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Obama Honors Dr. King on National Day of Service

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama paint a bookshelf at Burrville Elementary School (Photo: Chris Dilts for Presidential Inauguration Committee 2013)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama paint a bookshelf at Burrville Elementary School (Photo: Chris Dilts for Presidential Inauguration Committee 2013)

People in all 50 states made a long-term commitment to service and together they pledged to serve more than 1 million hours this year.

National Day of Service projects across the country honoring Dr. Martin Luther King took steps forward to create a lasting culture of service.

Caitlyn (l) Elizabeth (r) help build a house with Habitat for Humanity in Montana (Photo: Presidential Inaugural Committee 2013)
Caitlyn (l) Elizabeth (r) help build a house with Habitat for Humanity in Montana (Photo: Presidential Inaugural Committee 2013)

In Washington D.C., more than 13,000 people and over 100 service organizations participated in the Service Summit on the National Mall.

 

 

See More National Day of Service Photos HERE. 

 

 

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