T Minus One and Counting -- Obama's Inaugural Festivities Schedule for Monday, Jan 19

The following is a schedule of events for President-elect Barack Obama one day before his inauguration to become the 44th president of the United States.

8:30 a.m. ET

-- Obama leaves Blair House to visit wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

A surprise stop, on the schedule, aides said the hospital call was private and reporters were not allowed to accompany the president-elect.

10:30 a.m. ET

-- National Day of Community Service event at the Sasha Bruce House: The Obamas and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, joined volunteers in a community renovation project in the Washington area to honor Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated 40 years ago. Monday is a federal holiday that commemorates the Jan. 15, 1929, birth of King, who advocated peaceful resistance and equality among all races.

"Dr. Martin Luther King's was a life lived in loving service to others. As we honor that legacy, it's not a day just to pause and reflect -- it's a day to act," Obama said in a statement.

12:40 p.m. 

-- Obama makes remarks at the Community Service Luncheon at Calviin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C.

The president-elect says he is making a commitment that "we are going to make government work, and we're going to make sure that government is listening to you and focused on you and making sure that people have health care, that children can go to college and people can pay their bills and folks are able to stay in their homes."

But he adds government can't do everything and it's up to individuals to find service opportunities.

1:15 p.m. ET

Obama announces in a written statement more key posts at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Jeffrey Liebman, executive associate director; Steve Kosiak, associate director for defense and international affairs; Robert Gordon, associate director for education, income maintenance and labor; Xavier de Souza Briggs, associate director for general government programs; Preeta Bansal, OMB general counsel and senior policy adviser; and Kenneth Baer, associate director for communications and strategic planning.

3 p.m. ET

Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden attend a community service event.

6:20 p.m. ET

-- Obama attends three private dinners to honor former secretary of State Colin Powell, Biden and Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, for their public service. Dinners at the Hilton Washington, National Building Museum and Union Station.

7 p.m. ET

-- A children's evening concert at the Verizon Center honoring military families. Event hosted by Michelle Obama, who will attend. Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers are among the entertainers.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.