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1/23/2008	Fact Sheet: 2008 King Day of Service is Largest Ever
	Building homes, delivering meals, refurbishing schools, reading to children, signing up mentors and much, much more, over 500,000 Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by serving on the January 21, 2008 King Holiday. This historic turnout is the largest ever in the 13 years since Congress encouraged Americans to observe the King Holiday as a national day of service.

1/21/2008	A National Record 60,000 Volunteers Make It a Day ON Not a Day OFF In 13th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service
	Some 60,000 people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the Philadelphia region volunteered today in more than 600 service projects in the 13th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, according to Todd Bernstein, founder and director. The 2008 Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service is again the largest King Day service event in the nation.

1/21/2008	Honor King by Helping Others, Say Leaders of King Day of Service Effort
	As the largest-ever King Day of Service gets underway with more than 500,000 Americans heading out today to volunteer in their communities, the CEOs of the two organizations leading the effort to make the King Holiday a national day of service urged Americans to help realize King’s dream on the holiday and around the year in an op-ed in this morning’s Atlanta Journal Constitution.

1/21/2008	President Marks King Day with Service and Call to Action
	President Bush marked the Martin Luther King Jr. King holiday by volunteering and calling on Americans to honor his legacy by showing compassion on the holiday and throughout the year.

1/21/2008	Service and Conservation Corps Make MLK Day a Day ON, Not a Day OFF
	In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., young people from Service and Conservation Corps and other partnering organizations engaged more than 4,500 volunteers in community service. Local projects took place at community parks, school playgrounds, community health clinics, and other community sites. Volunteers planted trees, enhanced community gardens, painted murals, and served in other ways.

1/19/2008	American Idealist, the Story of Robert “Sargent” Shriver, To Air on PBS on Martin Luther King Day
	Although his much celebrated social programs--Peace Corps, VISTA and Head Start among them--have transformed countless lives, Robert “Sargent” Shriver remains relatively unknown to most Americans. Given Shriver’s relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to volunteerism, it is fitting that PBS presents American Idealist, a film about his life and vision, on Martin Luther King Day, January 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (Check your local listings).

1/19/2008	Communities Gearing Up for Largest-Ever King Day of Service
	From gang summits and health clinics to school renovations and mentor sign-ups, a record number of Americans will honor Dr. King through volunteer service on the January 21st federal holiday.

1/18/2008	District Residents Unite by Volunteering for King Day of Service
	The King Holiday is recognized as "a day ON, not a day OFF" for Americans volunteering in their communities. Participation in King Day of Service activities has grown steadily each year since Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act in 1994, calling on Americans to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of citizen action. This year over 15,000 volunteers will unite in the District of Columbia for a Day of Service.

1/18/2008	The Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Returns to Buffalo with Service and Art
	On Monday, January 21, 2008, WNY AmeriCorps, Hands On Greater Buffalo, Home Depot, and the Verizon Foundation return the nation-wide “MLK Day of Service” to the City of Buffalo with hundreds of citizens volunteering their time in service to their community, an unveiling of “Faces of Buffalo: Faces of Service,” the 2nd Annual “A Seat for Social Justice” service art project commemorating the legacy of Rosa Parks, and a visit by the First Lady of New York, Silda Wall Spitzer.

1/17/2008	King Day Service a Fitting Way To Honor Civil Rights Leader, NBA Players Say
	The millions of Americans who continue to be inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. include several NBA players, who are encouraging their fellow citizens to honor King by serving their communities on the King Holiday.

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