Day of Service

Delaware State University Makes "Giving Back" Part of the Educational Experience

Dr. Harry L. Williams | Posted 04.04.2012

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Delaware State University held its first-ever Inspired Day of Service on March 31, in which about 250 DSU students worked on community service projects at five separate locations throughout the state.

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Coming to Do Good

Shari Arison | Posted 05.30.2011

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About five years ago, I initiated Good Deeds Day in Israel. My initiative was based on my firm belief that every person can give something of himself.

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Glenn Beck Plans January 15th "Day of Service"

Steve Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, Glenn Beck announced his plans for a "Day of Service" rally to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, January 15th. "I think it's time ...

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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. In Los Angeles

Huffington Post | Nicole Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Monday, January 17 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and there are lots of ways to celebrate and honor the life of one of America's most influential lead...

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A Call to Arms for Civil Rights Activists

Fred Redmond | Posted 05.25.2011

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I challenged USW civil rights committee members to shield the downtrodden in society, to aid those felled by the current economic crisis, to serve as their brothers' and sisters' keepers.

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On 9/11, Day Of Mourning Becomes Day Of Service

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

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On 9/11, Day Of Mourning Becomes Day Of Service

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) - Drawing on the spirit that spurred volunteers to rush to the burning World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans looked for ways t...

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Greening Hollywood: Mayor V Says Hola! East L.A. on City's Day of Service

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Let's make democracy real by everybody participating," said Mayor Villaraigosa, recently re-elected by Los Angelenos for a second term. He was addre...

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From a National Day of Service to the Promise of Citizen Power

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 11.17.2011

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My problem with the service frame is simple: If I serve, someone else is being served. If I serve, I act, but the other -- the beneficiary -- does not. "Service" seems to create two classes: the givers and the receivers.

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Martin Luther King Day: A Day On, Not A Day Off

idealist.org | Posted 11.17.2011

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The National Service Inclusion Project--making it possible for everyone to serve--has announced several projects throughout the nation that have been ...

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SERVICE: Causecast Day Of Service: Volunteer On MLK Day (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of President Elect Obama, Causecast has produced a video to push and inspire people ...

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