Mayor Bloomberg wants New York to be the nation's capital for service. His plan includes appointing a chief service officer, recruiting new volunteers and requiring schools to promote volunteering. There were quite a few notable attendees, including Caroline Kennedy, former New York first lady Silda Wall Spitzer and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, who shook my hand and thanked me for coming out.

It just felt good being there, because I felt that I was leading by example for these kids. There wasn't really anybody else there with my background, so it meant a lot.

I got a chance to interact with the mayor and thank him on behalf of MTV, but also dedicate the channel's commitment to service. A few thousand people showed up, kids and adults included. It really felt like it's a continuation of what took place in November, when the changing of the guard happened in the administration and the president gave his call toward public service.

You can see it taking place right now -- people are starting to care about their communities again.

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