://www.GYSD.org and register today!!!!” The Global Youth Service Day events occur in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries making it the largest service event in the world.

On his nonprofit site www.UshersNewLook.org he offers a variety of youth programs for the day (or for everyday!) focused on youth development and workforce readiness. Between his Service Nation and Usher’s New Look we don’t know where he has time to rock the mike!

This isn’t the first time Usher has rallied young people around a cause. During the 2008 Presidential campaign he filmed a fantastic PSA for yours truly. Since his awesome PSA for Do Something, he has also texted his fans about the Serve America Act.

For those of you who didn’t receive the text, you can always keep up to date about local volunteer opportunities with DoSomething’s original widgets (we have tons!). But if you also want to get an Usher text, don’t make the same mistake twice and remember to sign up to receive the messages on his website for next year—you’ll get on Usher’s good side.

What are you going to do for Global Youth Service Day? What should Usher put his efforts to? You and Usher could work on greening the White House by teaching the President and First Family about your own greening techniques. Offer some more suggestions for Usher below and don’t forget to check out Youth Service Nation at www.YSA.org for more info!