Students participate in the 2010 MLK Day of Service.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Day of Service 2011

The Center for Community Engagement and Service celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and his commitment to service by presenting the M.L.K. Day of Service. The Day of Service provides senior citizens, local youth and the AU community the opportunity for engagement through community service. The project attempts to bridge some of the gaps between the three groups by engaging them in a "care and share" program, where the youth provide volunteer services and senior-citizens share stories about the Civil Rights Movement era.

Last year the Center for Community Engagement and Service held the M.L.K. Day of Service on Monday January 19th. There were 142 volunteers in attendance for the 2009 event this was three times larger than past events. The list of participants included staff, faculty, alumni and students. The volunteers were broken up into four groups according to the various sites requirements.

About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist and Nobel Peace prize recipient, dedicated his life to social justice and felt it an honor to serve others. In 1994 when Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, they designated the King Holiday as a national day of volunteer service. Because you have the day off, make it a day on by giving your time to people who need an extra hand. Honor King's legacy.

 The MLK Holiday is normally celebrated on the third Monday in January, but since AU starts the spring semester
on January 17th, the CCES staff have decided to facilitate the program on Saturday, January 21. Similarly to last
year volunteers will be divided into groups and assigned to a community-partner. A majority of the projects will
be held off-campus, each project will fall under one of seven different sectors: Education, HIV/AID, Homelessness,
Hunger, Senior-Citizens, Women's Health, and Youth Development.