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MLK Day: 10 Places to Serve This Monday

Monday marks the 25th year of the Martin Luther King holiday, and as always, it's "a day on, not a day off." Find out where you can pitch in.

Zachary Slobig
By Zachary SlobigJan 23, 2011
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Where will you be serving? Tell us in the comments below.

Extra points for sending photos of your service project to projects[at]goodinc[dot]com. We'll feature them in a post next week.

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