Day of service

AmeriCorps and Arizona Serve volunteers around Tucson for MLK Day

VALERIE CAVAZOS.AND I'M PAT PARRIS.WHILE PEOPLE MARCHED -- OTHERSVOLUNTEERED.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY -- ISTHE ONLY FEDERAL HOLIDAYDESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL DAY OFSERVICE - ENCOURAGINGAMERICANS TO VOLUNTEER ANDIMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES.A GROUP CALLED "ARIZONA SERVE"SPENT THE DAY IN TUCSON.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S BRIANBRENNAN CAUGHT UP WITH THEM --HELPING OUT -- IN A SCHOOLGARDEN.BRIAN BRENNANTHESE VOLUNTEERS DECIDED INSTEADOF TAKING A DAY OFF FOR MLK DAYTHEY HAD A DAY ON BY PITCHING INTHROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITYRAKING AND PULLING WEEDS...VOLUNTEERING IS NOT USUALLY VERYGLAMOROUS BUT IT CAN BE VERYFULLFILLING.MAX SERVENTIVOLUNTEERWEEDING OVER THERE IN THECILANTRO GARDEN AND THENPLANTINGSOME GARDEN VEGETABLES BUTMAJORITY OF IT IT IS JUSTWEEDING.MAX SERVENTI CHOSE TO SPENDM-L-K DAY VOLUNTEERING WITHARIZONA SERVE ANDAMERICORPS.MANY OF THE 130 MEMBERS CAME ALLTHE WAY DOWN FROM PRESCOTT...THEY SPREAD OUT ALL OVER TOWNAND THIS GROUP OF 30 IS HELPINGCLEARWEEDS AND BUFLLEGRASS FROM ASCHOOL GARDEN.MAX SERVENTIVOLUNTEERHAVING A CHANCE TO BE PART OFTHEIR FUTURE WHERE THEY WILLBE LEARNING IS REALLY NEATESPECIALLY SINCE OUR GENERATIONIS KIND OF THE FUTURE SO WE WANTTO IMPART A GOOD MESSAGE FORTHE NEXT GENERATIONTHE PUEBLO GARDENS PRINCIPALSAYS THE VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPINGIN TWO WAYS.MICHAEL KONRADPRINCIPAL, PUEBLO GARDENSHELP GET THE SPACE CLEANED UPAND MAKE IT A BETTER USE FOR OURSTUDENTS BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES TOOUR STUDENTS AN EXAMPLE OFPEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THATARE WILLING TO SERVE WITHIN THECOMMUNITYFOR MAX HE CAN'T THINK OF ABETTERWAY TO HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR'S LEGACY.MAX SERVENTIVOLUNTEERWE HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP TODAY SOREGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER,BACKGROUND ANYTHING THAT MAKESUP WHO YOU ARE AS A UNIQUEINDIVIDUAL YOU CAN ALWAYS HELPOUT WHEREVER YOU AREHE HOPES THEIR EXAMPLE WILLPLANT THE SEED FOR OTHERS TOVOLUNTEER ANY DAY OF THE YEAR.BRIAN BRENNANAMERICORPS IS NOT JUST DONETODAY THEY HAVE A LOT OF EVENTSPLANNED THROUGHOUT THE YEARINCLUDING NATIONAL SERVICERECOGNITION DAYIN APRIL.

BRIAN BRENNAN KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.

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