In 2012, 64.5 million Americans volunteered nearly 7.9 billion hours with an estimated value of nearly $175 billion. Find out more on Jan. 17 at approximately 9:20-10 a.m. EST as Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, discusses statistics about how millions of Americans make volunteering a priority in their lives. Each Friday, C-SPAN's "America by the Numbers" segment features information from the federal statistical system. The program highlights the trends and allows the public to call in or email their views. More information on previous C-SPAN programs is available at <//www.census.gov/newsroom/cspan.html>.

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