    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [January 15, 2007]
    [Pages 31-32]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks at a Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Volunteer Event
    January 15, 2007

        This has been my honor to be here. One of the things that Mrs. King
    wanted was for MLK Day to be a day of service. It is not a day off, but
    it's a day on. And so I'm here at Cardozo High School to thank the
    hundreds of people who have showed up to serve the country by
    volunteering.
        And right here in the library, we're with a group of folks who are
    sending postcards to folks who have been affected by Katrina, cards of
    hope, an opportunity for a citizen here to say to somebody in the New
    Orleans area, ``We care about you, people are thinking about you,'' and
    all in the hopes of lifting somebody's spirit.
        And so I not only want to thank the folks involved in this project
    and thank the Attorney General for
    volunteering, but I encourage people all around the country to seize any
    opportunity they can to helpsomebody in need. And by helping somebody in
    need, you're honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King. And by helping
    somebody in need, you're really helping yourself because you're lifting
    your soul.
        And so I want to thank the principal of
    this fine high school; I want to thank the organizers of the event; and
    I want to thank the volunteers, young and old, for setting aside time to
    make somebody else's life better.
        Thank you all for coming.

    Note: The President spoke at 10:52 a.m. at Cardozo High School. In his
    remarks, he referred to Reginald Ballard, principal, Cardozo High
    School. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday proclamation of
    January 11 is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.

    [[Page 32]]