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MLK Day of Service in Prospect Park Donation Drive
Volunteers are needed to help receive donations. More info below:
Prospect Park Youth Club and the Prospect Park Fire Company are co-sponsoring a Drive Thru Contactless Donation Drive as part of the 30th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.
Donations are accepted on Monday, January 20, 2025 from 8 AM – 11:30 AM at the Prospect Park Fire Company at 1001 Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park, PA. Suggested non-perishable food items for donation are crackers, 100% juice, canned fruit, canned meat, cereal, breakfast bars/healthy snacks, and more. Household and infant products requested include baby formula, diapers/wipes, baby items, household cleaners, personal/feminine products. pet food/items, and more.
Donations will benefit the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Delco Helping Hands Pantry, and the Delaware County Community College food pantry for students. For more information on this and other regional King Day of Service events, please contact mlkdayofservice.org.
This project is co-sponsored by the Prospect Park Youth Club (PPYC) and the Prospect Park Fire Company. This is the eighth consecutive year of a MLK Day of Service project in Prospect Park. The Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service is the largest King Day event in the nation and is organized by Global Citizen.
Afterwards, a Community Reading of Dexter Scott King’s ‘Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir’ will occur at 12 Noon at Prospect Hill Baptist Church, 703 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park, PA. About one week after the 2024 MLK Day of Service, Dexter Scott King, son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. died after battling prostate cancer.. Studies have shown that Black and African American men are more likely to develop and die from prostate cancer. Members of the community and local elected officials will read excerpts from his book. Please contact paulkennethjohnson@yahoo.com for more information.
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Families, Homeless, Immigrants, Refugees or Ethnic Groups, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual,Transgender), Low-income communities, Military/Veterans, Offenders/Ex-offenders, People with Disabilities, People with Health-based Concerns
Age Minimum (with Adult): 1+, Minimum Age:18+
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