January 19 – National day of service

As you may know, Monday January 19th is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Ever since 1994, MLK Day has been designated as a day of service, not just hanging out and *not* going to work. Barack Obama has spoken about this specifically, asking all Americans to donate some time next Monday giving back to the […]

As you may know, Monday January 19th is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Ever since 1994, MLK Day has been designated as a day of service, not just hanging out and *not* going to work.

Barack Obama has spoken about this specifically, asking all Americans to donate some time next Monday giving back to the community. More on it here.

I mean, c’mon. The President is asking us directly to do a thing. I think that’s pretty exciting.

Got any plans?

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