2026 MLK DAY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
There are a variety of ways that you can carry forward Dr. King's legacy of service. Please review the opportunities below. Sign up for these activities is mandatory, and will begin shortly. Please check back soon.
If you are unable to volunteer, you can still be of service by donating food, clothes, diapers 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, diapers 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;
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Charitable Donations Drop-offs, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington.
8:45 am – 3:45 pm Donations Sorting/Delivery, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington. We welcome volunteers to help us sort and organize donations of food and personal care products for the Lexington Food Pantry; donated books, CDs, DVDs and video games for More than Words ; New or lightly used, clean children's clothing and shoes for Cradles to Crayons; Winter gear and gift cards for Youth on Fire and Boston GLASS; and new toys for Birthday Wishes. More details on the specific items as we near MLK Day so stay tuned!
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Food sorting, packaging and composting for children, youth and families at risk at Food Link, 108 Summer St, Arlington. 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. Food Link was just awarded the EPA’s Environmental Merit Award in New England.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Teens and Adults Helping Seniors. Assist seniors with small, indoor or outdoor jobs and around their homes like changing hard to reach light bulbs or batteries in smoke detector, 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.
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!