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We are pleased to offer the following selection of service opportunities to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Registration is required as we strive to have enough “work” for those who attend and to work within space constraints.
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Please note that registration is required by Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Again this year we will be making teddy bears the day before the School's MLK Day of Service. Come Build a Bear for University of Maryland Pediatric patients and patients staying at the Children's House. Click here for more information and to register:
separate registration required
Join us in the Forbush Building's "senior hall," just outside the Auditorium, a 9:00 am for coffee, hot cocoa and juices (courtesy of Wegmans).
At 9:15 we will gather in the Auditorium for a special opening led by some of our 9th graders. At 9:45 we will break into our activity groups.
Bring your creativity and join us to make cards and letters of well-wishes for patients at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. We will supply everything needed to decorate cards and include cheerful messages to sick kids in our community. Cards will be delivered later that week to JHHC.
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 21
Time: 10-11:30
Location: MS room 209
Join us as we support the Believe In Tomorrow Foundation by lending a helping hand at The Children’s House at John’s Hopkins Hospital. This is a special addition to our MLK Day of Service in memory of Scunny McCusker who was a huge supporter of Believe in Tomorrow. We will be cleaning the house and baking goodies for the families in residence. Please bring all the ingredients for one or two of your favorite quick bake goodies (could be a family recipe or even break-and-bake cookies). All the baking supplies (measuring cups, bowls, pans, etc…) will be provided.
Ages: grade 4 and above
Volunteers needed: 15
Time: 10-2pm
Location: This group will meet at 10 am at The Children’s House, 1915 McElderry Avenue, 21205. You will get an email about parking once you have registered.
This group will make no-sew blankets from fleece fabric to donate to The Welcome Project who then donates them to the Ronald McDonald House. We hope to make 40 blankets! If you can, bring a good pair of fabric scissors to share. Fabric will be provided. The student leaders of this project will join the group. The Welcome Project
Ronald McDonald House
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 60
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Lower School Multipurpose Room
Come make friendship bracelets and cards for children in Managua, Nicaragua. This activity will be led by Dylan Waugh, Friends alum and founder of VISEDAL Partnership, a nonprofit that serves children who have been forced to drop out of school to beg for money on the streets. VISEDAL empowers children to become leaders in their communities through education and guidance from its program coordinators. All supplies will be provided.VISEDAL
Ages: 2nd grade and above
Volunteers needed: 20
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Middle School, room 207
You are invited to make winter crafts with residents at Manor Care Roland Park, a senior living facility. They would like 10 children accompanied by their parents. This activity has been moved to the afternoon to better meet the needs of the residents at Manor Care. Manor Care
Ages: 4th grade and above
Volunteers needed: 20
Time: 2:30-4 pm
Location: Meet at Manor Care at 2:30, 4669 Falls Road.
Join in a spirited sing-a-long at Stadium Place, a senior living facility operated by GEDCO. The group will rehearse before departing. This activity will be led by Paul Yutzy and John Bonn.
Ages: 4 and up
Volunteers needed: 20
Time: 10am-Noon
Location: We will meet in Middle School classroom 210 to rehearse then each family will drive to Stadium Place, 1020 E. 33rd Street. You will go to the Weinberg Court Apartments. Directions will be provided at rehearsal.
Work on service projects (making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches for the homeless;sorting clothing) at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Housing & Resource Center building, across the street from Our Daily Bread Employment Center. Jobs, Housing & Recovery, Inc. (JHR) operates the largest emergency homeless shelter for adult men and women in Baltimore at the Weinberg building. The activities will be led by a shelter staff member and will include a tour of the facility. Note: anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. This may not be an appropriate activity for anyone with a peanut allergy.
Jobs, Housing and Recovery, Inc.'s Housing Resource Center
Ages: grade 8 and above
Volunteers needed: 10
Time: 10:30-12:30
Location: The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Housing & Resource Center, 620 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202 Meet there at 10:30. Free parking is plentiful behind the building and the entrance is located behind the building as well.
Participants will receive a tour and orientation at this downtown soup kitchen. Afterwards, they will help serve a hot meal to the center's clients. Following table bussing and clean up, volunteers will enjoy lunch(the meal that was prepared). This activity is for participants age 14 and up. Students age 15 and up may participate without an adult.
Our Daily Bread
Ages: 14 and above
Volunteers needed: 10
Time: 8:30-1:30
Location: This group will meet at Our Daily Bread Employment Center, not at Friends School. Participants need to be there, 725 Fallsway, 21202, no later than 9 am when the orientation program will start.
