MLK DAY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
There are a variety of ways that you can carry forward Dr. King's legacy of service. After you've reviewed the activties below, please click on the link in each section to sign up.
If you are unable to volunteer, you can still be of service by donating food, clothes, and other goods as well as cash donations to the MLK Day of Service to help us defray the costs of the day.
If you are unable to volunteer, you can still be of service by donating food, clothes, and other goods as well as cash donations to the MLK Day of Service to help us defray the costs of the day.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Charitable Donation Drop-offs, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington. Donate non-perishable food items for the Lexington Food Pantry;new toys for girls ages 6-12 for Birthday Wishes; books, DVDs, CDs, video games and other media for More Than Words; gently-worn kids clothing (winter layers for kids preferred), well-preserved used toys for Cradles to Crayons, and monetary donations to keep our Day of Service impactful and vibrant.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Charitable Donations Drop-offs, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington. Donate gift cards and new winter gear (sleeping bags, blankets, socks, jackets), and public transport Charlie Cards (to help youth get services) for Youth On Fire and Boston GLASS who serve homeless and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth and young adults.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Food sorting, packaging and composting for at risk children, youth and families at Food Link, First Parish Unitarian Church, 630 Mass Ave. Arlington, MA. Join volunteers in sorting and packaging food from waste streams like Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Wegmans and others to be delivered to over 30 non-profit organizations in Arlington, Lexington, Boston and Lawrence. FILLED TO CAPACITY
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Teens and Adults Helping Seniors. Help seniors with small, outdoor jobs around their homes like changing outdoor light bulbs, raking leaves, clearing snow from walkways, refilling bird feeders, picking up boxed donations to drop off at Goodwill, donating food items to the Food Pantry and more. FILLED TO CAPACITY
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Home & Comfort Online Service Activity for Children and Families. Join us for a youth-focused discussion on Zoom for youth, families, and individuals supporting Hope & Comfort, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending hygiene insecurity for people in need. The webinar will teach you everything you need to know about making the hygiene kits and where to drop them off. Please feel free to buy as many goods as you feel comfortable providing to people in need. Materials needed include: Gallon ziploc bags and at least one of the following hygiene products: shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, and toothbrush. The more products you have, the more kits you can build! SIGN UP here.
All-Day, At-Home Fleece Blanket, Hat, and Scarf Making. Home-based, family-friendly activity making warm fleece items for adult residents at the Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen in Waltham, Bedford Green (previously Homeless Veterans), and donating children’s fleece to LexRAP helping settle refugees in Lexington and surrounding towns.
FILLED TO CAPACITY
FILLED TO CAPACITY
All-Day, At-Home Card Making plus Optional Online Card-Making gathering. Hand design greeting cards for active overseas military; hospitalized Veterans living at the Bedford VA, and first responder medical workers of the Greater Lawrence Community Health Centers. Note: You will decorate cards at home and then drop off completed cards that are signed, dry, folded and packaged back into their original Ziplock bags in the designated box at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Monday, January 18 to January 21st, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Card Making details. FILLED TO CAPACITY
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
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
THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THE SPIRIT OF DR. KING!