ALZHEIMER'S CURE

Soleil Moon Frye, 32, a former child star from the 1980s sitcom "Punky Brewster," pledged to support the search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a cause she is already involved in because her father suffers from it.

She believes a cure is possible -- for future generations at least -- for the disease that robs sufferers of memory.

"I just want my babies to be able to hold onto their memories and to be able to pass on the memories to their little ones, because how profound are our memories?" she said.

The other celebrities who recorded pledges included actresses Cameron Diaz, Dakota Fanning and Eva Mendes, and rock singer Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Comedian George Lopez jokingly pledged not to drive a hybrid-electric vehicle because "it's not very Latino." But he promised to be more inclusive and work for national unity.

"Entourage" star Kevin Connolly pledged to visit the Obama-created website usaservice.org and sign up for a community service project in his neighborhood.

Bob Stern, president of the Los Angeles-based Center for Governmental Studies, said Obama's call for community service harkens back to appeals made by presidents John F. Kennedy, who established the Peace Corps, and George H.W. Bush, the current president's father who inspired Americans to volunteer by speaking of "a thousand points of light."

"I think (Obama's appeal) could even be bigger, because people criticized Bush and they said, 'Well you don't really mean it, this is just a way to get government out of things,'" Stern said. "I think this will be more equivalent to Kennedy."

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