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Columbia, SC - As the nation pauses to remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, AmeriCorps volunteers will pursue Dr. King's dream of community service by working with Sea Island Habitat for Humanity.

Corps Members will participate in a Habitat project at 2545 Bohicket Road on St. Johns Island throughout the day on Monday, January 19.

"These AmeriCorps members are a prime example of our goals for volunteer service in our state," said David McRae, AmeriCorps program director. "By seeing MLK Day as a 'day on' instead of a 'day off,' they remind us all of the importance of giving back to their community and to all of the citizens of South Carolina."

Governor Carroll Campbell established the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service to support community service initiatives in the State and to administer grants under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In December 2007, by Executive Order of Governor Mark Sanford, the United Way Association of South Carolina was appointed as the governing authority of the Commission. The Commission, which includes the AmeriCorps program, is South Carolina's lead agency on volunteerism and national service.

"Our vision for this program is three-fold," said United Way Association of South Carolina President Tim Ervolina. "We seek to promote and increase an ethic of service and volunteerism in the State of South Carolina; the capacity of faith-based and community organizations within the state to better compete for funding opportunities; and the collaboration among the communities and organizations that are trying to meet the greatest needs of the Palmetto State."

The AmeriCorps program encourages volunteerism for everyone from youth to seniors to people with disabilities; promotes community solutions for disaster preparedness and response; and helps to strengthen and expand volunteer centers and other community-based organizations that use volunteers to accomplish their mission. Currently, the Commission funds nine programs throughout the state with grants totaling more than $1,250,000.

For more information about the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service and the AmeriCorps program, visit www.uwasc.org.
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