Up with People (UWP) is the name of both a motivational organization and a musical performance, both related to each other . The organization is made up of troupes of young people who sing and perform internationally . Along with performing the show, cast members participate in community impact activities and assist volunteer organizations as a way to give back to the communities that host them. Today the size of the troupe has been scaled back. Currently the organization has two groups traveling each year, one from January to June and the other from July to December. Since 1965, some 20 million people in 38 countries worldwide have been visited by Up with People, over three million hours of community service have been performed, and 450,000 families have played host. There are more than 20,000 UWP alumni in 79 countries. The 1965 debut roster featured a cast of 140 volunteers performing at a summer convention of Moral Re-Armament on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Moral Re-Armament (MRA), an international religious group founded by Frank Buchman in 1938, continues to operate under the name Initiatives of Change. The Executive Director of Moral Re-Armament in the mid-1960s, J. Blanton Belk, described M.R.A. as an "expeditionary force from all faiths and races engaged in a race with time to modernize the character and purpose of man. It is love of home, homeland, and humanity. It is absolute moral standards as a compass in personal and national life. It is the firm conviction that enough God-loving men and women can be found who, by example and dedication, will provide leadership whose aim is to right what is wrong in the world..." Belk was the founder of "Up with People." The current "Up with People" organization has no ties to "Moral Re-Armament" or "Initiatives of Change." .