Penn Honors MLK Through Annual ‘Day of Service’
WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Activities coordinated by Penn’s African-American Resource Center include a volunteer breakfast, community-service projects, community workshops and a candlelight vigil. The event is part of Penn’s 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium for Social Change.
WHEN &
WHERE: Monday, Jan. 18, times and places below:
8:30 a.m
Welcome breakfast for volunteers
University of Pennsylvania
Houston Hall
Hall of Flags
3417 Spruce St.
9:30 a.m.
Class of 1980 and the Netter Center, along with students from the Sayre High School mentoring program will create artwork, blankets and inspirational T-shirts to benefit local hospitals and day-care centers.
Houston Hall
10 a.m.
Children’s banner painting, Philadelphia Reads literacy project, super heroes and fairy princess project
Houston Hall
Community beautification projects at:
Martha Washington School
766 N. 44th St.
Community Education Center
3500 Lancaster Ave.
Benjamin B. Comegys School
5100 Greenway Ave.
Kingsessing Recreation Center
4901 Kingsessing Ave.
1 p.m.
College Application Process Workshop for high school juniors and seniors
Houston Hall
Registration is required: 215-898-0104
7 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil procession begins at W.E.B. Du Bois College House, 3900 Walnut St., and continues to College Green.
All events are free and open to the public.
INFO: University of Pennsylvania, African-American Resource Center at 215-898-0104