MLK Day of Service 2012

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Where Did You Serve on MLK Day?

WOW!! Thank you to the thousands who celebrated the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. King by volunteering in Montgomery County!

Find out what local news sources had to say about the MLK Day of Service!

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

Event recap: Click here to see list of projects and organizations served

2,000 participants
- made 1,500 sandwiches for area shelters
- packed 500 Meals on Wheels snow day boxes
- Dozens of students had a video conference with students from Uganda
- 1,185 lbs of food donations collected
- AND MUCH MORE!!

Silver Spring Civic Center

Event Recap:

500 participants
- Decorated cupcakes for Shepherd's Table
- Created hundreds of thank you cards for veterans
- Made jewelry to donate to a local shelter
- 278 lbs of food donations collected
- AND MUCH MORE!

The Universities at Shady Grove

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700 Participants
- created 200+ works of art for Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
- packaged 300 personal hygiene kits for the homeless
- donated 500+ books for Reading Tree and the Gaithersburg Book Festival
- 325 lbs of food donations collected
- AND MUCH MORE!

Help the Hungry Food Drives

Sponsored by Manna Food Center and Giant

Thank you! 141,101 lbs of food was collected at Montgomery County Giant locations!!

Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. Visit MLKDay.gov.