In this historic time, President Obama is calling on Americans to give back to their community. Hands On Nashville and Starbucks have announced a partnership to facilitate volunteerism. Here is the story from today’s Tennessean:

Hands On Nashville is hoping to enlist new volunteers this week through a promotion partnership with Starbucks.

The coffeehouse chain will give customers a free tall coffee and a button that says “I’m In” if they pledge to do five hours of community service during 2009. People will be directed to local affiliates of the Hands On Network, which is Hands On Nashville in Middle Tennessee.

The promotion runs Wednesday through Sunday.

To learn more, check out Hands On Nashville’s Web site, www.hon.org, or call 615-298-1108. The national organization’s Web site is www.handsonnetwork.org.