THE USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS COMMITTED $17 MILLION TO THE PROJECT.>>> PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING IN ON A DAY OF SERVICE TO HONOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ONE NONPROFIT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO KEEP THE WORK GOING AS PART OF DIGNITY WEEK. JOINING US TO DISCUSS THE EFFORT IS LEAD PIPE WITH ACTIVATE GOOD IN RALEIGH. GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE, YESTERDAY TO VOLUNTEER, AS A COMES TO THE HOLIDAY TO TELL US ABOUT DIGNITY WEEK. WHAT'S OF THIS CALL TO ACTION? >> WE HAVE A DIGNITY WEEK, BECAUSE WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE. SO WE WANTED TO EXTEND IT FOR THE FULL WEEK. AND ALL SCRIPTS IS SPONSORING THIS WEEK, THEY PROVIDED THE FUNDS FOR 380 DIGNITY BAGS, WHICH ARE CLEANING AND HYGIENE KITS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. SO WE ARE EXTENDING THE DAY OF SERVICE FROM JANUARY 15 THROUGH THE 23rd THIS YEAR. >> THAT IS SO EXCELLENT. WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER IN SOME CAPACITY. VOLUNTEERING ISN'T JUST ABOUT GIVING OF YOUR TIME. >> NO THERE IS SO MANY WAYS YOU COULD BE OF SERVICE, SPECIALLY NOW, THE NEEDS ARE GREATER THAN EVER. AND IT IS SO FULFILLING. I THINK WE ARE ALL KIND OF LOOKING FOR A WAY THAT WE COULD DO GOOD AND FEEL GOOD AND HELP COMMUNITIES. IT'S REALLY, ENRICHING TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY. >> WE ARE LIVING IN THE PANDEMIC, HOW HAS COVID-19 COMP LOCATED THE WORK FOR NONPROFITS LIKE YOUR OWN? >> WE WORK WITH OVER 500 OTHER NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR CAUSES THAT THEY ARE TACKLING. SO MANY VOLUNTEER EVENTS, THAT USED TO BE IN PERSON, ARE HAVING TO IMPLEMENT COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, DO SOCIAL DISTANCING . THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE AS MANY VOLUNTEERS THERE AND THEY HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT SAFETY. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS, SO MANY VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO CREATE NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO VOLUNTEER. SO THERE IS SO MANY THINGS YOU COULD DO FROM THE SAFETY OF YOUR OWN HOME THESE HYGIENE KITS, YOU CAN TAKE AND GET SUPPLIES FROM THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND CREATE A KIT AND DROP IT OFF AT A NONPROFIT. THEY WILL GIVE IT TO A FAMILY IN NEED. YOU CAN WRITE CARDS TO SENIORS, PEOPLE THAT ARE ISOLATED. TO JUST CHEER THEM UP A LITTLE BIT. THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS YOU COULD DO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR VOLUNTEERING. >> WHEN WE TALK OF DIGNITY WEEK COME YOU ARE CALLING ON PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OTHERS, CORRECT? >> WE ARE. WE HAVE A LIST SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON FAMILIES IN NEED. SO DIGNITY KITS, AND COMMUNITY GARDEN WORK, BUILDING FENCING. THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE IS OUR WEBSITE, FOR ACTIVATE GOOD, YOU CAN FIND DIGNITY WEEK AND YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES AT ACTIVATEGOOD.ORG . >> WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE, FOR SOMEONE WHO IS SITTING HERE LISTENING AND THINKING THEY WANT TO VOLUNTEER BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE . WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE? >> JUST GO FOR IT. WE HAVE RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR BLISS. IT LED TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES SO SHE DID STUFF IN THE ARTS AND IT WAS REALLY FULFILLING. ACTIVATE GOOD WEBSITE IS A GREAT BASIS BECAUSE THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES, ANY INTEREST OR ANY CAUSES. IF YOU ARE HESITANT OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST REACH OUT. >> LEE PIKE, WITH ACTIVATE GOOD, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANKS A LOT.