MLK Day of Service - Newsroom Photo Gallery Feed

MLK Day 2008 - A Young Volunteer Spruces Up (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Brandon Sawyer and his mother spent Martin Luther King Day sprucing up her alma mater, Theodore Roosevelt High School, in Washington, DC. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Pitching In (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Volunteer Nancy Eddy swings a hammer as she helps build a Habitat House on Martin Luther King Day 2008. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor or the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Framing a House (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Dozens of new homes will soon fill a Washington, D.C. neighborhood courtesy of Habitat for Humanity, AmeriCorps, and volunteers like these who spent 2008 Martin Luther King Day serving at the house build. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Future Home (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity braved a day of 20-degree weather to frame a house in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - DC FIX IT (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Members of DC FIX IT pitch in during a 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Hall of Flags (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Volunteers paint flags from various countries in a hallway at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the District of Columbia during a service project on Martin Luther King Day. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - I Have a Dream (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: A volunteer's T-shirt reflects her commitment to the teachings of Martin Luther King as she participates in a 2008 King Day of Service project at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Building Furniture (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Volunteers built and painted benches for use at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., during a 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service project. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Mural Painting (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Mayor Adrian Fenty joins volunteers in painting a mural during a service project at the Community for Creative Nonviolence in Washington, D.C. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Conversation with the Mayor (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: A resident of the Community for Creative Nonviolence chats with Mayor Adrian Fenty during a 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service project at the homeless shelter. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Serving at the Community for Creative Nonviolence (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Millicent Williams, executive director of Serve DC, discusses the 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service project at the Community for Creative Nonviolence with Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. The Day of Service drew a record 20,000 volunteers to nearly 150 service cites throughout the District on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Leading the Way (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: A color guard from IDEA Charter School in Washington, D.C., leads the way as volunteers march to the Community for Creative Nonviolence for a service project at the country's largest homeless shelter. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Marching to Music (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Millicent Williams, executive director of Serve DC, Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, and Councilwoman Carol Schwartz, left to right, participate in the march to the Community for Creative Nonviolence as young musicians perform. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - The March to Service (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: With a bass drummer from IDEA Charter School leading the way, Washington, D.C., residents embark on a day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on January 21, 2008. The march for service led from the District Building to the Community for Creative Nonviolence, where volunteers painted and cleaned the facility, which is the largest homeless shelter in the country. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Mayor Adrian Fenty thanks volunteers for their commitment to service on Martin Luther King Day during the opening ceremony at the District Building. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: Eleanor Holmes Norton, the member of Congress representing Washington, D.C., connected the Civil Rights Movement with current community service during the ceremony at the District Building launching the District's 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - David Eisner (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, encouraged Washington, D.C., residents to make a commitment to service, especially to the District's public schools, during the ceremony at the District Building launching the District's 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

MLK Day 2008 - Beating the Drum for Service (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: A student from the IDEA Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., provides accompaniment at the District Building during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Martin Luther King Day of Service. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

President Marks King Day with Service and Call to Action (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: President George W. Bush thanks volunteers for participating in a service project at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington, D.C., on the King Day of Service. About 20,000 people in the District of Columbia participated in nearly 150 service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader on January 21, 2008.

PHOTO CREDIT: Corporation photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs

President Marks King Day with Service and Call to Action (photo)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPTION: The President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush marked the Martin Luther King Jr. King holiday by volunteering and calling on Americans to honor King's legacy by showing compassion on the holiday and throughout the year. They joined dozens of volunteers at the Martin Luther King Jr. library in Washington DC as they repaired and shelved books and taught lessons about King's life to children. More than a half million Americans are serving in 5,000 King Day of Service projects across the country. 'By simply living a life of kindness and compassion, you can make America a better place and fulfil the dream of Martin Luther King," the President said.

PHOTO CREDIT: CNCS photo by M. T. Harmon, Office of Public Affairs