Restoring the dream

Written by Sara Yang

Monday, 18 January 2010 06:20

For many students, Martin Luther King Jr. Day means nothing more than an appreciated break from school. But this year, Assembly member Paul Fong is teaming up with the NBC Bay Area news station to host the King Day of Service and restore the true meaning of the holiday.   The Bay Area community is invited to join Fong and NBC reporter Scott McGrew as they clean and restore the Ulistac Natural Area from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Jan. 18.  Volunteers have the option of receiving community service hours.   "My dad's a really big part of giving back to the community and equality," Fong's senior daughter Sydney Fong said. "He just wanted something the whole community could do together."   According to Sydney Fong, the event will be televised through NBC, with volunteers ranging from community members to the San Francisco 49ers football players.   "We don't have school on Monday, but it's not just 'Yay, no school,'... it's actually to celebrate something," Sydney Fong said. "Everybody should go out and find... some kind of event to give back [with]."    For more information, visit http://www.assembly.ca.gov/fong.        Creative Commons License Restoring the dream by Sara Yang is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available. Add New Search Comments (0) Write comment Your Contact Details: Name: Email: do not notifynotify Comment: Title: Message: Security Security Image Please input the anti-spam code that you can read in the image. Powered by !JoomlaComment 4.0 beta2 < Prev   Next >

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