Martin Luther King Day of Service
Americans across the country celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's life and work. Hundreds of thousands of Americans remember and memorialize Dr. King by participating in service projects in their communities. Together, they honor Dr. King's legacy of tolerance, peace and equality by meeting community needs and making the holiday a day on, not a day off. This year's event was held on January 15 th . 36 grants were given to Volunteer Centers to promote projects across the country. To find out how to participate in the King Day of Service, participants can call 1-800-VOLUNTEER or go to www.mlkday.gov.

For more information, please contact Gwen Haynes GHaynes@PointsofLight.org

Faith Events at the National Conference
In recent years, several hundreds of faith and service leaders have gathered as part of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service to work on advancing the faith and service agenda. Faith Day and our faith-focused workshops offer a forum for discussion of faith and service ideas to strengthen Volunteer Centers.

Each year, the National Days of Interfaith Youth Service brings together thousands of religiously diverse young people in hometowns and academic campuses across the nation to serve their communities. These young people explore and act upon the impulse of service in their religious traditions and work towards better inter-religious understanding.

The Global Peace Festival
The Global Peace Festival brings people together from all races, religions and cultures to build one family under God. From Paraguay to Paris, from Kenya to Mongolia, and here in Washington, DC, people are joining an exciting campaign for peace and sharing in a million acts of kindness.

On August 9, 2008 from 5 to 8pm on the West Capitol Lawn, come and be blessed by the musical genius of Grammy-award winning Gospel Star Yolanda Adams and Reverend Run of the hit MTV series "Run's House." Hear from former Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young, among other distinguished speakers. Do your part to make peace happen.

Come a little early and check out the GPF Service and Cultural Expo. The Expo will take place two blocks away on the National Mall between 2 - 5 pm. Service organizations will highlight what they are doing to help bring peace, and there will be cultural performances and songs. Four local food banks will be conducting a food drive, so be sure to bring a food donation to help feed hungry families in DC.

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