Just realized something really cool

[treestar]

MLK day (Jan 15) is to be celebrated on Mon,, Jan 19, this year. Inauguration day is the next day.

Let's declare a four day weekend holiday!

[Double T]

1. There is no time for vacations or holidays; there is too much work to do.

The country is falling apart in case you haven't noticed.

[treestar]

2. Talk about a wet blanket

Look at the big picture! This work is about to begin for real!

[Clio the Leo]

5. It's not a wet blanket .... it's the truth.....

Obama inaugural to encourage spirit of service
Meredith May, Chronicle Staff Writer

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Using the same online networking that helped put him in the White House, President-elect Barack Obama is pushing to expand Martin Luther King Day from a national day of community service into an ongoing commitment to help the needy.

While presidents past have used Jan. 19 to show by example how helping the poor is good for the country, Obama is using the eve of his inauguration to rally millions of Americans to community service as an antidote to the recession.

In the coming days, Obama's inaugural committee will launch a Web site to link volunteers with service projects in their neighborhoods. The new Web site will incorporate similar work already begun by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency overseeing 7,000 service programs - including AmeriCorps, given the directive by Congress in 1994 to turn Martin Luther King Day into a national day of service.

"President-elect Obama hopes to summon a new spirit of service and call on Americans to make a more enduring and active commitment to our communities throughout the year, because it is a critical time for America to come together to tackle the common challenges we face," said inaugural spokeswoman Shannon Gilson.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/03/BAGV151TIR.DTL&tsp=1

I'm not exactly sure what the traditional MLK day festivities involve as you cannot barbeque in January but WHATEVER we normally do, we wont be doing that! It's time to embrace the spirit of BOTH of these men and roll your sleves up and get to work!!! ;)

[firedupdem]

3. I'm with you treestar!

It's a four day holiday to me! What a wonderful weekend! I can't wait to watch the MLK celebrations as well as watch the Inauguration. What a great week that will be.

:woohoo:

[Condem]

4. Good call, treestar.

We've waited eight long years for this moment. Four days is not alot to ask. Can't wait!