Change Notes: Service Brings a Kinder, Gentler Vibe to D.C.

Friends, It’s not often you see famed international musician

, in the dark glasses, mingling with NBA legend

. Or see former Vice President

and former U.S. Senator

sharing a smile. It’s probably not a surprise to know that the Today Show’s

, along with wife

of 20/20, can work a room. Which all goes to show that in time of great divisiveness, volunteer service brings people together. The

brought more than 250 people together at the home of the Ambassador of Japan in Washington, D.C. As the

 wrote, “After two weeks of partisan swagger in Tampa and Charlotte, Washington harked back two decades Friday to the kinder, gentler vibe of George H. W. Bush,” whose call to service inspired Points of Light. The event honored several who have gone above and beyond –

for donating more than one million volunteer hours,

for her Red Cross work,

for helping veterans, and

, both of Hands On Tokyo, for tsunami disaster relief. Celebrity guests included Olympic Gold medalist ice skater

, two-time U.S.

Olympian ice hockey player

, NBA legend and NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, international musician and producer YOSHIKI, and TV producer

, co- founder of the Lopez Foundation and Points of Light Service Ambassador. You still have time to join our

and bid on items including golf with Mutombo, a signed book collection donated by President George H. W. Bush or a VIP experience at a Linkin Park concert. The auction will be open until Friday, Sept. 21. In service,

Michelle Nunn CEO, Points of Light