Hands On Hartford Celebrates MLK Day with Service
January 12th, 2010
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this month, Hands On Hartford will host a series of service projects to promote conversation about the changes needed in our communities. These projects will provide the opportunity to work among the homeless and celebrate the vision and life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Events will be hosted at several different sites and will involve over 100 volunteers.
Project sites include MANNA’s Community Meals soup kitchen, Peter’s Retreat congregate living home for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and Betances and Sanchez elementary schools, the sites of our Center For Youth after school program.
Volunteers will be serving a special holiday meal at Community Meals, cooking and serving brunch and dinner at Peter’s Retreat and playing MLK bingo, and performing a variety of educational tasks for the children at the after school program. Sign up for any of our MLK day volunteer projects by clicking on our Project Calendar and selecting January 18th.
Hands On Hartford is also running a Home Decor drive through Monday, January 18th and is accepting donations of home decoration and kitchen items for Peter's Retreat. Items needed include:
- Cast iron skillets
- Two 6-8 quart stainless heavy-bottomed pans
- Serving dishes/bowls with lids
- Pyrex or ceramic serving dishes
- Food processor
- Kitchen tongs (4 pair)
- Hand-held mixer
- A heavy-duty blender
- Immersion blender
- Plastic one gallon pitchers
- CD player/boom box
- Mirrors
- Framed art work
- Area rugs
- Other home decor items
Thank you for your help in making Peter's Retreat a warm and comfortable home for our residents!
