WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has made it a point since taking office to draw attention to community service and bolstering national service programs.
Both he and first lady Michelle Obama have lectured at length on the topic and practice what they preach. They've planted trees, packed backpacks for the military and passed out Thanksgiving favorites at a food pantry.
Honoring the memory of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. today will be no different. They plan to use part of the federal holiday commemorating King to participate in a service event.
Speaking at a church near the White House yesterday, Obama said that like King, he had learned to rely on his faith even as he felt the "sting of criticism."
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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