I believe you’re only truly happy when you are working in service to others. Service to others has a profound ripple effect on humanity. When we’re the recipients of generosity or kindness, we carry that with us into our communities, our neighborhoods, our homes.
That’s why the MLK Day of Service is so important to me. It enables all of us to carry on Dr. King’s legacy by taking action in our own community.
Occurring every year, this year, MLK Day of Service happens on Monday, January 16, 2017.
Last year, over 140,000 people volunteered. In fact, Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King Day of Service is the largest of its kind in the nation!
This year, we’re hoping even more people answer Dr. King’s call for justice.
Two veterans of the American civil rights movement, Sen. Harris Wofford (D-Pa.) and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), spearheaded efforts to officially recognize the day via federal legislation in 1994.
When I met Congressman Lewis earlier this year, he talked about the necessary sacrifices made in order to bring our nation closer to its idealistic promise. We’re not there yet — but to get there, we’ll need to serve each other and our communities.