Make it a Day On...
Not a Day Off!
During the 1950s and ’60s, civil
rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.
recognized the power of service to
strengthen communities and achieve
common goals. As he once said,
“Everybody can be great because
everybody can serve.”
Initiated by Congress in 1994, King
Day of Service honors that legacy by
transforming the federal holiday
honoring Dr. King into a national day of
community service grounded in his
teachings of nonviolence and social
justice. Instead of its being just
another day off from school or work, the
aim is to make the holiday it a day ON,
where people of all ages and backgrounds
can come together to strengthen their
community, bridge social barriers, and
move our nation closer to the “Beloved
Community” that Dr. King envisioned.
King Day of Service has grown steadily
since its inception. With thousands of
projects planned in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto,
the 2009 King Day of Service promises to
be the biggest and best ever!
Listen to Our New King Day Radio
PSAs!
To promote the 2009 King Day of
Service, we've created several new radio
public service announcements (PSAs) that
feature recordings of Dr. King's voice
and narration by Isaac Newton Farris,
Jr., CEO and President of the King
Center in Atlanta. Click on a link below
to listen to the spots
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