"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hands On Charlotte's MLK Call to Service

Saturday, January 16, 2016, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Each January, Hands On Charlotte honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by organizing service projects for hundreds of volunteers on and around the holiday that bears his name. These projects not only deliver valuable assistance to nonprofit organizations, schools and other service providers around the area, but also allow participants to kick off the New Year by reflecting on the meaning of Dr. King’s life of service for today’s America.

In 2016, HOC worked together with the City of Charlotte and other partner organizations to host a series of community events throughout the MLK holiday weekend, including the annual MLK Holiday Parade. More information about these events can be found at .

This year, our MLK Call to Service once again featured volunteer opportunities at two local schools ( and ), giving about 500 volunteers the opportunity to come together in a spirit of service and friendship while paying tribute to the legacy of Dr. King.

Here are some of the family-friendly onsite service projects that were completed, and the nonprofit partners they benefited:

• Donating blood for
• Cleaning and stamping donated children's books, crafting bookmarks, and writing "bookworm letters" for
• Crafting jumpropes using plastic grocery bags, and crafting kids' candygrams for and the
• Crafting doggy chew toys for
• Crafting Valentine's Day cards for the 
• Crafting baby blankets for
• Crafting paracord keychains and zipper pulls for the  and
• Assembling Door Hanger Bags for the

 

Thanks to everyone who made the event a huge success!