President-Elect Barack Obama has called on the entire nation to participate in a National Day of Service in conjunction with his inauguration.

Please sign up to participate in a Community Service Project in your neighborhood anytime during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, Saturday January 17th through Monday January 19th, 2009.

You can collaborate with local organizations such as food banks, faith based communities, environmental groups and non-profits or create a service project entirely from scratch. While events can be hosted by partisan groups, they must be of a non-partisan nature. To SIGN UP ONLINE or find out more Visit USASERVICE.org
http://usaservice.org/page/content/calltoservice/

Your New President Needs You!! Be Part of the National Weekend of Service effort:

Central County
Service Event at the VA Hospital (Martinez, CA) 
Saturday, January 17 at 10:00 AM
Our team will spend 5 hrs helping disabled Veterans at the VA Hospital in Martinez, CA beginning at 10 AM in the morning.

Write Postcards to our Brave Soldiers 
Saturday, January 17 at 10:00 AM
Pleasant Hill Cohousing (Pleasant Hill, CA)

Walnut Creek Clean Up 
Saturday, January 17 at 9:00 AM
Heather Farms Park Tennis Courts (Walnut Creek, CA)
Clean up Walnut Creek by picking up liter beside major roadways like Oak Road, around Bart stations in Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill.

American Red Cross Blood Drive (Pleasant Hill CA) 
Saturday, January 17 at 7:30 AM
Pleasant Hill Blood Donor Center - PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up to attend this blood drive, the Red Cross will need to contact you to confirm a specific appointment time.

American Red Cross Blood Drive (Pleasant Hill, CA) 
Sunday, January 18 at 7:30 AM
Pleasant Hill Blood Donor Center - PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up to attend this blood drive, the Red Cross will need to contact you to confirm a specific appointment time.

Food Sorting at the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties (Concord, CA) 
Monday, January 19  starting at 10:00 AM. 
Volunteer to help sort and box food to be ready for distribution.  (For ages 11 and up).

Hospital Volunteer
Monday, January 19 at 9:00 PM
John Muir Hospital Walnut Creek (Walnut Creek, CA)
Volunteer from 9-12 at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, working with staff in Mother-Baby Nursery

American Red Cross Blood Drive (Pleasant Hill, CA) 
Monday, January 19 at 7:00 AM
Pleasant Hill Blood Donor Center - PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up to attend this blood drive, the Red Cross will need to contact you to confirm a specific appointment time. 

East County
Day of Service-Clean up Your Neighborhood 
Monday, January 19 at 12:00 PM
throughout Discovery Bay (Byron, CA)
Discovery Bay has a lot of litter, could use some plantings, etc. Please work to beautify our neighborhood. All ages welcome. If you have ideas...

American Red Cross Blood Drive (Antioch CA) 
Monday, January 19 at 1:30 PM
Church of Christ (Antioch, CA) - PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up to attend this blood drive, the Red Cross will need to contact you to confirm a specific appointment time. 
 
West County
Martin Luther King Day of Service, 2009: The Watershed Project Call to Action for Richmond Monday, January 19 at 9:00 AM, Shimada Friendship Park (Richmond, CA) This Martin Luther King Day, Come out with your family, neighbors and friends and join the Watershed Project in making a difference in Richmond.