Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2021

Dr. King lived his life serving his fellow man. In that spirit, in recognition of Martin Luther King Day, The Atlanta Church of Christ in Gwinnett would like to encourage our members to volunteer, collectively or individually to serve our community.

WAYS OUR CHURCH CAN CELEBRATE AND OBSERVE MLK DAY

• Community Service

HISTORY

• MLK Day of Service (1994)
  • https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve-your-community/mlkdaygov/about-mlk-day-service
  • https://www.aascu.org/programs/ADP/MLKDay/
• MLK Day (1986)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day
  • https://www.history.com/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-controversial-origins-of-the-holiday

WAYS TO SERVE

• Hands on Atlanta website supplies info for in person and virtual ways to volunteer
  • https://www.handsonatlanta.org/mlk
• Americorps search engine where you can look up volunteer opportunities in your local community based on your zip code
  • https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve/search
• Project resources to plan your own volunteer project
  • https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve/mlkdaygov/project-resources