250 & Beyond

Led by the National Museum and Center for Service and Independent Sector, 250 & Beyond is a national initiative to honor and celebrate the spirit of service during our semiquincentennial. It is a call to action: honor our past, celebrate our present and inspire our future, helping us respect our differences and transcend our divisions. If our nation is to last another 250 years, we must renew and sustain the American spirit of service among all our people and institutions. Your organization, school, community or you as an individual can join this movement by creating and participating in events and opportunities that bring communities together an make the American spirit of service visible and valued coast to coast. 

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Our American Story: A Service Conversation 

Filmmaker Sarah Botstein, and former U.S. Representatives Bob Inglis, Donna F. Edwards, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen join host Brian Baird in an uplifting and deeply inspiring conversation exploring how this shared civic duty has shaped our nation’s history—and how it continues to light our way forward into the next 250 years.

Discussion Guide

This discussion guide has been developed to facilitate conversation and engagement around the topics explored in 250 & Beyond: Our American Story such as civic engagement, democratic ideals, and the balance between self-interest and the common good.

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