MLK Week of Service Event

MLK Week of Service Event

This year the Montgomery County Volunteer Center’s MLK Day of Service event is moving to a digital platform and expanding to a full week.

The event will run from January 16-24th. Residents can visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteercenter/volunteers/MLK.html to contribute to different causes, create crafts, and learn about community service. Montgomery County students will earn SSL hours for participating in service projects.

Press Release:

Every January for more than a decade, the Montgomery County Volunteer Center has brought thousands of area residents together for an afternoon full of volunteer activities featured at its large-scale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service event. This year, the event has gone virtual and expanded to a week, with a variety of home-based and safely distanced service opportunities available online at http://bit.ly/MoCoMLKDay.

The Volunteer Center’s 2021 MLK service event runs January 16-24 and offers residents of all ages the opportunity to honor the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in one (or many!) remote service projects that help others in our community. Activities include creating toys for service dogs, making blankets for hospice patients, sending well wishes to COVID patients, and donating books on diversity for students. MCPS students can earn student service learning (also known as SSL) hours for most projects except donations.

All event activities are free, but space is limited for some projects and registration is required.

In addition to the Volunteer Center’s virtual MLK service activities, several partner agencies are coordinating service projects for MLK Day 2021. Residents can find more information about them at the virtual event page at http://bit.ly/MoCoMLKDay.

The Volunteer Center strives to improve the quality of life in Montgomery County by fostering a culture of volunteerism and service. The agency’s website, www.montgomeryserves.org, connects community members in search of volunteer activities with nonprofits and government agencies in need of assistance.

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