RTV Participates in Day of Service

On Monday morning, the Rock the Vote staff kicked off the National Day of Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by building disaster recovery kits at N Street Village, a women's shelter here in D.C., with the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. The recovery kits included practical essentials for victims of fires and natural disasters, like first aid kits, paper and pens, and candles.

Also in attendance? The new U.S. Senator from Oregon, Jeff Merkley, and his wife Mary. Mrs. Merkley spoke about how her experience volunteering with the Luthern Volunteer Corps years earlier had helped foster a commitment to service in her life. While we were there, Senator Merkley filmed a message to all of the young people out there volunteering this week. Check it out:


You can find more videos from our day of service here.

And how did you spend the Day of Service? Send us your pictures and stories and we'll put them up on our site.