Hey DoSomething members:

Where were you yesterday and how did you celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Us? We spent the day honoring Dr. King’s legacy and serving our communities. Dr. King was known for his leadership in the civil rights and racial justice movements, but he also spoke of the importance of taking action and how anyone can serve! You can learn more about Dr. King’s legacy and the significance of MLK Day of Service here.

Do you want to inspire long-lasting change and find ways to serve your community, just like Dr. King? Well, it’s your lucky day because we’re relaunching our annual Strength Through Service program, with the opportunity to earn volunteer credit hours, as well as a potential scholarship!

Now through the end of Black History Month, Strength Through Service offers five campaigns for you to take action and make a positive impact in your community! Find out more about the 5-Cans Challenge, Comeback Clothes, GTFO, Power to the Period, and Tackle Hunger campaigns. Check it out here!

Let’s work together to bring Dr. King’s vision to life! We want to challenge you to volunteer your hours to help us reach 15,000 hours of service, and it takes all hands on deck to accomplish our goal. Join us in strengthening your community through service this winter!

Let’s Do Something!

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P.S. Help us select a new mission statement! Our mission statement is why we exist. And we want your help in picking our new one! Take our quick survey and help shape the future of DoSomething!

Let’s Do This!

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And while you’re making a difference in your community, you can also follow your passion in STEM

Take our quiz to educate yourself about the endless opportunities available to you in STEM based on your interests and personality! Our quiz can help you break the STEM stereotype of working in a lab and learn how to get paid to follow your passion and do world-changing work through STEM!

Check out these DoSomething members who have taken our quiz to learn what area of STEM best suits them–all based on their interests, passions, and personality through our STEM Works For Me campaign!

“Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to work a job within STEM,” said DoSomething member Bryony K, 15. “The last couple of years I’ve been planning to become an Aerospace engineer and to work at NASA/JPL when I graduate. As an African American 15 year old girl I believe that giving other minorities and women a way to educate themselves on different stem careers will help increase the percentage of women who work as engineers and scientists.”

DoSomething member Bilal W, 19 said, “As an African American man pursuing medicine, I am personally acquainted with the challenges brought about by the dearth of POC in the medical field, from poor physician-patient relationships in Black communities, lower patient satisfaction, and lower health-seeking behaviors in communities of color. It is among my paramount goals to increase and advocate for the representation of POC in STEM, particularly in the healthcare field, in order to advance public health equity.”

“I want to be a woman in STEM,” said DoSomething member Amani G, 14. “In order to get closer to this goal, I wanted to take this quiz and share my results with others so that I can bring awareness to my passion. I have had many difficulties being a woman in STEM, but I still stick by my passion and am eager to pursue it.”

Join Bryony, Bilal and Amani in fighting climate injustice and envisioning a greener future today!

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ICYMI… check out this list of fun and unique STEM careers that you’ve probably never heard of!

Our heroes today are… Makayla Williams and Alexis Wray who are helping to tackle food insecurity on college campuses 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

We’re obsessed with… these four TikTokers who are using their platforms to create change, educate, and inspire others!

Accepted into your dream college? Awesome! Now, let’s talk about scholarships.

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