UPDATE (1/16, 7 AM): We've ended advance registration, but you are still welcome to come today. The names of those who registered before will be printed on our check-in lists at the YWCA and the Senior Center. Drop-ins may check in at either location and will be assigned to a work station, as space permits.  We're excited to have so many helping hands!

Come join with your Cambridge neighbors to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. with the 2nd Annual MLK Day of Service afternoon of service. 

Hosted in the welcoming spaces of the YWCA and Cambridge Senior Center, both in Central Square, and organized by a wide network of Cambridge volunteers, we'll work together to serve Cambridge residents in need.  Our goal is to raise public awareness of residents' needs throughout our community.

• Free and open to all volunteers young or old.
• Stop in for the whole afternoon or just for an hour.
• Please register here in advance to help us plan.

Welcome and thank you!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

2-5 pm in Central Square

2-2:15     Check in & welcome on City Hall steps (795 Mass Ave). Award-winning singer-actress & Cambridge resident Valerie Stephens will sing and "Poet Populist of Cambridge" Toni Bee will share a new poem at our welcome gathering (2:00).

2:15-5:00     Participate in hands-on projects at either of our 2 locations: YWCA (7 Temple St) or Cambridge Senior Center (806 Mass Ave.) Visit our volunteer expo to find out where you can help out the other 364 days of 2012.

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Making fleece scarves and blankets for at risk infants and children and homeless adults;

• Making colorful bookmarks for the readers in Cambridge adult literacy programs at the Public Library and the Community Learning Center;

• Creating Valentine's Day cards for Cambridge elders and servicemen and women;

• Making Emergency Room Activity Kits for children waiting at Cambridge Hospital and Mt. Auburn Hospital emergency room waiting areas.

 Please bookmark our site or follow us on Twitter @MLKDayCambridge  and watch our movement grow.

CONTRIBUTIONS & COLLECTIONS

DON'T COME EMPTY HANDED! On MLK Day we'll also collect foods, books, and warm winter clothing. All contributions will be sorted, boxed, and will go directly to Cambridge community partner organizations. Can you bring something to share?

* Food Drive
To benefit Cambridge food pantries. Non-perishable, shelf-stable items only.

* Children's Books
To benefit literacy programs in local schools, after schools and pediatric offices

*Winter Clothing
To benefit Cambridge adults and children in need: Mittens, gloves, scarves, coats, socks and other warm clothing for the homeless and shelter residents.

VOLUNTEER  EXPO

Learn more about the many local organizations that can use volunteer help throughout the year. Please join us in support of Many Helping Hands and come lend YOURS!

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