First Lady gives inspirational speech, tells UC-Merced grads to 'give something back'

From our friends at the Huffington Post:

Making her debut as a commencement speaker before a crowd of 12,000 on Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama praised graduates at the University of California, Merced, the state's smallest, youngest public university.

She urged the 493 members of the school's first full graduating class to give back to their communities.

"Remember that you are blessed -- remember that in exchange for those blessings you must give something back," Obama told the crowd. "You must reach back and pull someone up. You must bend down and let someone else stand on your shoulders so that they can see a brighter future."

For the full article, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/16/michelle-obama-commenceme_n_204302.html. The article includes video of the event, as well as a full transcript of the First Lady's remarks.