KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and many metro volunteers will spend the day honoring Dr. King’s legacy by giving back to their community.
What are you doing for others?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Once said that was life’s most persistent and urgent question.
This long weekend hundreds of thousands of Americans will answer his call.
“Instead of actually taking the day off that you take that time and contribute back, that you give back to your community in some way and obviously through service, through hours of service volunteering,” said Alissa Parker, with ReStart.
Saturday dozens of volunteers from the Church of the Resurrection rolled up their sleeves at ReStart, which is an organization that provides services and a place to live to homeless, men, women, children and families.
“I believe that what we are commissioned to do as Christians is to help our neighbor and love our neighbor as ourselves and this definitely shows that kind of love,” said volunteer Deborah Hamilton.
Spic and span is how church members wanted to leave its family shelter.
“I think anything we can do to help people get back up on their feet is a good thing,” said Hamilton.
ReStart says they really are making a difference.
“Volunteers wow, what can we say, huge impact not only are they here to do all sorts of tasks that staff doesn’t have time for they also are people that become advocates for ReStart and the issue of homelessness in our community,” said Parker.
A day on and not a day off is what these servants say Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is all about.
President Obama is asking Americans to observe the upcoming king holiday, with community service.
