If you haven't already seen it, this quick little video of Michelle Obama is worth a watch (fun cocktail party fact: Michelle and I will both be celebrating birthdays tomorrow!):
I love this idea, and I hope serving in one's community on MLK Day becomes as much a tradition in this country as a turkey on Thanksgiving or an egg hunt on Easter. The website she mentions, www.usaservice.org, is an amazing resource with a plethora of great idea for finding places and organizations in need of volunteers.
But I'm still stumped. Chris and I have been thinking about this for some time, and we haven't found the perfect thing to do with our kids yet (yes, I realize time's running out a bit on us). Part of what makes this such an important event is that it gets people out in their own communities to serve. I was surprised that not a single thing was listed in our town on usaservice.org. I want to make this as local as possible. I've though about taking rakes and cleaning supplies to the cemetery where my father was buried, or sitting down as a family and tying some quilts for foster children. Anyone have other great ideas for us? What are you doing to celebrate and serve?
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We have nothing planned -- but I like your ideas. I think I always have this thought that we need to do something big to make it count. Maybe we could just go through our stuff and make a donation. Soon we'll be ready to venture into the community and serve, but for now it definitely needs to be on the simple side.
Amy
I blogged about this too - here are some ideas you might want to use.
http://makingconnections.ceed.pdx.edu/wordpress/2009/01/06/many-hands-make-light-work/
Oh, what a wonderful idea. I checked out a childrens book on MLK at our library and have been teaching Avery about him...participating in a local community service in honor of him is just wonderful. Thanks for posting this.
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