From January 15th-18th, United Way of the Florida Keys participated in service events throughout the Keys to celebrate the Martin Luther King Day of Service. The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to make the holiday, “a day on, not a day off”. It serves to harness the power of volunteerism to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems such as hunger, homelessness, and poverty.
On January 15th, UWFK began their weekend of service by distributing over five pallets worth of school supplies to students throughout Monroe County! Volunteers helped deliver notebooks, pens, and paper to 15 schools in the upper, middle, and lower Keys, reaching over 8,000 students.
On January 18th, UWFK staff and volunteers participated in service projects at local nonprofits. In the Upper Keys, volunteers cleaned cages and completed landscaping projects at the Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Tavernier. In Key West, volunteers cooked and served a hot meal for the homeless at St. Mary’s soup kitchen.
UWFK hopes to continue to provide the Keys community with service projects throughout the year! If you or anyone you know has a volunteer project that needs to be completed, please contact [email protected].
by Chelsea Wait
