MLK Day of Service

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off.” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

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11	12	13	14	15	16 MLK Day Period Poverty Service Project Worthington Resource Pantry 10am-12pm The Worthington Resource Pantry will purchase $1,000 worth of bulk feminine hygiene pads to create Dignity Packs for distribution to neighbors in need. Volunteers will work together to sort, count, and repackage the pads into smaller, ready-to-distri... MLK Day Period P... MLK Day Period Poverty Service Project View More	17 NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: HIKE & LECTURE Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon 25 Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Cleveland, OHImmersive MLK Experience: Equity in EnvironmentalismSponsored by ServeOHIOSaturday, January 17 \| Hike: 10-11 AM, Lecture: 11 AM-12 PMJoin the Nature Center as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther Ki... NCSL MLK LEGACY ... NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: HIKE & LECTURE View More
18	19	20	21	22 Eastern Middle School MLK Day of Service with Serve Ohio Eastern Middle School This project will provide food and hygiene items to low-income and unhoused members of our community. Our food pantries have been struggling to keep up with the increase in demand and often hygiene items are not readily available. We have a growing n... Eastern Middle S... Eastern Middle School MLK Day of Service with Serve Ohio View More	23	24
25	26	27 NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: SEED WORKSHOP Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 25 Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Cleveland, OHImmersive MLK Experience: Equity in EnvironmentalismSponsored by ServeOHIOTuesday, January 27 \| 6-8 PMVisit the Nature Center as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn about the imp... NCSL MLK LEGACY ... NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: SEED WORKSHOP View More	28	29	30	31

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MLK Day Period Poverty Service Project

NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: HIKE & LECTURE

Eastern Middle School MLK Day of Service with Serve Ohio

NCSL MLK LEGACY SERVICE PROJECT: SEED WORKSHOP