Title: 'A Day On, Not a Day Off': Celebrating MLK Day Through Service | HuffPost
Headings: ‘A Day On, Not a Day Off’: Celebrating MLK Day Through Service
‘A Day On, Not a Day Off’: Celebrating MLK Day Through Service
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Content: 12), giving employees the day off to serve nonprofits aimed at underrepresented groups in their communities. For example, Kaiser Permanente employees broke records a few years ago with more than 7,000 volunteers for MLK Day of Service, including physicians and senior leaders, at over 130 sites across the country, serving an estimated 35,000 people. At Accenture in Charlotte, employees have served the local communities through the Habitat for Humanity MLK Day Build project, while Accenture volunteers in the Miami office were invited to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and participate in various service activities. Walmart, Harland Clarke and Altria are just a few examples of other companies that encourage employees to participate in a company day of service to commemorate the occasion. DiversityInc reports from its survey that 30% of companies’ Black resource groups take the lead in planning celebrations, events and communications to promote Dr. King’s message of inclusion to all employees, with the resource groups frequently volunteering within their communities as well. Here’s a sampling of how that looks: Accenture’s Detroit African American employee-resource group will convene for an interactive panel discussion entitled ‘Living the Dream ... the Accenture Way’ to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and how diverse workplaces like Accenture, and our clients, are providing an inclusive environment and what things can be done as we continue to move forward. In coordination with the event, Accenture employees will host a canned-goods drive to collect nonperishable foods that will be donated to Detroit-based Capuchin Soup Kitchen. ... Accenture’s African-American employee-resource group in Philadelphia will work with the YWCA for a day of workshops and mentoring. — Stacey Jones, Senior Director, Corporate Marketing, Accenture
IMPACT, Humana’s African-American Network Resource Group, coordinated an ‘Impact Day’ for Humana associates to give a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Members from all five of our Network Resource Groups volunteered at the following nonprofit organizations: