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City honors MLK Jr. with service Volunteer group cleans up namesake street for community-wide benefit By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of people volunteered to help give Austin a facelift. United Way Capital Area and one of its programs, Hands On Central Texas, hosted the MLK Day of Service on Saturday as part of Austin’s tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. More than 700 volunteers participated in 19 different service projects around the city, including park and street
cleanups, serving at soup kitchens and building restorations. “People think, It’s a three day weekend. I’ll hang out,” said Richard Reddick, an assistant education professor and the event’s keynote speaker. “But MLK Day is a different kind of holiday, and if we’re honoring him, it should be about the things that he believed in, like community and interconnectedness.” Mando Rayo, director of community engagement for the Hands On Central Texas program, said the day of service is especially timely because of last week’s earthquake in Haiti. Although none of the projects offer disaster relief, Rayo said the
earthquake is a reminder of how much there is to be done in the Austin community. “When a disaster strikes, you want to help,” he said. “But to honor the people who are hurt in a disaster, you can help in your own community. There are a lot of needs here, and you don’t need a disaster to help out. MLK stood for service. Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” One of the main projects is a cleanup of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, spearheaded by state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, DAustin. She first started the cleanup in 2000, and in 2006 it expanded into what is now
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known as the MLK Day of Service. Dukes said she was concerned in 2000 because the majority of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events at the time were speeches and marches. “When Dr. King died in Memphis, he was preparing to fight for the rights of sanitation workers,” Dukes said. “Dr. King supported taking care of our community, and I could think of no better way to follow his example of serving the community than to beautify the street that bears his name.” United Way Capital Area hosts five days of service every year. Their next event is the Spring Day of Caring on April 23.
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