Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Casa Quad Cities (Casa QC) will host a community service project to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Casa Davenport office located at 1116 W. 6th Street, Davenport from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Volunteers will assemble donations for charities in the Quad Cities, including the Red Cross of the Quad Cities, Hope Creek Care Center for seniors, the United Way, and Jefferson-Edison Elementary in Davenport. The projects will be kits for families who have lost their homes to fire, activity kits for residents of Hope Creek, and school supplies kits donation for students. Snacks will be provided by a donation from Panera Bread Bakery-Café of Iowa.
Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. 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 work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
AmeriCorps volunteers from Casa QC and Prairie State Legal Services will be participating, as well as volunteers from Augustana, Alcoa, and John Deere. Other interested volunteers should register online at http://bit.ly/casamlk2014. For more information, email Vivian Chang, the AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, at vchang@casaqc.org or call 563-322-3723.
