MAKE IT A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF
January 16, 2010 and January 18, 2010
MLK Day of Service Presented by:
To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2010, City Year corps members from across the country lead community members and friends nationwide in celebrating and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his commitment to social justice and civil rights through a day of transformative service projects. City Year Seattle/King County will honor the work and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by leading 500 volunteers in powerful transformative service on January 16, 2010 and January 18, 2010.
January 16, 2010
When: 9am to 9:45am
Where: Saint Mary's Church, 611 20th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144 (map)
The day will start powerfully with an Opening Ceremony featuring keynote speaker Mayor Mike McGinn. The opening Ceremony will commemorate the day of service in honor of Dr. King’s legacy, as well as celebrate City Year’s Heroes program, in which 70 middle school students 50 high school students will kick-off their four-month participation in the Young Heroes and City Heroes programs. Immediately following we will disperse for service.
When: 9am to 3:00pm
Where: Washington Middle School, 2101 S. Jackson, Seattle, WA 98144 (map)
Service: We will be painting 40 murals that will adorn the west wall of the North West African American Museum.
When: 9am to 3:00pm
Where: Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts, Seattle, WA 98144 (map)
Service: Landscaping.
When: 9am to 3:00pm
Where: Emergency Feeding Program, 2615 S. Jackson, Seattle, WA 98144 (map)
Service: Packing food bags, sorting donations, soliciting food donations at local groceries
When: 9am to 3:00pm
Where: Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, 105 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 (map)
Service: Landscaping
**Registration for all above service opens at 8am at Washington Middle School parking lot. Registration for Japanese
Cultural and Community Center of Washington will be held on site.
January 18, 2010
When: 9am to 2:00pm
Where: Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington, 1414 South Weller, Seattle, WA 98144 (map)
Service: We will be painting 6 classrooms, 4 hallways and 4 stairwells as well as a large wall mural.
Join Us! Service spots are limited. To join us in service, email volunteerforservice@cityyear.org
For more information on MLK Day, please contact Janay McClarin at 206-306-5729 or 206-219-5015
"Democracy transformed from thin paper to thick action is the greatest form of government of this earth."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (December 5, 1955)