GRF offices will close for MLK Day

HOLIDAY NOTICE

In observance of Martin Luther King Day, all Golden Rain Foundation offices except Security and the Optum Health Care Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 15.

The Leisure World Maintenance Department will be on call for emergencies only and may be reached by calling 562-594-4754. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service (MLK Day) is the only federal holiday that is also designated by Congress as a national day of service—a “day on, not a day off.” Participation in service activities has grown each year as more Americans are encouraged to provide meaningful change in their communities.

This day was also established to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. Americans celebrated the first official Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 20, 1986.

The statue memorial for Mar -

tin Luther King Jr. in West Po - tomac Park, Washington D.C. Dr. King, a Baptist minister, was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. On April 4, 1968, at the age of 39, he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.