<img class="alignleft" src="https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mlk.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="335" />In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Junior for his accomplishments. Today is that day.
<p style="text-align: left;">Honoring Dr. King's birthday evolved into a national day of service to encourage citizens to use the federal holiday as an opportunity to give back to their communities with legislation in 1994 that established a Martin Luther King Day of Service to coincide with the Federal holiday. <a href="http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6436" src="http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/serveimage.jpg" alt="serveimage" /></a>http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday
King’s vision was to build what he called "the beloved community." He believed life’s most persistent and urgent question was</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">'What are you doing for others?'</p>
Check <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday" target="_blank">here</a> to find projects in your specific area where you can honor him and help your community.

Even if you don’t have the federal day off, make a positive and peaceful impact in your community. What better way to honor King’s legacy than by helping others every day.