Online registration for volunteers for Athens-Clarke County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is now open. On Monday, January 20, 2025, over 30 community organizations, government agencies, cemeteries, and schools will host volunteer service projects. Athenians are invited to honor Dr. King’s legacy by observing the holiday as “A Day On and Not a Day Off.”
In 1994, Congress made the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday an official day of service…