This statue is ‘Stone of Hope,’ part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial that opened in 2011 in West Potomac Park, Washington, DC. The title of the 30-foot granite sculpture comes from a line in King"s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech: ‘Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.’ Across the country today, volunteers will spend their day giving back in honor of Dr. King. His birthday was made a federal holiday in 1983, and in 1994 Congress designated the event as a national day of service, inviting citizens to observe the holiday by improving their communities.
A day of service for Dr. King
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Mack Arch Rock
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Apple Tree Day
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Giving Tuesday
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Canadian Thanksgiving
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Honoring our veterans
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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A fortress in the sky
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Desert rose of Qatar
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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A grand event
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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