Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Everybody can be great because everybody can serve." To honor his words of inspiration and encouragement, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) asked you to mark January 18, 2010 on your calendar - the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
The MLK Day of Service was initiated by Congress in 1994 and has been developed beyond a federal holiday honoring Dr. King into a national day of community service. In honor of this special day, thousands of service projects will be planned across the country grounded in Dr. King's teachings of nonviolence and social justice.
Everyone is encouraged to participate in the MLK Day of Service and all types of service are accepted. The Martin Luther King Day of Service Toolkit, available online at www.mlkmobilization.org, can help you plan a 2010 project. Once planning is complete, organizations are asked to register their service projects at www.mlkday.gov or www.serve.gov.
Please stay tuned for additional resources from the Michigan Community Service Commission, including an informational flyer, fill-in media advisory, and fill-in press release.
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