Make it a Day On...
Not a Day Off!
During the 1950s and ’60s, civil
rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
recognized the power of service to
strengthen communities and achieve
common goals.
Initiated by Congress in 1994, King Day
of Service builds on that that legacy by
transforming the federal holiday
honoring Dr. King into a national day of
community service grounded in his
teachings of nonviolence and social
justice. The aim is to make the holiday
a day ON, where people of all ages and
backgrounds come together to improve
lives, bridge social barriers, and move
our nation closer to the “Beloved
Community” that Dr. King envisioned.
With thousands of projects planned
across the country, the 2009 King Day of
Service on January 19 promises to be the
biggest and best ever!
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