Martin Luther King, Jr. was an advocate for many things. This January the 21st we are celebrating his legacy of service through the MLK Jr. Day of Service. He fought for equality and the rights of the individual. Above all, though, he fought for peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize. This …
Read more »Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital figure of the modern era and a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. His charismatic leadership inspired men and women, young and old, in this nation and around the world. While …
Read more »National Make a Difference Day is coming up on October 27, 2012. While for many of us that means a trip to Jacksonville, Florida for a day of tailgating in preparation for the Georgia/Florida game, it is still an important time for us to recognize how much we can accomplish if we try to do …
Read more »The 2012 Athens Global Youth Service Day was certainly a success! We had over 1,400 youth volunteers who in just three short days contributed over 5,700 hours of service to the Athens community! An effort of this magnitude simply cannot be accomplished by a single organization. HandsOn NEGA is very grateful for its partnerships with …
Read more »On January 16, our city marked the 10th anniversary of the MLK Day of Service in Athens. What a day! The weather was a bit chilly and cloudy, but that did not stop over 750 people volunteering at 36 projects sites to make it a Day On and not a Day Off. One of the …
Read more »The following post is from one of our board members, Ashley Harp. She also chairs our SingleServe program. As she refers to it, SingleServe is all about volunteering for parties of 1. I read this post on her blog this morning and couldn’t pass up the chance to share this amazing story. If this doesn’t …
Read more »Plans for the MLK Day of Service are really coming together. Looking forward to the Kick-Off Breakfast at the 40Watt. I’m going to bring cans of baby formula for the community food drive at the breakfast. All the canned goods are going to the Food Bank. Go Athens! Rumor has it – The Heap will …
Read more »19,499!! – that’s how many volunteer hours have been accrued so far during all of the MLK days of service in Athens. Amazing! Check out the website http://athensmlkday.org/ and the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/athensmlk I think its great how a small city like Athens has so many caring people willing to spend the day helping others. …
Read more »Hashtags, Retweets, and Wedges? I met with the MLK Day of Service planning committee the other day. MLK Day is on January 16th this year. I am in charge of social media for the event. See, I went to graduate school, and now I get to be in charge of something. To do this job …
Read more »Did you know that April 15-17th is Global Youth Service Day? Okay, well, we are a little stumped as well as to why its name is just Global Youth Service DAY but it lasts three days. One person tweeted: Khaph: I love how a Day doesn’t last a day in the world of volunteering. Sometimes it’s …
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