Michelle Obama Gives Back

Check out FLOTUS' first term of community service projects.

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Michelle Obama Donates Her Time - As the president prepares to be sworn in for a second term in office, we take a look back at the first lady's charitable efforts of the past four years. — Naeesa AzizHere, First Lady Michelle Obama greets Toys for Tots volunteers during an event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on Dec. 11, 2012, in Washiington, D.C.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Family Affair - President Obama joins First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha as they help volunteers stuff backpacks with books, food and photos during a United We Serve event at Fort McNair June 25, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Family Affair - President Obama joins First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha as they help volunteers stuff backpacks with books, food and photos during a United We Serve event at Fort McNair June 25, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Spousal Support - The first lady and Dr. Jill Biden participate in honoring the upcoming Military Spouse Appreciation Day during an event in the State Dining Room at the White House May 10, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Spousal Support - The first lady and Dr. Jill Biden participate in honoring the upcoming Military Spouse Appreciation Day during an event in the State Dining Room at the White House May 10, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Food for All - First Lady Michelle Obama fills plastic bags with non-perishable food items for distribution at the Capitol Area Food Bank for Feeding America on April 29, 2009, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Sunshine Sachs & Associates)

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Food for All - First Lady Michelle Obama fills plastic bags with non-perishable food items for distribution at the Capitol Area Food Bank for Feeding America on April 29, 2009, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Sunshine Sachs & Associates)

Girl Power - Obama paid a visit to Girls Place Inc., a Gainesville, Florida, after-school program for economically disadvantaged girls. In addition to doling out the hugs and taking a group photo with the elementary school-aged girls, she also danced and sang the song “Tooty Ta” with some of them. “You know I’m all about girl power,” she said. (Photo: Phil Sandlin / AP)

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Just Dance - Michelle Obama takes time to dance with students in the afternoon school program at the Girls Place in Gainesville, Florida, on Sept. 17, 2012. (Photo: Phil Sandlin / AP)

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Veggie Time - The first lady talked to elementary school children about eating vegetables at Riverside Elementary School in Miami Nov. 22, 2010.(Photo: REUTERS/Hans Deryk)

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Veggie Time - The first lady talked to elementary school children about eating vegetables at Riverside Elementary School in Miami Nov. 22, 2010.(Photo: REUTERS/Hans Deryk)

Michelle Obama - First lady Michelle Obama is not only the wife of the first African-American President, she is also a lawyer, author and fitness expert. She runs a campaign against childhood obesity called Let's Move.  (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Let's Move! - Michelle Obama dropped in on students at Alice Deal Middle School in northwest Washington to dance during a Let's Move! event.  (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Joining Forces - The first lady participated in a Joining Forces service event at the vice president's residence on May 10, 2012.  (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Joining Forces - The first lady participated in a Joining Forces service event at the vice president's residence on May 10, 2012.  (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Washington, D.C. - City Year Washington D.C. is acknowledging MLK Day 2014 by gathering hundreds of volunteers in service to transform three area schools by painting murals and accents, light construction, kit-making and workshops. Registration is required to participate. Volunteers will check in at Coolidge High School (6315 5th Street Northwest). The service event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

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Serving the Community - First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a community service event at the Stuart Hobson Middle School on Jan. 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

Pitching In - The first lady worked her famous biceps helping a group of volunteers construct a playground at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter Elementary School on June 15, 2011, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Pitching In - The first lady worked her famous biceps helping a group of volunteers construct a playground at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter Elementary School on June 15, 2011, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Restaurant Critic - First Lady Michelle Obama is taking her “Let’s Move!” initiative to the small screen. On June 13, Obama will appear in an episode of the Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible, during which she will evaluate how well celebrity chef Robert Irvine has revamped the menu and environment at the Horton’s Kids children's center in Washington, D.C. Irvine has two days to create a dining room, build a spacious kitchen and plant a garden in which the center will grow its own fruits and vegetables before the first lady turns up to give it her stamp of approval. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Spring Planting - Michelle Obama plants in a garden with Girl Scouts during the fourth annual Kitchen Garden spring planting on March 26, 2012 at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Cooperation - Michelle Obama lends a helping hand to a volunteer building a playground in 2011.  (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Cooperation - Michelle Obama lends a helping hand to a volunteer building a playground in 2011.  (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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South African Smiles - First lady Michelle Obama has a laugh during a visit to a community service project at Vhuthilo Community Center in Soweto township, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 22, 2011. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

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South African Smiles - First lady Michelle Obama has a laugh during a visit to a community service project at Vhuthilo Community Center in Soweto township, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 22, 2011. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

Paint by Numbers - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama paint quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. at the Browne Education Center Jan. 16, 2012, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty Images)

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Paint by Numbers - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama paint quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. at the Browne Education Center Jan. 16, 2012, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty Images)

Toys for Tots - Michelle Obama speaks to volunteers as she delivers toy donations to the Marine Toys for Tots warehouse Dec. 16, 2009, in Stafford, Virginia. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Toys for Tots - Michelle Obama speaks to volunteers as she delivers toy donations to the Marine Toys for Tots warehouse Dec. 16, 2009, in Stafford, Virginia. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)