ANNAPOLIS (Jan. 16, 2023) – Today, The Moore-Miller Inauguration held a Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and in partnership with United Way of Central Maryland. Governor-Elect Wes Moore, incoming First Lady Dawn Moore, Lieutenant Governor-Elect Aruna Miller, and incoming Second Gentleman David Miller were joined by over 1,000 volunteers who took part in 25 service projects across Maryland.

Governor-Elect Wes Moore said, “Dr. King had a quote that sits on my desk: ‘Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.’ We have to fix systems. We have to fix the reasons that we continue to have so many people fall between the cracks …We have remarkable community servants who every single day are fighting to protect our neighbors, but if we are not fixing systems, we will find ourselves cleaning up the debris that comes from broken systems. If we stand divided as a state, we cannot win. But if we stand united as a state, we cannot lose. Maryland will be the state that serves. We are asking, we are calling, and we are begging every Marylander to go out there and serve… to ensure that our neighbors are cared for.”

“Today, we are touching communities across the state on this Day of Service to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But let’s not forget his dream of a beloved community – a community in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger, and hate,” said Lieutenant Governor-Elect Aruna Miller. 

This day was made possible thanks to the contributions and collaboration across a number of organizations including United Way of Central Maryland, Local United Ways across the state, CareFirst, and many others.

To view pictures from today’s Day of Service, click here.

Other planned inaugural events include The People’s Ball on January 18th. More information about the inaugural schedule can be found at https://www.mooremillerinauguration.com/.

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Wes Moore is the Governor-Elect of the State of Maryland. He is a U.S. Army combat veteran who led soldiers in combat with the 82nd Airborne Division, a Rhodes Scholar, former small business owner, and former CEO of one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty organizations. Learn more at www.wesmoore.com.