Admin
•
Founder
Posts: 1,937
Likes: 828
Gender: Female
Favorite Drink? Grape Juice
Mood Sick
|
Post by Admin on Jan 16, 2017 9:37:39 GMT -8
Today's the day! What are you doing to celebrate?
|
|
majesty
•
Moderator
Posts: 255
Likes: 158
Gender: Female
Favorite Drink? Bloody Mary
Mood Tired
|
Post by majesty on Jan 16, 2017 14:13:16 GMT -8
The org I'm apart of held an event at the local library this morning. We're dedicated to teenage pregnancy prevention/awareness so one half of the event was dedicated to that & the other half was about MLK.
We had games, prizes, & materials for the girls & their moms that came out. It was only about 10 that came but we weren't expecting too many people since it rained today. They had fun so that's all that matters.
I just hate that our program is limited to only one county...(Healthcare Gov Alliance rules) but I'm thankful that we are reaching people
____
What about you?
|
|
lena01
•
New Member
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Gender: Female
|
Post by lena01 on Sept 1, 2017 23:49:11 GMT -8
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
|
|
