“Make it a day on, not a day off!”
Volunteer Connect announces projects for the Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service
Volunteer Connect invites Central Oregonians of all ages to participate in our 2nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service!
Last year Volunteer Connect’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service engaged over 310 volunteers in 26 different projects for over 1000 hours of service to the community.
This year’s event on Monday, January 17th 2011 will feature 25 morning service projects with locations in Bend, Culver, La Pine, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. Projects will take place from 9am-12pm and afterwards all volunteers are invited to a complimentary lunch and community discussion to reflect on their experience.
We have a great variety of projects this year! From helping with painting for Bend Habitat for Humanity’s Neighborhood Revitalization project to sorting food donations at the Redmond St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank we offer some great ways to contribute to your community.
For those with a crafty side, we have some special hands-on projects such as making floral arrangements for local hospice patients at Friends with Flowers, helping make fleece blankets for the annual One-Night Homeless count and making crafts for senior citizens and local veterans.
Projects are available for groups, individuals and volunteers of all ages and interested volunteers are encouraged to visit our webpage to sign-up for a project and to browse our full list of projects (www.volunteerconnectnow.org/MLK). Volunteer Connect also welcomes community members to contact us directly to discuss all the options personally (541-385-8977).
Press Release Date: December 27, 2010