MLK Day of Service - Newsroom Photo Gallery FeedTo support the King Day of Service, the Corporation for National and Community Service, in consultation with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change provides grants to public and non-profit organizations to mobilize Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of service to others. It's a day on, not a day off.MLK Day 2008 - Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=927 MLK Day 2008 - Leading the Way (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=930 MLK Day 2008 - I Have a Dream (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=935 MLK Day 2008 - The March to Service (photo)- January 21, 2008 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...http://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=928 MLK Day 2008 - Building Furniture (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=934 MLK Day 2008 - Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=926 MLK Day 2008 - Mural Painting (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=933 MLK Day 2008 - Beating the Drum for Service (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=924 MLK Day 2008 - Conversation with the Mayor (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=932 MLK Day 2008 - Hall of Flags (photo)- January 21, 2008 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 Affairshttp://www.mlkday.gov/about/newsroom/photos_press_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=936 |