WASHINGTON, Md., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Marriott International, Inc.: WHO: Marriott International, Inc. and its associates will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a series of community service activities beginning Friday, Jan. 12th. We are proud to support Dr. King's legacy by sponsoring three programs in the D.C. area: the District of Columbia's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, Greater DC Cares' Day of Service 2007 and Montgomery County's Day of Service and Celebration. (os.dc.gov/os/frames.asp?doc=/os/lib/os/info/MLK/MLK_flyer_2007_final.pdf) WHAT: Volunteer activities include: * Marriott's Headquarters will continue the tradition of making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for feeding agencies and shelters in the metro area, including Bethesda House and D.C. Central Kitchen. Our goal is to make 2,000 sandwiches. * Marriott associates will help create an enhanced atmosphere for learning at Hine Jr. High School in Southeast D.C. on the MLK Holiday of Service -- cleaning, painting and sprucing up the interior of the school, which serves more than 400 students, ages 10-14. * Montgomery County Volunteer Center invites county residents to our Bethesda Marriott North Hotel and Conference Center where they can help make lunches for the homeless, pack supplies for emergency responders, and make fleece scarves for people in a hospice program. WHEN: Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 and Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 WHERE: Marriott Headquarters 10400 Fernwood Rd. Bethesda, MD 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Fri., Jan. 12th) Lemon G. Hine Jr. High School 335 8th St. Southeast, DC 9:00 a.m. - Noon (Mon., Jan. 15th) Bethesda Marriott North Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Rd. Bethesda, MD 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Mon., Jan. 15th) CONTACT: Dasha Ross Mari Snyder (301) 380-8521 office (301) 380-2037 office (240) 388-6211 cell (301) 370-9164 cell DATASOURCE: Marriott International, Inc. CONTACT: Dasha Ross, +1-301-380-8521, cell: +1-240-388-6211, , or Mari Snyder, +1-301-380-2037, cell: +1-301-370-9164, , both of Marriott International, Inc. Web site: http://www.marriott.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/532963.html

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