Hundreds of volunteers complete service projects with area nonprofits, D.C. public schools and others.
Several hundred students returned to the George Washington University before their winter break was over to participate in a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
On the holiday observing what would have been Dr. King’s 89th birthday, students and other members of the GW community gathered Monday morning in Lisner Auditorium for a welcoming program to begin the daylong task of community service projects on campus and around Washington, D.C. The day of service kicks off King Week programming throughout January that includes panel discussions, lectures and film screenings.
The theme for the day of service in 2018—the year that marks the 50th anniversary of King’s death—is one of the popular messages King shared in his lifetime: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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Briahnna M. Brown 