The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2006 Community Restoration Project Expected to Draw Hundreds of Local Community Volunteers15 January 2006
What: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Restoration Project
Who: Hands On Sacramento, a program of the Community Services Planning
Council; The Sacramento Bee, local business partners and over 600
community volunteers.
When: Monday, January 16, 2006
8:00am - 11:30am: Service Projects (various locations) 12:30pm -
1:30 pm: Lunch and reflection (The Grand Capitol Plaza, 1025 9th
Street, Sacramento)
Where: High-impact, hands-on service projects at 16 community centers in
the Sacramento Area (location details at the end of this
advisory).
Background
On Monday, January 16, 2006, more than 600 volunteers from throughout the Sacramento region will join together to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in the Community Restoration Project, a series of 16 community improvement projects. A multi-generational and diverse group of volunteers from throughout the Sacramento region will work on high-impact, hands-on service projects, repairing, cleaning, painting, landscaping, sorting donations, and other activities to spruce up schools and community centers that provide social services for their neighborhoods.
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Hands On Sacramento, a program of Community Services Planning Council, is spearheading the event in partnership with The Sacramento Bee, local faith and intercultural organizations, businesses and nonprofit and public agencies. With support from Hands On Network, the Corporation for National and Community Service and local business sponsors, the Community Restoration Project focuses on ways to overcome violence through service, communication and understanding based on principles taught by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Gandhi, and other leaders.
Volunteers will meet at 8:00 a.m. at service sites for registration and breakfast. They will spend the morning at the project site and then join the MLK365/NAACP rally at the Sacramento Convention Center. At 12:30 p.m. volunteers will gather for lunch and reflection at Capitol Plaza Towers.
The Community Restoration Project is the launching pad for a longer-term initiative for Sacramento, the Season for Nonviolence, a national 64-day campaign inspired by the memorial anniversaries of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. During these 64 days, people all over the world focus on the lives and teachings of these great leaders and commit to practicing nonviolence each in their own lives. Season for Nonviolence activities will be lead by Christ Unity Church and the Spiritual Life Center through the month of April.
"Dr. Martin Luther King dedicated his life to helping Americans of all backgrounds achieve equality of treatment, opportunity and responsibility. He encouraged citizens to contribute to their communities by uniting and taking action," said Nancy Findeisen, CEO of Community Services Planning Council. "Sacramentans are keeping his dream alive by dedicating their time and talents helping others."
Hands On Sacramento, a program of the Community Services Planning Council, organizes volunteer opportunities to match the schedules of busy individuals, families, groups and businesses. Hands On Sacramento currently has over 2,400 registered volunteers and has provided tens of thousands of volunteer hours since its inception in 1998. Visit the Hands On Sacramento website to connect with high-impact, meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout the year -- http://www.handsonsacto.org.
Community Sponsors
Hands On Sacramento The Sacramento Bee
California American Water American River Bank
Kaiser Permanente Citibank
Corporation for National Hands On Network
& Community Service EDS
Citibank Starbucks
Intel Runyon Saltzman & Einhorn
The Grand Capitol Plaza
Lewis Deli Corner
Community Partners
Christ Unity Church Community Service Planning
California Service Corps Council
Spiritual Life Center MLK 365
Project Locations
*Recommended media sites
Organization Address City
Boys & Girls Club of Auburn 1103 High Street Auburn
#300
Community Garden - Site A* 3700 Del Paso Blvd
(Near Del Paso Blvd.
and Astoria Street) Sacramento
Francis House 1422 C Street Sacramento
Hart Senior Center* 915 27th Street Sacramento
Home Safety Assessments Meeting location to
be determined Sacramento
Juveniles at Risk*
(Site sponsor: Intel) 2245 Florin Road
(Shares the 2251
Building) Sacramento
Luther Burbank High School*
(Site sponsor:Kaiser Permanente) 3500 Florin Road Sacramento
MechA @ JFK High School 6715 Gloria Drive Sacramento
Roberts Family Development Center*
(Site sponsor: American River Bank) 770 Darina Avenue Sacramento
St. John's Shelter 4410 Power Inn Rd Sacramento
Tahoe Elementary 3110 60th Street Sacramento
Tree Planting* 6600 West Second
Street (Next to
West Side School) Sacramento
West Campus High School 5022 58th Street Sacramento
Cal Middle School 1600 Vallejo Way Sacramento
Freeport Elementary*
(Site sponsor: The Sacramento Bee) 2118 Meadowview Rd Sacramento
Slavik Missionary Church 2149 North Ave Sacramento
*Recommended media sites
Source: prnewswire
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