Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
MLK
DAY OF SERVICE
"A Day On, Not a Day
Off"
"Everybody can be great
because everybody can serve."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 21st, 2008
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Meet in Columbian Square, Marvin Center
We want to thank the students who volunteered their time and energy for MLK Day of Service. We would also like to thank Community for Creative Non-violence (CCNV) for hosting over 200 GW students.
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service?
- It is a day to honor Dr. King's legacy of compassion and empowerment by serving the Washington D.C.
community with your fellow GW students.
- If you want to volunteer for MLK Day, you will need to meet at Columbian Square in the Marvin Center by 11:00am on Monday, 21 January 2008. You will meet the group of people with whom you'll volunteer for the day, hear some great speeches, get a T-shirt, and eat a free lunch. Then we'll take the Metro to CCNV (Community for Creative Non-Violence), which is a homeless shelter in Washington D.C. You will finish volunteering and reflection time by 4:00pm.
- See photos
from past MLK Days of Service!
Why Serve?
- Celebrate the legacy of Dr. King, one of the world's foremost civil rights
leaders, by contributing to his goal of "making America what it ought to be." Dr. King's believed that every individual has a responsibility to his or her community. We at OCS strive to honor Dr. King's memory with a "Day On" rather than a "Day Off", and we hope you will be moved to join us in serving the D.C. community.
Dr. King's Passion for Service:
- During his lifetime, Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. worked tirelessly for his vision of a nation of
freedom and equality. He inspired people to fight against injustice of all
kinds, once saying: “Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, ‘What are
you doing for others?’” Dr. King valued strong communities, the empowerment of
individuals, and striving for common goals.
- "Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You
don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to have to make
your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato
and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's "Theory of
Relativity" to serve. You don't have to know the Second Theory of Thermal
Dynamics in Physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul
generated by love, and you can be that servant."- Excerpted
from "The Drum Major Instinct", a sermon by Rev. Martin Luther King,
Jr., 1968.
Coretta Scott King on the Meaning of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
- "The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy
of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the
timeless values he taught us through his example -- the values of courage,
truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly
defined Dr. King's character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we
commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that
empowered his revolutionary spirit."
Want to Know More about Dr. King?
- Click here to learn the history of how Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day became a National Holiday.
- Click here to learn more about the life of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
- Click here to read some of the words of Dr. King.
Questions about MLK Day of
Service?
Contact Megan Mozina at ovpr@gwu.edu or
(202) 994-7224.
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