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- 1/15 - Blood Drive at Mid-County Regional Services Center
- 1/16 & 17 - Food Drive - 20 Giants County-wide - Shop Sat. & Sun.
- 1/18 - Projects & Volunteer Fair at Bethesda North Marriott
- 1/18 - Service Projects with Gapbuster at City Place Mall
- 1/18 - Movie Showing at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
More Projects for MLK Day!
Blood Drive at Mid County Regional Services Center
Location: Mid-County Regional Services Center
Address: 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Description: The Mid-County Regional Services Center will host a blood drive in conjunction with the County's celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a call to residents to offer their service to others. Participants will be provided with information and assistance. Language interpreters will be made available if requested. To register contact Gwen Haney at 240-777-8114.
Food Collections for Manna Food Center at Giant Food Stores across Montgomery County. Follow the link to see all sites and other info.
Service Projects & Volunteer Fair
Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
Address: 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda (corner of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Rd, across from the White Flint Metro). Easy access by Metro
Time: Service Project, 1:00pm to 3:00pm; Volunteer Fair, 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Sign Up Here for Marriott site!
Contact: Montgomery County Volunteer Center, 240-777-2600
Description: Come to participate in a variety of service projects on-site including: making valentine’s day cards for the Orphans Foundation, creating origami cranes for Roots and Shoots, decorating bookmarks and cards for children with cancer and other terminal illnesses, packing snow day baskets for county-wide Meals on Wheels program, and much more. The project portion of event approved for Student Service Learning.
While you're there, visit with various nonprofit agencies at the Volunteer Fair to explore the great work they do and how you can be a part of it! Nonprofit agencies will have information about their agencies as well as information about their volunteer opportunities.
Service Projects at City Place Mall (hosted by Gapbuster Learning Center)
Location: City Place Mall, 4th Floor
Address: 8661 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sign Up Here for City Place site!
Contact : 301-779-4252
Description: This day of service and celebration will include participants helping to make a Kwanzaa quilt, watching and discussing a movie about civil rights and Dr. King, as well as other activities. More details will be available soon!
Movie Showing at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Address: 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
Movie Times: 11:00am and 1:00pm
Screening Info: www.AFI.com/Silver
Contact: AFI Movie Showings - 301-495-6720
Volunteer Information - 240-777-8400 (East County)
301- 565-7300 (Silver Spring)
Description: AFI Silver Theatre will host two screenings of KING: A FILMED RECORD...MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS, a riveting compilation of documentary footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and significant moments in the civil rights movement. The East County and Silver Spring Regional Services Centers will present volunteer opportunities immediately following each screening. There will be a chance to speak with area nonprofit groups about the work they do and ways to get involved with volunteer opportunities year round. *Note: Tickets are first come-first served and there is a maximum of four tickets per person. Participants can get tickets on the day of the screening beginning at 10:30am. Please arrive early, seating is limited.
Follow this link to see more MLK Day projects in Montgomery County!
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