Monday marks the Renew America Together: National Day of Service, where the Obama and Biden families will participate in volunteer service, while asking you take part in events in your own community. There are already more than 10,000 service events scheduled across the country, and you can visit USAservice.org to find one in your area.
I’ll be taking part in a food drive.
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Good for you volunteering on this day of National Service. In all of the excitement of the Inauguration I fear it has been shoved in the background.
Martin Luther King will never be forgotten though. Look how far we have come in 40 years. King would be so proud.
I spent the day pressure cleaning the driveway at Daughter’s old house (on the market). They moved to a new home, although the old one was unsold, because SIL could not do stairs due to his post-cancer respiratory problems. Babycakes was born when they lived in the old house, and her nursery/bedroom was upstairs.
One day, at the new house, Daughter said (we were there to hear this), “Now you can put Babycakes to bed!” There were no dry eyes, she was about 5, and he had never before been able to tuck her in.
Does my day doing this scut work for a loved one count as service?