Days of Service
MLK Day of Service
January 21, 2013
What is the MLK Day of Service?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Each year, Americans across the country answer that question
by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and
communities.
The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve,
the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for
Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions
to our most pressing national problems.
Find volunteer opportunities at MLKDay.gov.
What is the Volunteer Center doing?
The Volunteer Center will again be partnering with the Bergen County Division of Veterans Services in assisting homeless veterans in the area. It is estimated that over 100 veterans are homeless on any given night in Bergen County, and over the course of a year, approximately twice that many can experience homelessness.
Donations of backpacks, toiletry kits (toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, soap, comb/brush, razor, shaving cream, small bag to hold items and a set of towels), sweatshirts sizes large and extra large, and gift cards to Walmart, Shop Rite, McDonald’s, Subway, and Pizza Hut are needed. Donors can drop off these items at the Volunteer Center’s offices, 64 Passaic Street in Hackensack, during the week of January 14 to 18, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with evening hours till 7:00 pm on Thursday; and from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 19. Call 201-489-9454 for more information. Monetary donations that will be used to obtain needed items for the homeless veterans can be made online here.
This drive is part of a national campaign associated with the MLK Day of Service to assist veterans.
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