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Volunteer Opportunities for MLK Day of Service 2014
Start the year off right by making an impact.
Do something good for someone else and be part of a national movement.
As the organizers of the MLK Day of Service point out, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading this effort. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off."
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In our region, the Volunteer Center of United Way has a list of opportunities to do just that on or around MLK Day.
One important note: the opportunities below are on Jan. 18 unless otherwise noted. Act fast, they're filling up!
Start: 3:30 pm End: 5 pm
Description: Donate canned goods at the food pantry. Here is a poster you can use to ask for donations at your office, school, etc.
Family-friendly for volunteers of all ages
Click here for more information and to register
Visit with Seniors! for My Second Home with FSW
Start: 10:30 am End: Noon
Description: Bingo, arts and crafts, singing and other activities with seniors.
Family-Friendly Project for volunteers 12+
Click here for more information and to register
Monday 1/20 Start: 8 am End: 12:45 pm
Description: Help out at one of several sites in Orange County.
Click here for more information and to register
Start: 10 am End: 1 pm
Description: To serve the needs of area children, this organization distributes new and gently used clothing.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 12+
Click here for more information and to register
Start: 10 am End: 1 pm
Description: The effects of Sandy are still being felt. Help get rid of excess debris as well as free areas of invasive vines.
Click here for more information and to register
Start: 2 pm End: 4 pm
Description: All ages welcome to play games and get to know the senior residents of this nursing home.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers of All Ages
Click here for more information and to register
Start: 10:30 am End: Noon
Description: Help put together lunches for those served by this program and take a tour of the facility.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 5+
Click here for more information and to register
Help Assess Our Community’s Health with Worldwide Community First Responders, Inc.
Start: 1 pm End: 4 pm
Description: This local organization plans an annual health fair and needs local input on how to best meet the needs of the people it serves.
Family-Friendly Project for volunteers 10+
Click here for more information and to register
Start: 10 am End: 12:30 pm
Description: Help disabled individuals create mobiles inspired by the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 14+
Click here for more information and to register
Monday 1/20 Start: 9:30 am End: 11:30 am
Description: Be ready to volunteer in case of emergency with this training.
Click here for more information and to register
MLK Workshop with the Saturday Academy of White Plains Youth Bureau
Start: 10 am End: Noon
Description: Share the meaning of MLK with these young people who take part in a Saturday educational enrichment program.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 15+
Click here for more information and to register
Put your heart into Valentine’s Day Cards with the YMCA in White Plains
Start: 10 am End: Noon
Description: To be delivered to a local children’s hospital or senior center, warm your heart (and theirs!) with Valentine’s Day Cards.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers
Click here for more information and to register
Start: Noon End: 4 pm
Description: Ready the Science Barge for winter with a good cleaning.
Click here for more information and to register
Health & Fitness Fun Day Volunteer with YWCA Yonkers
Start: 8:30 am End 12:30 pm
Description: Improve the quality of life of children by volunteering at this fair where kids will learn about healthy eating, benefits of physical activity and physical fitness.
Family-Friendly for volunteers 16+
Click here for more information and to register
One important note: the opportunities below are on Jan. 18 unless otherwise noted. Act fast, they're filling up!
Mount Kisco
Canned Soup Drive with Mount Kisco Interfaith Food PantryStart: 3:30 pm End: 5 pm
Description: Donate canned goods at the food pantry. Here is a poster you can use to ask for donations at your office, school, etc.
Family-friendly for volunteers of all ages
Click here for more information and to register
Visit with Seniors! for My Second Home with FSW
Start: 10:30 am End: Noon
Description: Bingo, arts and crafts, singing and other activities with seniors.
Family-Friendly Project for volunteers 12+
Click here for more information and to register
Newburgh
Volunteer for Habitat NewburghMonday 1/20 Start: 8 am End: 12:45 pm
Description: Help out at one of several sites in Orange County.
Click here for more information and to register
Port Chester
Package Clothes for Kids with The Sharing Shelf of FSWStart: 10 am End: 1 pm
Description: To serve the needs of area children, this organization distributes new and gently used clothing.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 12+
Click here for more information and to register
Rye
Post-Sandy Clean Up with Rye Nature CenterStart: 10 am End: 1 pm
Description: The effects of Sandy are still being felt. Help get rid of excess debris as well as free areas of invasive vines.
Click here for more information and to register
Somers
Visiting with Seniors at Somers ManorStart: 2 pm End: 4 pm
Description: All ages welcome to play games and get to know the senior residents of this nursing home.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers of All Ages
Click here for more information and to register
Spring Valley
Packaging Care Kits with Rockland Interfaith Breakfast ProgramStart: 10:30 am End: Noon
Description: Help put together lunches for those served by this program and take a tour of the facility.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 5+
Click here for more information and to register
Help Assess Our Community’s Health with Worldwide Community First Responders, Inc.
Start: 1 pm End: 4 pm
Description: This local organization plans an annual health fair and needs local input on how to best meet the needs of the people it serves.
Family-Friendly Project for volunteers 10+
Click here for more information and to register
Tarrytown
Create “I Have A Dream” Mobiles with The Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics (IAHD)Start: 10 am End: 12:30 pm
Description: Help disabled individuals create mobiles inspired by the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 14+
Click here for more information and to register
White Plains
2-1-1 Disaster Volunteer Training with United Way of Westchester and PutnamMonday 1/20 Start: 9:30 am End: 11:30 am
Description: Be ready to volunteer in case of emergency with this training.
Click here for more information and to register
MLK Workshop with the Saturday Academy of White Plains Youth Bureau
Start: 10 am End: Noon
Description: Share the meaning of MLK with these young people who take part in a Saturday educational enrichment program.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers 15+
Click here for more information and to register
Put your heart into Valentine’s Day Cards with the YMCA in White Plains
Start: 10 am End: Noon
Description: To be delivered to a local children’s hospital or senior center, warm your heart (and theirs!) with Valentine’s Day Cards.
Family-Friendly for Volunteers
Click here for more information and to register
Yonkers
Get the Science Barge Ready for Winter with Groundwork Hudson ValleyStart: Noon End: 4 pm
Description: Ready the Science Barge for winter with a good cleaning.
Click here for more information and to register
Health & Fitness Fun Day Volunteer with YWCA Yonkers
Start: 8:30 am End 12:30 pm
Description: Improve the quality of life of children by volunteering at this fair where kids will learn about healthy eating, benefits of physical activity and physical fitness.
Family-Friendly for volunteers 16+
Click here for more information and to register
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