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To make Martin Luther King Day a "day on, not a day off," Hands On New Orleans will mark the holiday by restoring Frederick Douglass High School, George Washington Carver High School, and George Washington Carver Elementary School on their MLK Day of Service Projects. The project will bring together students, parents, teachers, and AmeriCorps members.
WHO:
Hands On New Orleans, Lead Agency; Interfaith Works and Frederick Douglass Community Coalition, Associate Lead Agencies, and dozens more sponsoring agencies will engage over 1000 volunteers and 125 volunteer leaders on the two days of service.
WHERE:
Frederick Douglass High School, 3820 St. Claude, and George Washington Carver Elementary and High Schools, 3059 Higgins
WHAT:
Service projects honoring Dr. King The project includes painting, landscaping, murals, and setting up an outdoor classroom, and building a senior privilege area at Douglass, and building signs, trashcans, planter boxes, picnics tables and benches, murals, swing sets, and more at the Carver schools
WHEN: Saturday January 19th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Monday January 21st, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. HOW: Sign up for service projects at www.handsonneworleans.org
This service project is one of hundreds of activities that states and cities are organizing to honor the legacy of Dr. King. In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, directing the King Center and the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out a day of service reflecting Dr. King's life and teachings. For more information about the national day of service, please visit http://www.mlkday.gov/.
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