Join Us Monday, January 20, 2020
Lexington's 7th Annual MLK Day of Service
Please see below for affiliated MLK activities on Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19
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​On Monday, January 20, 2020 the Town of Lexington will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with its 7th annual family-friendly day of volunteer activities supporting the underserved. It will be a fun and meaningful day, so we hope you will join us.

Our goal this year is to serve 2,500+ people through 700+ volunteers. Isn't it amazing to see what our community can do together? 

Events begin at 9:​00 am with a Community Dialogue on Race at Grace Chapel. This year's topic is "The Necessity of Discussing Race and Racism with Your Family at Home."

​At 11:00 am we will gather by the Minuteman Statue at the Lexington Green and participate in our traditional Unity Walk to Cary Memorial Hall.

​The Opening Ceremony begins at 11:15 am, where performers including Lexington literary performer Regie O'Hare Gibson and the SNAP Sing Along Chorus, will share the spirit of Dr. King's legacy and kick off the day's service/volunteer opportunities.



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2020 MLK Day of Service at a Glance 
Click here to sign up to Volunteer
TIME
EVENT
VENUE
9:00 - 10:30 am
(doors open at 8:30)
Community Dialogue
​on Race
Grace Chapel
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Donations Drop Off
Grace Chapel
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Unity Walk
Lexington Green
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Opening Ceremony
Cary Memorial Hall
11:30 - 2:00 pm
YMCA Community Day 
Waltham YMCA
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Teens Helping Seniors In-Home
TBA
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Card Making
Grace Chapel
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Fleece Making
Grace Chapel
1:30 - 3:30 pm
MLK Day Gathering
​for Seniors
Brookhaven Lexington
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Cradles to Crayons
Brighton
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Decorate Cookies and Donate/Sort Winter Gear
Lexington
​First Parish UU
​Church

​The Association of Black Citizens
of Lexington
presents
“MLK's 'The Purpose of Education'”
Saturday, January  18, 2020
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Cary Memorial Library
Free, but space is limited
Click here for more information and to register

Score Boston Hockey
presents a screening of
 “Willie”
a documentary about Willie O'Ree
the first black NHL player
 Saturday January 18, 2020
11:30 am - 1:00pm
Lexington Venue
Tickets: $20 per adult/ $10 per student ALL PROCEEDS benefit SCORE
​Click here for more information

​LexPride
​presents
Active Bystander Training
Sunday, January 19, 2020
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Free, but space is limited
 Click here for more information and to register 

​MLK quote of the week:  “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
What are your favorite MLK quotes? Click ​​here and include them on our website. Then click here to read the MLK quotes submitted by your friends and neighbors.

Youth MLK Essay Project learn more here

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