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january 16, 2018 - Starbucks

‘What are you doing for others?’: Starbucks partners honor Dr. King’s call for service

On the crisp, sunny morning of #martinlutherkingjrday, #kevinjohnson, #starbucks president and chief executive officer, recalled the word of the civil rights leader.

“In 1957, Dr. King commented, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?” Johnson told a crowd of hundreds gathered at the Bellwood Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club in #Atlanta.

One way #starbucks partners and customers are answering that question is by spending #martinlutherkingjrday volunteering at more than 150 service projects across the country.

They painted community centers, packed #food for the hungry, sorted and cleaned shoes to be given to those in need, put together care packs for homeless families and much more “in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and what he stood for and in celebration of the values that #starbucks stands for,” said Johnson.

In #Atlanta, hundreds spent the day working alongside military veterans volunteering with Starbucks’ national partner The Mission Continues to renovate the #bellwoodboysandgirlsclub.

As Brewer looked out across the crowd, she said, “I’m pleased to see that many of you brought your families with you. When you start them out young, they keep going. That’s what this is all about – and about transferring it on and on and on because the work never stops.”

In closing, Bottoms added, “This is what today is all about – it’s about partnership, it’s about fellowship and it’s about reaching beyond ourselves.”

We'll be updating this story throughout the day to showcase photos from various #starbucks service projects around the country.

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