It's time to step up to the plate.

Find and event or create one:

"Every time our nation faces crisis, our national experience has shown Americans rise to the challenge. While government has an important role to play in helping rekindle our economy and addressing the problems of a distressed nation, President-elect Obama believes each of us, as Americans, have a responsibility to do what we can for our communities and fellow citizens. We are one nation.

The United States is once again at a crossroads and that is why the President-elect hopes to use the occasion of his Inauguration to rally our nation to commit to service in our communities. We are asking for your organization's participation in meeting this challenge.

In 1994, Congress transformed the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday into a national day of community service to further commemorate a man who lived his life in service to others. As a tribute to that legacy and the very real needs of our nation, the President-elect and Vice President-elect will launch a national organizing effort on the eve of their Inauguration to engage Americans in service. This national day of service will fall on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, 2009 and, unlike past calls to service, President-elect Obama will ask Americans to do more than just offer a single day of service to their cities, towns and neighborhoods. He will ask all of us to make an ongoing commitment to our communities. Never has it been more important to come together in shared purpose to tackle the common challenges we face.

The call will go to all Americans to organize service projects and join others at events in their communities. As the Co-chairs of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, we invite you and your organization to join other Americans to organize service projects in your communities. The Presidential Inaugural Committee will offer Americans a new website to help promote your events and for Americans to make their commitments, build communities, find opportunities to serve and share their results. These can be events that orient people to your organization's work, engage people in direct service, or bring people together to reflect on Dr. King's legacy and how they can commit to becoming more engaged citizens. Please see the attached information on how to get involved.

We have a great opportunity to set the tone for the next four years and I know you will rise to the challenge. Thank you for all your support."  PEOTUS Obama

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/search_simple?source=mybobar

http://whyobamaworks.org/dayofservice.html

http://democratswork.org/index.php?page=display&id=168

 And of course you can also find or create an eevent here on PB.

So what are your plans the 19th?

UPDATE 1/7

1/7Just spoke to Dee in the hospital. Surgery went well, it was not cancer but everything still had to removed.  She is on morphine but was able to walk a little this morning. 

Dee was thrilled that you guys sent your thoughts and prayers!!!

Dee has a laptop in the hospital but cannnot get online. 

Dee sends out love and thanks to all of you.

1/6 One of our better blogggers had surgery today.

Wishing her a speedy recovery.

A surgery can't silenece FOS for long. Not that girl! Hope she's back soon.

Here’s one of the reasons our economy is in such a mess.  Congress has given out about $350 billion to banks with no restrictions on how it is spent and no accounting of where the money has gone.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_secrets

These are the same senators who pissed and moaned about how some auto workers are making too much money and need to take pay cuts.  $350 billion with no strings to the bankers but the poor guy who works hard and is trying to raise his family on about $60,000, needs to have his pay cut.  We wouldn’t want him taking the family out for dinner or to see a movie.

Give credit to Bush and the Republicans, they knew they wouldn’t be in office but they’ve managed to pay their buddies anyways.