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DECEMBER 2023 / JANUARY 2024 Calendar MLK Jr. Day of Service JAN. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Mon., Jan. 15, is a federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service, when Americans step up to make commu- nities more equitable and take action to create the Beloved Community of Dr. King's dream. Encourage students to honor Dr. King's life of service by volunteering to clean and green local parks, pack and deliver food to home-bound neighbors, and more. Find events and volunteer activities at americorps.gov/newsroom/events/mlk-day. Educators can also design their own day (or semester); find ideas, toolkits and classroom facilitator guides at ysa.org/resources. Happy New Year! Wishing our CTA family peace, love and joy! Here's hoping 2024 is a brilliant year for all. The Great Kindness Challenge JAN. 22–26 Empower students to create a culture of kindness through the weeklong GKC (school edition), a proactive and positive SEL-focused bullying prevention pro- gram for grades K-12. GKC's impact to date: More than 19,000 students at 40,000 schools around the world have participated, resulting in over 950 million acts of kindness! Schools can sign up at thegreatkindnesschallenge.com to find age-appropriate kindness checklists and additional resources. Butte County of Education 8 cta.org In the Know