 The 4th Annual
Martin Luther King Day of Giving Back
Monday, January 17, 2011, 9am to noon
Hopkinton Middle School
Award winning speaker- Sarah Varadian
Please
join us for breakfast snacks, a kick off program and community
service activities. In
the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., Hopkinton will bring
together young and old to celebrate volunteerism.
Plan now for an activity that your group can sponsor / lead.
Some examples that groups have chosen include: letters to soldiers, winter emergency kits, photo frames for soldiers, cooking for senior housing, making fleece blankets for the homeless and many more.
We hope that your group will think of an activity that you can lead at the Middle School which would allow youth, seniors and others to participate.
Your group may also choose to volunteer off-site that day.
Whether you’re part of a group or not, we invite you to show up on MLK Day to join your neighbors in volunteering. (Volunteer activities are geared towards middle school students and
older.) We hope to see you at 9 am for the kick-off program at the Middle School.
Contact MLKHopkinton@comcast.net
with questions, to discuss ideas or to reserve space for your group.
MLK Day of Giving Back is sponsored by the Hopkinton Youth Commission
Photos from the MLK
Day of Giving 2010
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Few Volunteer Choices:
Making fleece blankets and knit hats for homeless kids.
Writing
letters and making picture frames for soldiers.
Making
friendship bracelets for homeless kids.
We had over 800 volunteers help last year, including many middle and
high school groups, scouts and churches.
You do not need to be part of a group – just come at 9am ready to
participate. 6th graders and younger need adult supervision.
Please
bring new or gently used children’s books, canned goods, yarn,
batteries, toiletries, new small stuffed animals, Sudoku/crossword
puzzles.
See
below
for full list of requested items.
Families with kids aged
3 to 8 – call the library to sign up for story time/craft
BLOOD
DRIVE
- email
for
appointment
We need YOUR HELP!!
Please start collecting the following items and bring them
that day:
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Donations Needed:
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Donation Recipient:
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Yarn
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Knitted Hats
for homeless
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Children’s
books (new/gently used)
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Cradles to
Crayons
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Canned goods
(check expiration date)
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Project Just
Because Pantry
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Used eye
glasses
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Lion’s
Club
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Used cell
phones
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Senior
Center
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Batteries
(AA & AAA), international phone cards, toiletries,
magazines & non melting snacks such as granola bars,
jerky, nuts & gum
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Soldiers
Overseas
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Lotion for
sensitive skin, books for reading (all ages), activity books
such as Sudoku & puzzles (all ages),
small stuffed animals,
Dunkin’ Donuts mug with small stuffed animal and
$5.00 gift card
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Cancer
Patient Care Packages
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Old towels,
blankets & sheets
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Baypath
Animal Shelter
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