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If He Was Here Today

Martin Luther King was interested in bigresults, not the short-term. So, the idea

of King Day being the signal for a long-term commitment by millions of studentsover a semester would have warmed hisheart.

Harris Wofford

Colleague and Lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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MLK Day of Service Honoring Dr. Kings life and legacy

Monday, January 18th 2010

www.mlkday.gov

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Global Youth Service Day The only national day of service

focused on youth

April 23-25, 2010

Celebrated in over 100 countries

www.gysd.org

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What is the

Semester of Service?

Martin Luther King Day: January 2010A Day On, Not a Day Off

Global Youth Service Day: April 2010The Largest Service Event in the World

www.semesterofservice.org

Semester of Service links prominent national service events - such as

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and Global Youth Service Day -

through an extended service-learning framework of at least 70 hours.

Young people ages 5-25, spend the semester addressing a meaningful

community need connected to intentional learning goals and/or academic

standards. Throughout, the teacher or facilitator supports the emergence

of youth voice as young people guide the process.

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9/11 National Day of Service and

Remembrance

Created through legislation in 2009

Run by MyGoodDeed with dozens of

national partners

www.911dayofservice.org

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Why Connect: To connect students to a larger

movement

To secure attention from media and

elected officials

To secure additional resources for your

events

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Connecting to a Movement Resources to teach youth about Dr.

Kings teachings at www.mlkday.gov

Connecting youth to their peers around

the world at www.gysd.org

Linking to 9/11 past and present eventsat www.911dayofservice.org

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Secure attention from media

and elected officials Link to local celebrations

Create your own story

Use numbers

Make it positive

Let youth lead

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Project Planning Grants

Semester of Service Lead Agencies

STEMester of Service grants

State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants

UnitedHealth HEROES grants Disney Friends for Change grants

Youth Leaders for Literacy

Get UR Good On Grants

www.YSA.org/grants

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Leverage your Project

Tell your story to media, businesses, city officials

Ask local companies to offer grants

Involve your state commission Involve sponsors and their children

Invite schools to get involved

Annual fund results/ask

Fundraising proposal by impacts on issues and kids

YSAs National Service Briefing and grants newsletter

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GYSD Components:

Project Planning Grants

Custom Tools and Resources

Strategy Guide

Outreach to Students and Communities

Nationwide Media Campaign

Local contacts

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IPARDC Investigate and prepare, beginning with

MLK Day

Act and reflect, throughout the semester

Demonstrate and celebrate on GYSD

Use 9/11 Day to culminate a Summer ofService or launch a fall semester

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Everybody can

be great,becauseeverybody can

serve!