Tonight at 9pm ET, President Obama will deliver his farewell address in Chicago, where it all started. You can watch the address live at wh.gov/farewell or on White House Facebook.
Want to get inspired and help spread the word ahead of the speech? Here are three things you should do.
Here's what President Obama shared on Facebook ahead of the address:
"For Michelle and me, Chicago is where it all started. It’s the city that showed us the power and fundamental goodness of the American people.
"It’s that inherent strength that brought our country through our fair share of challenges these last eight years. Because of you, we’ve come through them stronger. Because of you, we’ve held to a belief that has guided us ever since our founding -- our conviction that, together, we can change this country for the better.
"It’s easy to lose sight of that in the blizzard of our minute-to-minute Washington news cycles. But America is a story told not minute to minute, but generation to generation -- a story written by parents, and teachers, and veterans, and neighbors who’ve taken on the call of citizenship, working together, without fanfare, to form a more perfect union.
"Over the course of my life, I’ve been reminded time and again that change can happen -- that ordinary people can come together to achieve extraordinary things. And I’ve seen that truth up close over these last eight years.
"We’ve made America a better, stronger place for the generations that will follow. We’ve run our leg in a long relay of progress, knowing that our work will always be unfinished. And we’ve reaffirmed the belief that we can make a difference with our own hands, in our own time. That’s the imperative of citizenship -- the idea that, with hard work, and a generous heart toward our fellow Americans, people who love their country can change it.
"So tonight, I’m returning to where it all began to offer my most grateful farewell to the American people. I hope you’ll join me -- I want to thank you for everything you’ve done."
Rescuing the economy from the brink of depression. Passing a law that provided health care to millions. Watching as marriage equality became the law of the land. Driven by the belief that those who love this country can change it, we've made incredible progress together.
Across the country and around the world, people are reflecting on a moment from the past eight years that inspired them to share in this belief.
Join them: Share a moment or memory that sticks in your mind as a reminder that progress is possible using the hashtag #YesWeCan on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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Feito em braile e fonte ampliada, este calendário é muito mais do que um acessório informativo para o dia a dia. É com ele que pessoas cegas podem saber quais são as fases da Lua e conseguem rapidamente fazer seuplanejamento no trabalho.
Ele é feito anualmente pela Fundação Dorina, uma instituição séria comprometida há mais de seis décadas com a inclusão social de pessoas com deficiência visual.
É só clicar e fazer parte deste importante movimento conosco! O melhor? Em menos de 1 minuto, você já fez uma grande diferença.
Vem fazer parte da nossa comunidade de criadores, transformadores, inconformistas, ativistas, sonhadores, artistas, inovadores, cientistas, escritores, atletas, estudantes, bailarinos, ONGs, famílias em situação difícil, empreendedores, jornalistas e muito mais. A Kickante é de todos!
Chicago is where I grew up. It's where I met my husband. It's where we started our family and where we began our journey to becoming your First Family, which has been the honor of our lifetimes.
And tomorrow, I'm going back to Chicago to watch Barack deliver his farewell address to you.
And together, we've made so much progress. We passed a law that helped provide health care for people across this country. Our high school graduation rate is at a record high, and more young people are graduating from college than ever before. Our businesses created millions of jobs, and we lifted millions of Americans out of poverty. We expanded LGBT rights and watched as marriage equality became the law of the land.
We couldn't have done any of this without you. And in the coming weeks, I know Barack is excited to join you in taking on the most important role of all, the role of citizen.
Because it's citizens like you who decided to get involved and do your part to make the change we all believe in. It's citizens like you who refused to let cynicism or fear prevent you from fighting for progress. And it's citizens like you who will keep moving our country forward in the years ahead.
Time and again, you've shown that by working hard and choosing hope, people who love their country can change it.
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Chorus
The Brazilian Chorus of New York
Currently under the direction of maestro João MacDowell.
The Chorus will resume activities starting on September 11th 2016
• Sundays from 11:30am to 1pm. Father Demo Hall (downstairs).
• Thursdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Organ Room (upstairs).
Heading back to Chicago, I can’t help thinking about that night when the four of us were together in Grant Park. November 4, 2008.
We’d received the call conceding the race from our friend and patriot, John McCain. Barack had just finished addressing the nation for the first time as President-elect. The park was just filled with hundreds of thousands of people from all around the city and the country, of every age and background. And then, after Barack’s speech, our families joined us on stage -- two families from different parts of the country, from different walks of life, but with the same values, that had grown so close over the past several months and have stayed so close over the last eight years.
And I saw my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, who was 91 years old at the time, walking over to us. She really liked Barack. Always had.
And my mom reached out, grabbed Barack's hand, and said, "It's going to be okay, honey, come with me." And holding both of our hands, she walks us up to the front of the stage. Barack and I look at each other. Here we go.
November 4, 2008, Grant Park, Chicago
Together, we took that first step in our journey that has continued until today -- a journey to restore our economy, rebuild the middle class, and treat everyone with dignity.
It was a feeling I'll never forget -- standing out on that stage together for the first time since the overwhelming majority of the American people placed their trust in us. I remember how the tough days on the campaign trail were nothing compared to the tough days millions of families were going through as the economy was crashing and they were losing their jobs, their homes, and their savings. I remember seeing the hope in their eyes, and being reminded that there is no quit in America.
And even though we'd go to bed exhausted every night, we'd wake up in the morning inspired by the millions of people who volunteered, organized, voted, and put every ounce of heart and hustle into something bigger than themselves. It was electric -- something that this country had never seen before. At its core, it was truly a campaign about our conviction that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. That's the history of the journey of our country.
Being asked to be part of this journey was a great honor. Barack and I and our families have formed a real and lasting bond over this incredible experience. During long hours in the Oval Office and Situation Room, during private lunches and quiet moments, I've seen Barack lead this country from economic crisis to recovery to resurgence. I've seen him lead the world not just by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
I've seen a president who never forgot the core that makes us who we are as Americans -- tough, resilient, but always full of hope and optimism. Just give people a fair chance and they will do extraordinary things.
Eight years later, I hope you’ll join me in Chicago as the President speaks about all we've accomplished on our journey as a country over the last eight years and the work that's still ahead.
THE WHITE HOUSE 
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