Share My Inauguration

By Shawn Healy

The McCormick Foundation, the sole funding source of the McCormick Freedom Museum, is funding a trip to Washington for 24 Chicago 5th and 6th graders to document and witness Barack Obama's elevation to the presidency. A web site has been created to host their observations and capture the videos they record. An excerpt from the press release issued by the Foundation follows:

As part of our commitment to strengthening our free, democratic society by investing in children, communities and country, we provided an education grant to Frazier Preparatory Academy to help send 24 5th and 6th grade students to our nation’s capital to engage in history. Dubbed the “DC 24,” the students will attend Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration and witness American history as it unfolds.

During their four-day journey to Washington, D.C., the students document their experiences via a series of “blog” and video posts on a new website, www.ShareMyInauguration.com, powered by the McCormick Foundation.

The McCormick Foundation believes in the power of people. When people become active, involved and informed about their communities and their own government, our nation prospers. So we are asking citizens of all ages to visit www.ShareMyInauguration.com and join the dialogue by sharing what this inauguration means to them. Please consider sharing your story and asking your friends to do the same by forwarding this information and posting ShareMyInauguration.com to your Facebook page, if you have one.