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‘Be your best selves’: Martin Luther King III encourages La Jolla students to express gratitude
La Jolla Light
By Elisabeth Frausto | Staff Writer
February 24, 2023
The son of the late civil-rights leader visits La Jolla Country Day School to help San Diego organization Say It Now encourage teenagers to express gratitude to those who have helped them.

Column: Martin Luther King III Helps Launch Say It Now in San Diego
Local Today
By William Bennett
February 25, 2023
A memorial service for the living? Local students aided the live launch of a campaign dedicated to expressing gratitude to important people in their lives now — before their memorial service.

Column: Martin Luther King III helps launch ‘Say It Now’ in San Diego
San Diego Tribune
By Diane Bell | Columnist
February 25, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr.’s eldest son met with Walter Green, founder of the grassroots movement Say It Now, in the gym at the La Jolla Country Day School, which serves 1,000 young people from LJCDS, Preuss and Monarch schools -Schools was filled.

Martin Luther King III ignites gratitude movement with La Jolla students
SD News
By Dave Schwab
February 28, 2023
On Feb. 23, more than 1,000 students heard motivational speeches from Martin Luther King III, Say It Now founder Walter Green, and others at a special La Jolla Country Day School event highlighting the importance of expressing gratitude now to those who’ve positively impacted people’s lives.

Dynamic Senior Citizen Author Walter Green Launches Gratitude Initiative ‘Say It Now’
Indie Entertainment Media
February 28, 2023
It’s kind of silly isn’t it? We rarely tell others how much they’ve impacted our lives. Instead, we wait to share that love and gratitude until after they’re gone. Step in Walter Green, who founded Say It Now, sort of a ‘living tribute’ created to make our world a more grateful place, in a way that’s safe, timely and memorable.