City Year Patch

MLK Service Day

MAKE IT A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF

 MLK

Young Heroes BOA logo

  City Heroes Logo(1) 

MLK Day of Service was Presented by:

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City Year Seattle/King County honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in several ways:

  • Launching our Young Heroes and City Heroes on Saturday, January 17, 2009 – programs led by corps members that engage over 100 Seattle and King County middle and high school students in service initiatives.
  • Through a transformative service day on Monday, January 19, 2009, that was led by corps members and engaged Heroes, their friends and families, alumni, community volunteers and corporate partners to make a difference in Seattle and King County’s neighborhoods.
  • We accomplised so much with 369 volunteers joining us for a total of 2,442 hours of service.  We partnered with 13 schools and nonprofits to complete 163 projects.  Below is a snapshot of our partners and what City Year and all our volunteers accomplished together:

 Where

 What

  • Lambert House:
  • Cannon House
  • EarthCorps - Cheasty Green Space in Beacon Hill
  • Dearborn Park Elementary School
  • El Centro de la Raza:
  • Filipino Community of Seattle:
  • Beacon Ridge Community Improvement:
  • Union Gospel Mission:
  • Southeast Youth and Family Services:
  • Rainier Valley Food Bank:
  • Rainier Beach High School
  • Southeast Senior Center
  • Corrections Connections 
  • 27 murals painted
  • 5 rooms painted
  • 1000+ trees planted
  • 3,125 lbs. of food collected
  • 3,450 packets and hygiene bags created for Heroes for Homeless
  • 2,000 pounds of gravel laid for bicycle parking
  • 6 green spaces cleared
  • 5 neighborhood gardens renovated
  • 7 community clean-ups
  • 1 school library organized
  • Kitchens, basement and closets cleaned and organized

  Ron Sims pic 

King County Executive Ron Sims attends Heroes Opening Day 2007
To join us on Martin Luther King Day next year or to help plan the event, please contact James Hampton at jhampton@cityyear.org or click here to learn more about our Heroes Youth Leadership programs.