Volunteers are welcome to join Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) in half-day, family-friendly sessions for FOPOS’ MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16. Meet at the Mountain Lakes House event parking lot. Register at www.fopos.org/getinvolved.
Capital Harmony Works, the home of Trenton Music Makers and Trenton Children’s Chorus, gives a community concert in Princeton, in honor of Martin Luther King Day and the National Day of Service.
The concert takes place on Monday, January 16, at 6 p.m., at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton. Although in past years this concert was offered with free admission as a gift to the community, this year Capital Harmony Works is inviting the audience to lean into the holiday’s significance as a day of service by contributing non-perishable foods, or a monetary donation, for the food bank at Arm in Arm.
Trenton Music Makers, launched in 2015, is a five-day afterschool orchestra for Trenton students in Grades 1-12, and is the sibling program of Music for the Very Young and Trenton Children’s Chorus. For more information on the January 16 concert, visit capitalharmony.works/events.
Join West Windsor Arts Council and the African American Parent Support Group as they partner with local agencies to provide much needed assistance to the people they serve.
Register individually via EventBrite for timeslots. Families, clubs, or corporate groups are welcome. The total number of volunteer spots are limited for the safety of participants.
“Donations organizers” will work inside West Windsor Arts to package donations as they arrive into kits to be ready for delivery. Anyone may donate items; registration is not required. Bring your donated items to West Windsor Arts on the day of the event between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on through Friday, January 13, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
WWAC seeks the following donations for these organizations:
• Rise Community Services, for children ages 3 to 12: new pajamas; toothbrush, toothpaste; gently used or new books.
• Children’s Home Society, for youth ages 10 to 15: handmade hats, mittens, and scarves.
• Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK): plastic utensils (fork, knife, spoon); napkins; elastic bands.
• PEI Kids, for young men aged 12 to 17, new brand-name only: deodorant; body wash; bath towel; toothpaste, toothbrush; lotion.
• Womanspace, for moms new, brand name only: body wash; shampoo; conditioner; lotion; bath towel.
• Millhill Child & Family Development Center, for babies and children: diapers (infant to size 9); wipes; socks (infants, toddlers to age 11); naptime blankets (ages 3 to 5); pajama sets (all genders ages 3 to 10); baby wash; toothbrushes, toothpaste (ages 2 to 11)
• Letters Against Isolation, for seniors in New Jersey: handwritten notes; blank notecards with envelopes; new thin Sharpie pens; new packs of colored pencils; stickers.
• For packaging the items (all projects): clear recycle bags; gallon ziploc bags; gift bags.
Visit www.westwindsorarts.org/event/mlk-day-of-service-2023.
Community members, organizations and businesses are invited to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through sponsorships, contributions of goods, and/or time. Join fellow community members on Monday, January 16, at Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus, 102 North Broad Street, Trenton, and surrounding areas to participate in this day of service.
Businesses, organizations, and individuals may choose to sponsor events and/or may sign up to participate. Activities available include a coat drive for the Rescue Mission of Trenton; utensil and toiletry wrapping to benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), community clean-up in Trenton; a “Crochet for a Cause” project in conjunction with MCCC’s fashion design program to benefit HomeFront; and/or wrapping of personal care items to benefit Capital Health patients.
Donated items will also be accepted. Items needed include toothbrushes, toothpaste, toiletries, socks, coats, tissues, lip balm, reading glasses, puzzle books, phone chargers, juice boxes, etc.
Registration is at 8 a.m. and service activities begin at 9 a.m. on January 16, followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. Performances and speakers celebrating the life of Rev. King through words, dance and song begin at 2 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is the Rev. Toby Sanders who will speak on the topic “First Steps.”
For more information about sponsorship and donation opportunities, or to volunteer, visit www.mccc.edu/mlk_dos or email dentons@mccc.edu.
