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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that success is measured "by the quality of our service relationship to humanity." The Corporation for National Service promotes the January King Holiday as a community service initiative to remember, celebrate, and organize to meet the challenge of Dr. King's philosophy on public service.
National Youth Service Day serves to encourage communities all across the country to recognize and honor young people for their involvement in community problem solving efforts. Youth Service America sponsors this nationwide service day in April and helps communities develop creative ways to honor their youth for their great effort.
This recognition week began in 1974, when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteerism. Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation and the national network of Volunteer Centers, this is a time in April to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers at the local, state and national levels.
Make A Difference Day, nicknamed the "national day of doing good", is a national community service effort every year on the fourth Saturday in October. Co-sponsored by USA WEEKEND and the Points of Light Foundation, more than one million citizens are committed to spending this day "making a difference" within their communities by volunteering.
In November, FAMILY MATTERS of the Points of Light Foundation calls thousands of families in cities all across America to work together in volunteer service to perform tasks that will benefit their communities and strengthen their family.
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