BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18829776 SEQUENCE:18980851 CREATED:20200116T004800Z DESCRIPTION:Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Around the San Francisco Bay Area\n\nWHEN: January 20, 2020\n\nWHERE: Various location around the SF Bay Area and beyond\n\nThe Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. \n\nObserved each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.\n\n“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.\n__________________________________________________________\n\nSOME of the MLK DAY of SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES in SF BAY AREA:\n\nNational Service: AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps\nFind an opportunity in your zip code: https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve/search\n\nEast Bay Regional Parks welcomes volunteers year round\nhttps://ebparks.org/activities/volunteer/default.htm\n\nMartin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland)\nJanuary 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm\n1 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621\nOn this day of remembrance we will be cleaning The Bay making a better world for future generations.\nhttps://savesfbay.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-day-w-save-the-bay-oakland/\n\nPoint Pinole Regional Shoreline (Richmond)\nMonday, January 20, 2020 @ 8:30am to 12:00pm \n5551 Giant Highway, Richmond, CA, follow signs to meet at the Palms Picnic Site\nActivities include:\n1. Work in native nectar and pollinator plant habitat garden.\n2. Habitat Restoration/remove invasive species\n3. Shoreline Cleanup\n We welcome children to participate, but ask that those under 16 are accompanied by one chaperone for every 20 kids. Info: (510) 544-2229, volunteers@ebparks.org\nhttps://ebparks.org/activities/volunteer/default.htm\n\nOakland MLK Day of Service and Leadership (Oakland)\nMon Jan 20 2020 at 08:00 am\nMadison Middle, 400 Capistrano Dr, Oakland 94603\nThis year we will return to the Sobrante Park neighborhood again, after having over 300 volunteers participate last year. Come join Higher Grounds, Bay Area brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Gamma Phi Lambda Chapter), Sobrante Park Residental Action Council, Planting Justice, Brookfield Elementary, Service for Peace, Madison Park Elementary, BACR, other local community organizations to help beautify Oakland.\nhttps://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=200018801711551\n\nUnity Park Community Plaza in Richmond\nMonday, January 20, 2020 @ 9:30 am to 1:30 pm\nVolunteer projects at the sites near Unity Park on the Richmond Greenway (at the intersection of 16th St and Ohio Ave), including weeding and trash removal. Gloves, tools, and water will be provided, but if you can bring your own, there will have more to share. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult and those under 18 require a waiver signed by a legal guardian.\nhttps://sf.funcheap.com/martin-luther-king-jr-day-richmond-greenway/\n\nMLK Jr. Mitzvah Day Of Service (Palo Alto)\nMonday, January 20, 2020 @ All Day\nSchultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303\nThis inter-generational event will feature a range of hands-on service projects; participants will work in small groups on projects addressing issues of poverty, hunger, housing and homelessness, aging, the environment, and more.\nhttps://sf.funcheap.com/mitzvah-day/\n\nDay of Service for Families (San Carlos)\nMon, January 20, 2020 \nFamily Day of Service is a day where families can work together to support the community in a series of service projects on Martin Luther King Day. Families will assemble 12,000 easy meal packages and decorate cards and bags for families with kids facing critical illness. Meals will be distributed to people in areas with food insecurity. This event is good for adults, and school-age children.\nTwo locations:\nArbor Bay School, 1017 Cedar Street, San Carlos, CA 94070\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-day-of-service-for-mlk-day-am-event-there-with-care-tickets-89503504391\nFirst Baptist Church, 787 Walnut, San Carlos, CA 94070\n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-day-of-service-for-mlk-day-pm-event-rise-against-hunger-tickets-89504090143\n\nHomeless Garden Project Farm (Santa Cruz)\nMon, Jan 20 @ 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM\nShaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060\nA day of service at the Homeless Garden Project Farm to honor the social justice work of Martin Luther King Jr. \nSpeaker: Santa Cruz City Mayor Justin Cummings\nThe farm is located on Shaffer Road at Delaware Ave., on the west side of Santa Cruz near Natural Bridges State Park and the Long Marine Lab. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1154088148256697/\n\nVolunteer at Evergreen Cemetery this MLK Day (Santa Cruz)\nMonday, January 20, 2020 @ 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST\nSanta Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz 95060\nHelp maintain the final resting place of all the 1800's gold prospectors, artists, Chinese immigrants, mountain men, and forgotten pioneers buried in Evergreen Cemetery. \nAt 11:00am we will have a special dedication of the newly restored gateway. \nAs one of the MAH's offsite locations, this historic cemetery is maintained primarily by volunteer-led efforts. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/santa-cruz-museum-of-art-history/volunteer-at-evergreen-cemetery-this-mlk-day/477609493132955/\n\nALSO:\n\nMLK Day of Service: FREE entry into all National Parks of America\nIncludes: Muir Woods National Monument, 1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA 94941\nhttps://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\n\n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829776.php SUMMARY:MLK Jr. Day of Service around SF Bay Area LOCATION:Various locations for volunteering around the SF Bay Area URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829776.php DTSTART:20200120T090000Z DTEND:20200120T090000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR