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2009
January

16	Volunteers to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with Service On Monday, January 19, hundreds of volunteers throughout Michigan will devote themselves to service on behalf of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day of service named in his honor. These citizens will make this national holiday a "day on, not a day off" work as they look to reaffirm Dr. King's teachings of nonviolence and social justice.
13	National Guard Engages in Lunch Buddies Mentoring Program in Lansing On Monday, January 12, the Michigan National Guard celebrated a unique partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region to offer a school-based mentoring program at Gardner Middle School in Lansing. The program, called Lunch Buddies, engages adults with young students one-on-one in a school location. Matches meet once a week during the school day.
08	Mentor Michigan Gives Grants to Nearly 40 Mentoring Organizations to Recognize and Recruit Mentors Mentor Michigan, an initiative of Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern and administered through the Michigan Community Service Commission has awarded grants to 38 mentoring organizations across the state that will recognize and recruit mentors this month in honor of Michigan Mentoring Month. Mentoring organizations received grants ranging from $100 to $1,000.
02	First Gentleman Dan Mulhern Underscores Importance of Mentoring


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