Each family should bring in 4 baked chicken breasts (can be bone in or boneless), 6 cups of cooked rice, 1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup, and 1 packet of dry onion soup mix. We will provide the other ingredients and pans. After working together to assemble the casseroles, a smaller group will deliver them to Our Daily Bread and get a tour of this downtown soup kitchen and employment center. The tour will be limited to 40 people. Please register for this separately and allow first priority to those who have not toured before. Another group of Friends families will be there serving lunch. This activity, including the tour, will conclude @ 12:30pm.
Our Daily Bread
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 35
Time: 10 am-12:30
Location: Friends School Dining Hall and (if taking tour) Our Daily Bread 725 Fallsway, Baltimore, 22102. Directions will be available at casserole making.
Each family should bring in 1 can of red kidney beans, 2.5 lbs of cooked ground beef, 1 32oz can of ketchup and 1 onion chopped and sautéed. We will provide the other ingredients and pans. After working together to assemble the casseroles, a smaller group will deliver them to Our Daily Bread and get a tour of this downtown soup kitchen and employment center. The tour will be limited to 40 people. Please register for this separately and allow first priority to to those who have not toured before. Another group of Friends families will be there serving lunch. This activity, including the tour, will conclude @ 12:30pm Our Daily Bread
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 35
Time: 10 am-12:30
Location: Friends School Dining Hall and (if taking tour) Our Daily Bread 725 Fallsway, Baltimore, 22102. Directions will be available at casserole making.
Only open to families who are participating in the chicken or chili casserole making. Please do not register for this if your family has toured previously. If there are fewer than 35 planning to go, repeaters are welcome.
Ages: kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 35
Time: 10:00-12:30
Location: Friends School Dining Hall and Our Daily Bread 725 Fallsway, Baltimore, 22102. Directions will be provided.
This group will meet at the Helping Up Mission (HUM) at 10:00 am, where they will receive a tour and serve lunch. Once the men have been served, the group will join them for lunch and conversation. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. This group will also deliver toiletry items donated by Friends School employees.Helping Up Mission
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 26
Time: 10:00-1:30 pm (at Helping Up Mission)
Location: Meet at the Helping Up Mission, 1029 E. Baltimore St., 21202, at 10:00 am.
This group will prepare and serve a hot lunch at this comprehensive resource center serving homeless and poor women and their children. Volunteers should plan to be at My Sister’s Place from 10:30am to 1pm for the lunch shift. Participants must be age 14 or older.
My Sister's Place
Ages: 14 and above
Volunteers needed: 10
Time: 10:30-1:30 pm
Location: Meet at My Sister`s Place which is located at 17 W. Franklin Street, Baltimore 21201, in the building formerly occupied by Our Daily Bread.(carpooling from Friends may be available.)There is on street parking as well as a garage located next door.
This group will prepare 400 bag lunches for delivery to homeless shelters. Each family is asked to bring two 3 lb. bags of apples that will be included in the lunches. After loading the boxes of lunches in cars, we will need some of the volunteers to deliver the lunches to the five sites:
St.Rita's Supper Table, Prologue, Helping Up Mission, Sarah's Hope, and My Sister's Place
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 59
Time: 10-11am make lunches, 11-12 deliver
Location: Middle School lower level art room, room 118
Join others to glaze pottery bowls for donation to Empty Bowls, a fundraiser for the programs of St. Vincent de Paul. A representative from St. Vincent de Paul will be present to explain the project.
Empty Bowls project
Ages: Kindergarten and above
Volunteers needed: 70
Time: 10-11:30 am
Location: This group will meet in the Middle School lobby.
A group of 10 people from Friends will join others to work with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake for the full day. We need at least two adults in our group and the minimum age to participate is 16. Prior skills or experience are not required but are a plus. Wear old clothes and bring a lunch. Each volunteer needs to read, print out and bring the waiver on Jan. 21.Waiver
Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
Ages: ages 16 and above
Volunteers needed: 10
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Bring your lunch
Location: Location will be determined by the needs of Habitat and this will be communicated to those who register closer to Jan. 21.
Prepare and freeze (use disposable pan) or purchase a frozen 13” x9" casserole of any kind and deliver to Friends on Mon., Jan. 21, 8:45-9:15 am. Label top with date, type of casserole (ex. Chicken & Rice) and if it is already cooked or not.
Drop-off will be located at the Lower School Friendship Wall (adjacent to LS drop-off/pick-up lane). Casseroles will be taken to Our Daily Bread Employment Center.
Note: casseroles MUST be delivered frozen. If you are participating in service activities please drop-off your casserole before coming to the auditorium.
If you cannot join us on January 21, consider clicking to help others.
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We are no longer accepting MLK Registrations.
Please note that registration was required
by Wednesday, January 16, 2013 and is now closed.
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