Martin Luther King Day is a day ON, not a day OFF, as proclaimed by United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative.
There is a service opportunity called Support Safe and Healthy Childhoods: Pinwheel Project close to New Milford.
Support Safe and Healthy Childhoods: Pinwheel Project
This project was designed specifically for youth volunteers (children and young teens) and families to encourage volunteerism at a young age.CAC Pinwheel Pots feature beautiful blue and silver pinwheels that symbolize what we want for every child - a safe, healthy, and carefree childhood
For information, please click here: https://www.volunteernewyork.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a072A00000qfDdD
United We Serve offers tools and resources for organizations and individuals to become engaged in service activities to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2017.
Visit the MLK Day of Service website for more information on how you can get involved and make the King Day of Service, "A Day On, Not a Day Off!"
Learn about the MLK Day of Service opportunity near New Milford by clicking https://www.volunteernewyork.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a072A00000qfDdD.