There are a variety of ways that you can carry forward Dr. King's legacy of service. After you've reviewed the opportunities below, please click on the Volunteer button above to sign up. If you are signing up you and your children for an activity, please fill in a separate volunteer entry for each participant. Specially designed Lexington MLK Day volunteer T-shirts will be available for purchase.
If you are unable to volunteer, you can still be of service by donating food, clothes, wooden furniture, and other goods as well as cash donations to the MLK Day of Service to help us defray the costs of the day.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Cradles to Crayons at the Brighton Giving Factory Warehouse (155 N. Beacon St. Brighton) 11:00am-1:00pm
Roll up your sleeves and help disadvantaged young children in Massachusetts. Together, youth and adults inspect, sort, and package all new and like-new donations into customized "KidPacks". Cradles to Crayong provide children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school, and at play. This is a famiiy-friendly activity, but NO KIDS UNDER 5 ARE ALLOWED. You will need your own transportation there.
Food and Goods Collection and Delivery, Grace Chapel (59 Worthen Rd. Lexington) 9:00am-3:00pm
We are looking for volunteers to receive, sort, and organize donations to deliver to our recipient partners, the Lexington Food Pantry, Birthday Wishes, More than Words, and Cradles to Crayons.
Fleece Scarf and Blanket Making at Grace Chapel (59 Worthen Rd. Lexington) 12:30-3:00 pm
Family-friendly activity: volunteers will make no-sew fleece scarves and blankets for kids and adults who are in transition, residing at the Citizens Inns; seniors who receive Meals on Wheels as well as families in need through the Lexington Department of Human Services, and the Middlesex Department of Human Services for The Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen in Waltham. All ages are welcome to participate, though children under 10 years must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
Martin Luther King Day Gathering for Lexington Seniors: Honoring His Legacy, Continuing His Message of Sharing at Brookhaven (1010 Waltham St. Lexington) 1:00-3:00pm
Lexington’s senior residents are invited to Brookhaven for music, refreshments, and reflections on what Martin Luther King means to us personally and to our nation. Guests are asked to bring donations of ALL NEW, UNUSED items, such as household cleaning products, hygiene products, full-sized bed sheets, coffee mugs, gift cards, art and decor for apartments, or money donations for Bedford Green Apartments, a veterans’ home. To sign up to attend this event, please click on the Volunteer sign up link above. On the sign up sheet, senior guests should indicate if you are coming on your own or if you will be accompanied by a family member or friend.
Community Day at the Waltham YMCA (725 Lexington St. Waltham) 1:00-3:30 pm
Volunteers to participate in a day of sports, games, swimming, and activities for underserved families from Lexington, Bedford and Waltham. We’re looking for volunteers to assist with help, supervise, and entertain kids with activities like Store Time Read Aloud, Photo Booth, Bouncy House, Basketball and several others! Please arrive at the Waltham YMCA at 12:30-12:45 for 1pm start. Appropriate for kids age 10 and up. Click here to download a flyer.
Card Making at Lexington Montessori School (130 Pleasant Street, Lexington) 1:00-4:00pm
Hands-on crafts activity to create greeting cards for underserved populations such as Veterans, hospitalized children, and handicapped adults. Performances by Music Makes Me Happy and other local musicians.
Assemble care bags & decorate cookies for homeless LGBTQ+ youth at Lexington Montessori School (130 Pleasant Street, Lexington) 1:00-4:00pm
Family-friendly activities to help homeless youth feel a little warmer this winter: Assemble winter care bags with items that we provide, and decorate the bags if you like! Give some cheer by decorating cookies home-baked with love. You can also purchase treats for yourselves and your dogs to benefit Youth On Fire, a nearby shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Donations of Charlie Cards, gift cards, and fresh produce gratefully accepted as well.
Make Birthday Party Kits for Homeless Children with Seniors at Waltham Crossing (126 Smith Street, Waltham) 1:30-3:30pm
Family friendly activity: volunteers will join senior residents of Waltham Crossing to make birthday party kits for Birthday Wishes, a non-profit that provides birthday parties for homeless children.
Sand for Seniors (locations throughout Lexington)
With the cold and slippery New England weather ahead, help deliver buckets of sand to senior citizens in need of some safe footing outside their home. Thank you to the Lexington Housing Authority for donating the materials to be delivered.
Wood Furniture Donations for the MA Coalition of the Homeless at St. Brigid (2001 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington) 1:00-3:00pm
Volunteers to accept donations of wood furniture for the MA Coalition of the Homeless. Furniture has to be made entirely of wood, can have cushions and be of any size, be painted but preferably stained or natural, can be used or new and for all purposes but preferably for a child's bedroom.
