Contact: Kerrenda T, Crandol, 463-5013

 

  

ORGANIZERS HOPE TO COMPLETE 15,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL MLK DAY OF SERVICE ON MONDAY

 

 MORRISVILLE—Hundreds of volunteers in Durham, Orange and Wake counties are scheduled to participate in 36 projects as part of the Third Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 21. This is the third year Triangle United Way has collaborated with other local organizations and sponsors to make the King Holiday ‘a day ON’ across the region. The goal is to have volunteers complete 15,000 hours of community service. Since the event begin in 2005, 3,000 volunteers have volunteered 16,836 hours on 92 projects.

 

 

WHAT:                    36 projects ranging from food sorting to park clean up to building renovation will be executed by volunteer groups, families and individuals of all ages. Each county has a signature project that is the largest in that county to each accommodate more than 100 volunteers.

  • ·         Wake County Signature Project:  Art students, ranging from ninth to twelfth grade, under the guidance of art teacher Ann Adams created a multicultural mural for Knightdale High School.  The mural honors Dr. King’s vision of a multicultural community living in harmony. The project will involve painting the mural and completing smaller projects around the school.  
  • ·          Durham County Signature Project: Services needed to help bridge the transition gap from homelessness to housing in one location will be offered for this project. Volunteers will set up/clean up, assemble and distribute toiletry kits, sort canned food, assist with children’s activities, register participants and serve food.
  • ·         Orange County Signature Project: Orange County Signature Project will build a 50-seat “outdoor” classroom for Partnership Alternative Academy School. Volunteers will build benches and mulch the area around the space. The classroom will be used for instruction, teambuilding activities and presentations, as well as community gatherings.

 

WHEN:            Monday, Jan. 21, 2008

 

WHERE:        

Durham County Signature Project:

Wake County Signature Project

Orange County Signature Project

C.A.A.R.E.,214 Broadway St. Durham (homeless event) 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

YMCA, 215 Morgan Street, Durham (youth event)

10a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Knightdale High School

100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

Partnership Alternative Academy School

1006 East Storey Lane, Hillsborough

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

 

NOTE:            For a complete list of Triangle MLK Day events, please visit www.trianglemlkdayofservice.org