Days of Service
October 23, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Held annually the fourth Saturday of October, Make A Difference Day is supported by USA WEEKEND and HandsOn Network, a business unit of Points of Light Institute. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, this is a day of service utilized to celebrate and continue realizing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading this effort to encourage service. See here for more information --> http://www.mlkday.gov/ Ten Ways to Make a Difference1. Tutor a child or an adult. 2. Be a mentor 3. Get involved in a Big Brother/Big Sister Program 4. Create a game night at a teen center. 5. Support a local after-school program. 6. Share what you know – offer to do a one-time or ongoing course for local students in drama, cooking, philosophy of hip hop— whatever you’re good at! 7. Create a homework support program at a local homeless shelter for the children that may be there. 8. Collect and distribute school supplies for a school or shelter. 9. Be a Reader in a local classroom. 10. Help set up a library nook at a local barbershop.
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