SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue
By Liza Kaufman Hogan
For those wanting to do more on the upcoming three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend (Jan. 17-19) than sleep in, clean house or catch up on Game of Thrones, there are many options — ones that honor the slain civil rights leader.
Depending on where you live, you can volunteer for one of numerous service projects, be part of a MLK Day march and rally, join a supper club to discuss social issues or run a MLK Day 5K, accompanied by a three-mile long drum line.
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If you’d like to extend your commitment beyond January 19, consider pledging hours of service at Serve.gov, the website of the Corporation for National and Community Service and United We Serve, which is the White House initiative to support citizen volunteer efforts.
We hope you enjoy your long weekend and that if you do participate in a MLK Day-related event or volunteer, you’ll tell us what you did and how it went in the comments section below.
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