Make it a "day on, not a day off"
MLK Service Day
Saturday, January 17, 2009
10AM to 4 PM
3502 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78220
In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Year San Antonio, the Freedom Foundation, and the MLK Commission of San Antonio will present a day of service in the Civil Rights Memorial Botanical Garden on the east side of San Antonio. In the spirit of MLK's beloved community, this service project will engage and unify the east side in a day of powerful service. City Year and community volunteers will transform a park into a botanical garden dedicated to the proud heritage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will be building new flower boxes, planting trees, adding dirt and mulch to existing flower beds, painting murals, and cleaning up the park. It is not only a great opportunity to give back to the community, but also to honor the man who sacrificed so much in order to ensure a better future for so many.
Lunch will be provided to volunteers who sign up on the Web site: http://www.usaservice.org/page/event/detail/4jv3t
Young Heroes Opening Day
Monday, January 19, 2009
9:00AM to 3:00PM
Heroes Pledge Ceremony - Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy, 3501 Martin Luther King Dr., San Antonio, TX 78220
Speakers
Nikki Salzillo, San Antonio Market Manager, Bank of America
Thomas Ellis, Tuskegee Airman
Join City Year San Antonio at a high-energy event that will honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King and celebrate 86 local students dedicated to maintaining his legacy through citizen service. These students are among more than 2500 young people who will pledge to serve community and country in the coming months through City Year’s Young Heroes program, which is led by City Year corps members and volunteers, and supported by a $1 million contribution from Bank of America.
Service Summary: Following the Opening Day Ceremony, these youth and more than 100,000 volunteers from City Year and the city of San Antonio will unite to march in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sign Up: http://www.usaservice.org/page/event/detail/dayofservicejanuary19/4jvzx
For more information please contact Mary Elyse Farah at 210-247-4426 or mfarah@cityyear.org.