Support Lexington MLK Day Financially
Unable to join us, but would still like to help out? We are in need of charitable donations to help us defray the costs of the running the day's programs. Please make your check payable to the Town of Lexington, with MLK Day of Service in the memo line, and mail it to:
Selectmen's Office
Town of Lexington
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
If you are unable to volunteer, you can still be of service by donating food, clothes, wooden furniture, and other goods as well as cash donations to the MLK Day of Service to help us defray the costs of the day.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Cradles to Crayons at the Brighton Giving Factory Warehouse (155 N. Beacon St. Brighton) 11:00am-1:00pm
Roll up your sleeves and help disadvantaged young children in Massachusetts. Together, youth and adults inspect, sort, and package all new and like-new donations into customized "KidPacks". Cradles to Crayong provide children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school, and at play. This is a famiiy-friendly activity, but NO KIDS UNDER 5 ARE ALLOWED. You will need your own transportation there.
Food and Goods Collection and Delivery, Grace Chapel (59 Worthen Rd. Lexington) 9:00am-3:00pm
We are looking for volunteers to receive, sort, and organize donations to deliver to our recipient partners, the Lexington Food Pantry, Birthday Wishes, More than Words, and Cradles to Crayons.
Fleece Scarf and Blanket Making at Grace Chapel (59 Worthen Rd. Lexington) 12:30-3:00 pm
Family-friendly activity: volunteers will make no-sew fleece scarves and blankets for kids and adults who are in transition, residing at the Citizens Inns; seniors who receive Meals on Wheels as well as families in need through the Lexington Department of Human Services, and the Middlesex Department of Human Services for The Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen in Waltham. All ages are welcome to participate, though children under 10 years must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
Martin Luther King Day Gathering for Lexington Seniors: Honoring His Legacy, Continuing His Message of Sharing at Brookhaven (1010 Waltham St. Lexington) 1:00-3:00pm
Lexington’s senior residents are invited to Brookhaven for music, refreshments, and reflections on what Martin Luther King means to us personally and to our nation. Guests are asked to bring donations of ALL NEW, UNUSED items, such as household cleaning products, hygiene products, full-sized bed sheets, coffee mugs, gift cards, art and decor for apartments, or money donations for Bedford Green Apartments, a veterans’ home. To sign up to attend this event, please click on the Volunteer sign up link above. On the sign up sheet, senior guests should indicate if you are coming on your own or if you will be accompanied by a family member or friend.
Community Day at the Waltham YMCA (725 Lexington St. Waltham) 1:00-3:30 pm
Volunteers to participate in a day of sports, games, swimming, and activities for underserved families from Lexington, Bedford and Waltham. We’re looking for volunteers to assist with help, supervise, and entertain kids with activities like Store Time Read Aloud, Photo Booth, Bouncy House, Basketball and several others! Please arrive at the Waltham YMCA at 12:30-12:45 for 1pm start. Appropriate for kids age 10 and up. Click here to download a flyer.
Card Making at Lexington Montessori School (130 Pleasant Street, Lexington) 1:00-4:00pm
Hands-on crafts activity to create greeting cards for underserved populations such as Veterans, hospitalized children, and handicapped adults. Performances by Music Makes Me Happy and other local musicians.
Assemble care bags & decorate cookies for homeless LGBTQ+ youth at Lexington Montessori School (130 Pleasant Street, Lexington) 1:00-4:00pm
Family-friendly activities to help homeless youth feel a little warmer this winter: Assemble winter care bags with items that we provide, and decorate the bags if you like! Give some cheer by decorating cookies home-baked with love. You can also purchase treats for yourselves and your dogs to benefit Youth On Fire, a nearby shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Donations of Charlie Cards, gift cards, and fresh produce gratefully accepted as well.
Make Birthday Party Kits for Homeless Children with Seniors at Waltham Crossing (126 Smith Street, Waltham) 1:30-3:30pm
Family friendly activity: volunteers will join senior residents of Waltham Crossing to make birthday party kits for Birthday Wishes, a non-profit that provides birthday parties for homeless children.
Sand for Seniors (locations throughout Lexington)
With the cold and slippery New England weather ahead, help deliver buckets of sand to senior citizens in need of some safe footing outside their home. Thank you to the Lexington Housing Authority for donating the materials to be delivered.
Wood Furniture Donations for the MA Coalition of the Homeless at St. Brigid (2001 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington) 1:00-3:00pm
Volunteers to accept donations of wood furniture for the MA Coalition of the Homeless. Furniture has to be made entirely of wood, can have cushions and be of any size, be painted but preferably stained or natural, can be used or new and for all purposes but preferably for a child's bedroom.
Support Lexington MLK Day Financially
Unable to join us, but would still like to help out? We are in need of charitable donations to help us defray the costs of the running the day's programs. Please make your check payable to the Town of Lexington, with MLK Day of Service in the memo line, and mail it to:
Selectmen's Office
Town of Lexington
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420