On January 19, 2009 tens of thousands of volunteers throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware will serve in the 14th annual Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service. Since 1996, some 400,000 volunteers across the region have celebrated Dr. King's legacy by turning community concerns into volunteer service and citizen action on King Day and throughout the year. Each year, the annual Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service has been the largest King Day event in the nation.
United Way of York will be participating in this event by making care packets for homeless shelter recipients at the Hanover Area Council of Churches and the Bell Family Shelter. On Monday, January 19th, 2009 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, at the United Way of York (in the community room) volunteers will put together care packets of toiletries; shampoo, combs, chapstick, toothbrushes, toothpaste and wash cloths. That same day, from 3:00 to 6:30 pm, our second event will take place at the South Hanover YMCA. We are seeking volunteers from local schools and communities to participate in these events. Volunteers may also participate by donating travel-size toiletries, please contact Kim Goff for details.
On a personal note, I am a parent of a special-needs child and would like to also incorporate the help of all special-needs kids/adults to participate. This event would give the special-needs community a chance to show that they, too, can help others in need; that they do not have to only be on the "receiving end" of volunteer efforts. Participants do not have to stay the entire time of the event, any amount of time anyone can contribute; 5, 10 or 30 minutes would be greatly appreciated.
Contact Kim at goffk@unitedway-york.org to participate or donate
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