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Martin Luther King initiative wants schools to register

The Martin Luther King “Kindness & Justice Challenge” invites schools to register for its January 2004 program at www.dosomething.org .  The initiative challenges students in grades K-12 to perform Acts of Kindness (helping others) and Acts of Justice (standing up for what is right) for two weeks following the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, the period of January 19-30, 2003. 

The Do Something Kindness & Justice Challenge honors Dr. King’s life and legacy by inspiring young people to take positive action to improve their communities.  The group believes that the national holiday should be more than a day off.  According to information from the group, more than 4 million students in all 50 states participated in the program in past years.