MHH365, MY BROTHERS KEEPER CAMBRIDGE, AND YWCA CAMBRIDGE 2023 MLK Day Of Service and learning

The 2023 Cambridge

MLK DAY Of Service

Monday, January 16th, 2023

Thank you for participating in the 2023 MLKDay of Service and Learning. The day included MHH365's traditional hands-on and self-led volunteer service projects at three locations and we continued our new tradition of a MLK Day Community Walk. Over 300 people braved the elements to join us this year

SUPPORT US HERE

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIVE WAYS PARTICIPANTS LENT A HELPING HANDS IN 2023

WALK THE COMMUNITY WALK and LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE COAST, RIVERSIDE AND CAMBRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOODS

Use this map on the Community Walk Page to experience this walk any time!

The starting point of the walk is at Starlight Square, 84 Bishop Allen Drive (Central Square)
DURATION: 1.5-2.5 Hours

YOU LENT YOUR HELPING HANDS IN CENTRAL SQUARE

City Hall, the Senior Center and the YWCA Hosted volunteers for our traditional hands on service projects to make Valentines, stitch and sew blankets and scarves!

YOU LEAD A DONATION DRIVE

Individuals and groups signed up to lend a helping hand by leading a food, clothing or book drive. Thank you for stepping up!

Food drives were collected for one of 14 pantries in Cambridge, Somerville, Chelsea and other communities.

Volunteers collected clothing and books that were donated to local nonprofits and More Than Words.

YOU LEAD A GROUP PROJECT

Thank you for gathering with your group to do a hands on service project on MLK Day and during MLK Week.You made blankets and scarves for homeless children, teens and adults in Cambridge and Somerville or Valentines for elders and homeless adults in Cambridge and Somerville.

YOU JOINED THE CONVERSATION

Thank you for joining the zoom conversations about important issues that hopefully left you thinking about how you can continue to learn about the most critical needs of our community. What would Rev. Martin Luther King think about these topics if he were here today? How can you play a role in supporting the community leaders taking action to address inequities?

Thank you! You helped us make
MLK DAY 2023 possible:

Deena Bhanarai
Joyce Ellerbee
Beth Folsum,
Ron Harris
Rev. Larry Kim
Darrin Korte
Tonia Magris
Kris Manjapra
Dita Obler
Deborah Odunze
Paula Paris
Elizabeth Pierre
Toni Phillips
Deborah Plummer
Ken Reeves
Denise Simmons
Anthony J. Spears
Artis Spears
Larry Ward
Rev. Lawrence Ward
Jason Weeks

Many thanks to the following businesses for
your continued support and generosity:

Dunkin’ Concord Ave
Startlight Square
Wegmans Medford
Star Market Mt. Auburn
Whole Foods Fresh Pond
Trader Joe’s Fresh Pond
Starbucks Harvard Sq.

OUR PARTNERS

Many Helping Hands 365 is proud to partner with My Brothers Keeper and Cambridge YWCA Cambridge to produce this year’s events. We encourage you to get to know and support these local organizations.

MAKE A GIFT

Many Helping Hands 365 is an all-volunteer organization. You can support the day of service or other Many Helping Hands projects by making a gift.

Your donations allow us organize sevice events and to provide supplies for local volunteers engaged in serving our community.

Thank you for lending your helping hands. Gifts may be tax-deductible thanks to our fiscal sponsor, the Cambridge Community Foundation

"We must never adjust ourselves to racial segregation. We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry. We must never adjust ourselves to economic conditions that take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few."