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  <body><![CDATA[<p>MLK Day of Service is an immersive, community service program that&nbsp;connects GT community members to&nbsp;hands-on&nbsp;service&nbsp;projects&nbsp;and&nbsp;social issue&nbsp;education in the Atlanta area.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each year, on the observed&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Martin Luther King Jr., we offer the chance to make it a &ldquo;day on, not a day off&rdquo;&nbsp;partnering&nbsp;with Atlanta community organizations to connect, serve, and move us closer to Dr. King&rsquo;s vision of a &lsquo;Beloved Community&rsquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>We are excited to be hosting our 11th MLK Day of Service!&nbsp;Our 2021 event has been adjusted to a&nbsp;<strong>hybrid format</strong>&nbsp;to account for&nbsp;needs&nbsp;of our community partners and GT community members&nbsp;during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Overall Schedule (EST):&nbsp;</strong><br />
8:30-8:55 a.m. - Check-in and Connect for our Welcome<br />
9-9:15 a.m. - MLK Day of Service Welcome + Kickoff&nbsp;<br />
9:15-11:15 a.m. - Formal Service Block (Group+Virtual Service Projects)&nbsp;<br />
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - MLK Day of Service Speaker,&nbsp;John Onwuchekwa<br />
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<strong>MLK Day of Service:</strong><br />
You can choose how you&rsquo;d like to serve this year! We will offer the following options:</p>

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	<p><strong>MLK&nbsp;Small Group Service Projects</strong>&nbsp;| Organized with local community partners, these will be in-person service projects&nbsp;hosted on-campus during our formal Day of Service hours.&nbsp; Space will be limited.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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	<p><strong>MLK Virtual Projects</strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Organized with local community partners, these projects will allow for engagement during MLK Day of Service without an in-person component.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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	<p><strong>MLK Engage Where you Are</strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Commit to strengthening your connection to community wherever you are, through&nbsp;service or another community&nbsp;engagement&nbsp;option that you choose!&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>MLK Day of Service Speaker:</strong><br />
MLK Day of Service Participants and GT community are invited to join us for a conversation with&nbsp;this year&rsquo;s&nbsp;MLK Day of Service speaker, John Onwuchekwa, co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://portrait.coffee/pages/about-us" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Portrait Coffee</a>!</p>

<p><em><strong>Click <a href="https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/dqzffhtt">here</a> to register.&nbsp;</strong></em></p>
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