Call to Service - Renew America Together
In 2009 the National Day of Service is on January 19, the day before President-Elect Obama's historic Inauguration.
This year President-elect Obama is calling on all Americans to do more than just offer a single day of service to their cities, towns and neighborhoods. He is asking all of us to make an ongoing commitment to our communities and help renew America together.
Learn more about how you can make a difference in renewing America by participating first in the National Day of Service and then making an on going commitment to volunteer and give back to your community.
(National Day of Service - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 19, 2009)
What's in the National Day of Service - Call to Service Lens
- A Return to Volunteering to Renew America
- More Featured Lenses on the National Day of Service
- Read Seth's Blog Post about the National Day of Service
- Everyone Can Serve
- National Day of Service - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- General Colin Powell Promotes Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Ideas for Participating in the National Day of Service
- Learn More about Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
- Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times on Amazon
- Renew America Together
- Working Together to Renew America
- Step Forward from President Barak Obama
- Books on the Obama's Instilling Hope on Amazon
- Call to Service
- More about the Call to Service with the USAService.org
- Call to Service from Michelle Obama
- More about Renew America Together - USA Service
- The Power of Giving in the Amazon Spotlight
- More Books on Giving and Volunteering on Amazon
Make it a Day On...Not a Day Off!
Come Together to Tackle Common Challenges
Never has it been more important to come together in shared purpose to tackle the common challenges we face.
USAService.org
A Return to Volunteering to Renew America
My prediction:
Comfortdoc, at 7pm on January 13, 2009 predicts:
I predict more people will be answering the call to service from the new administration.
Reader predictions:
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Martin Luther King Day has become even better and more important. This year, and for the years to come, it's a national day of service (but open to people from any country.) This page is a place for you to brainstorm ideas of how you can create high...
Read Seth's Blog Post about the National Day of Service
- Seth's Blog: National Day of Service
- Monday, January 19 is Martin Luther King Day. And wonderfully, instead of adding yet another shopping day to the calendar, it's being transformed to a day of service. If every person in the US spent an hour doing something selfless,...
National Day of Service
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Everyone Can Serve
Everybody can be great,
because everybody can serve.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Day of Service - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1994 Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating the King Holiday as a national day of volunteer service. Instead of a day off from work or school, Congress asked Americans of all backgrounds and ages to celebrate Dr. King's legacy by turning community concerns into citizen action.The King Day of Service brings together people who might not ordinarily meet, breaks down barriers that have divided us in the past, leads to better understanding and ongoing relationships, and is an opportunity to recruit new volunteers for your ongoing work.
Participation in the King Day of Service has grown steadily over the past decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans each year engaging in projects such as tutoring and mentoring children, painting schools and senior centers, delivering meals, building homes, and reflecting on Dr. King's life and teachings.
Many of the projects started on King Day continue to engage volunteers beyond the holiday and impact the community year-round.
General Colin Powell Promotes Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Ideas for Participating in the National Day of Service
- Volunteer on the National Day of Service
See the National Day of Service website for more information. - Volunteer Throughout the Year
See the USAService.org website for more information. - Get Your Organization to Support the Day of Service
Follow the links for more information on how your organization can get involved.
Learn More about Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
- MLKDay.gov
- To support the King Day of Service, the Corporation for National and Community Service, in consultation with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change provides grants to public and non-profit organizations to mobilize Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of se
- Ideas for How to Serve
- How can you be a part of the Martin Luther King Day of Service? You can join an organized service project in your area or help fill a need yourself, by tutoring a child, helping an elderly neighbor, serving in a homeless shelter, or volunteering at a school or community organization.
- Find a Volunteer Opportunity
- The Corporation for National and Community Service is collaborating with the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer the broadest number of opportunities for people to serve on the King Holiday and the holiday weekend. They have created a national registry of projects at USAService.org.
The Latest News about the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr
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American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King’s challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s help...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an incredible American Hero. He stood up for what he believed in, FREEDOM, and that all men are equal. While his life was short lived, his legend lives on.
The Latest Blog Posts about the National Day of Service
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Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/05/2009)
More Books on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Amazon
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Amazon Price: $16.31 (as of 12/05/2009)
I Have A Dream
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/05/2009)
Renew America Together
Working Together to Renew America
We are one people;
We are one nation; and together,
We will begin the next great chapter
in America's story.
President-Elect Barack Obama
Step Forward from President Barak Obama
Books on the Obama's Instilling Hope on Amazon
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/05/2009)
Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
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The Latest News about Renew America Together
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The Health Benefits of Altruism - How Giving Back is Good For You
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Being altruistic, or reaching out to help others, not only benefits the person being helped, but practicing altruism also has many benefits for the person doing the helping. Altruism is an unselfish concern for the welfare of others. It is a g...
Call to Service
More about the Call to Service with the USAService.org
The USAService.org website is designed to help promote these events and for Americans to make their commitments, build communities, find opportunities to serve and share their results.These can be events that engage people in direct service, or bring people together to reflect on Dr. King's legacy and how they can commit to becoming more engaged citizens.
Call to Service from Michelle Obama
More about Renew America Together - USA Service
- USA Service
- President-elect Obama believes that we, as Americans, have a responsibility to help our communities and fellow citizens. In summoning a new spirit of service, he is calling on us to make an enduring commitment to our neighborhoods.
- About USAService.org - USA Service
- Learn more about USAService.org
- Blog - USA Service
- Follow the Blog posts for the USAService.org site.
- USA Service | Create Event
- Anyone can create an event. It's a quick and easy way to get other people involved in the things you care about.
- USA Service | Service Event Search
- Find an event that has been registered with USA Service.
- USA Service | Other Service Opportunities
- A list of other services organizations that offer different opportunities to get involved in the community.
The Latest News from the USAService.org and Call to Service
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Michelle Obama
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Michelle Robinson Obama is a lawyer, mom and the wife of President Barack Obama. The couple has been married since 1992 and has two children.
The Power of Giving in the Amazon Spotlight
The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All
Amazon Price: $17.21 (as of 12/05/2009)
More Books on Giving and Volunteering on Amazon
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 12/05/2009)
Giving from Your Heart: A Guide to Volunteering
Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 12/05/2009)
Make a Difference: America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service
Amazon Price: $11.07 (as of 12/05/2009)
The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering: Doing Good Together
Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 12/05/2009)
A Featured Lens on My Good Deed - Another Call to Service
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My Good Deed - Change the World
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How will you remember 9/11? Pledge your good deed for 9/11 in memory of those lost September 11, 2001 and turn 9/11 into a national day of service and compassion. My Good Deed is a non-profit public benefit corporation that was founded in 2002 to hon...
Choosing to Serve
When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood,
You are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans.
That's why it's called the American dream.
President-elect Barack Obama
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Donors Choose
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DonorsChoose.org is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and inequitable distribution of learning materials and experiences in our public schools. DonorsChoose.org attracts contributors from all walks of life through an approach called Citizen Phila...
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Reader Feedback on the National Day of Service and Call to Service Lens
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