In Other National Service News...

A couple of other Congressional MLK-day volunteers to highlight:

• New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Luján was at the District's John Phillip Sousa Middle School to help install solar systems and distribute efficient energy kits as part of the "Repower a Community" event.
• Congressman John Barrow of Georgia helped assemble care packages for the troops, helping Operation Gratitude support our men and women serving overseas.

These two are particularly notable, I think, for illustrating that, in addition to political grandstanding on issues like clean energy and support for our troops, there plenty of small steps we can all take as individuals. A thumbs up to Congressmen Luján and Barrow for using the MLK Day of Service to tackle, in a small way, these issues as citizens instead of just as politicians.