Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the Mall in the Nation's CapitalΒ in August 1963.
Monday is MLK Day in the San Gorgonio Pass and across the United States.
One way to get involved locally is aΒ localΒ blood drive and marrow screening, scheduled 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 20Β at First Missionary Baptist Church, 332 N. Allen St.Β in Banning.
The Blood of the Martyrs blood drive is sponsored by theΒ nonprofitΒ LifeStream,Β established by medical societies of Riverside andΒ Β San BernardinoΒ counties. Each donorΒ Monday can receive a $5 gift card for Subway while supplies last.
For more info about the Monday eventΒ contact Debbie Franklin at (951) 849-8113. For more on LifeStream visitΒ www.lstream.org.
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