Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is an opportunity for the entire community to come together in the spirit of his legacy to help shape and transform the City through service.
This year, join the City of Lancaster to help make this another great day of service by participating in at least one of the service projects listed below:
Antelope Valley Hospital Blood Drive
Donors Needed: 16-year-olds with parental consent. 17 years+ no consent needed
Donors will be welcome to donate blood at the center during normal business hours:
- Tuesday (1/12): 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday (1/13): 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,
- Thursday (1/14): 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday: (1/16): 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
AVH Blood Donor Center in the AV Outpatient Imaging Center, 44105 15th Street West, Suite 305 No appointment necessary; walk-ins welcome.
All donors should be in good health at the time of donation, as well as eat a meal and drink extra fluids prior to donating. First-time donors must present a CA driver’s license or state ID. Appointment hotline (661) 949-5622.
Choose Health LA Kids Demonstration
Open to Community At-Large
Saturday, January 16 (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Antelope Valley Family YMCA: 43001 10th Street West
The community is invited to visit the booth and demo being held inside the YMCA as a part of the Community Engagement Workshop and Resource Fair (see below). The demo will be a sugar-sweetened beverage display with an activity for community members to measure the amount of sugar in some beverages. The community will receive information on how to make their own beverages at home.
Community Engagement Workshop and Resource Fair
Open to the Community At-Large
Saturday, January 16 (Workshop Begins at Noon; Resource Fair to be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m.) Lancaster City Park, Stanley Kleiner Activity Center: 43011 10th Street West
This workshop is one of many being held throughout the County of Los Angeles to better understand how to improve, expand and make parks more accessible so that all of our neighborhoods may flourish. While at the park to participate in the workshop, residents can also engage in a resource fair held on the lawn outside of the activity center. The City of Lancaster encourages all MLK Day of Service volunteers and general citizens alike to participate in the Community Engagement Workshop to ensure that our community-specific needs are identified and future park resource development opportunities are established.
Illegal Disposal Clean-up
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Age Requirement: 10 year+, minors must be accompanied by an adult Total Volunteers: 30 and 1-2 Project Site Leader(s) per site
Saturday, January 16 (8-11 a.m.)
Meeting Places:
- 47th Street West and Avenue J-6, west end of the Intersection at dirt lot entrance.
- College Park Apartments, SW corner of 32nd Street West and Avenue K-4
- Grace Lutheran Church, NW corner of Genoa Avenue and Oldfield Street (behind the church)
- Joshua Elementary School (Team A), NE corner of 7th Street East and Avenue J-11
- Joshua Elementary School (Team B), west intersection of Rodin Avenue and Avenue J-8
- Mariposa Park, 809 West Avenue H-8
- New Vista Middle School, SW Corner of Elizabeth Lane and Avenue K-6
- Piute Middle School, 45534 5th Street East
- SW corner of 40th Street West & Avenue K
- SW corner of 20th Street West & Avenue H
Volunteers will receive education on illegal dumping, hazardous waste and recycling, before venturing out in teams to reduce the amount of debris at their illegal disposal site to eliminate hazards that affect public health and safety. Volunteers will be encouraged to end their day at the MLK Day of Service Community Engagement Workshop and Resource Fair, to be held at Lancaster City Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wellness Home Community Garden Installation (Joshua and LowTree)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Age Requirement: 16+, minors must be accompanied by an adult
Saturday, January 16 (8 a.m.-Noon)
Joshua Home, 44381 Stanridge Avenue; Lowtree Home, 1038 West Avenue J-5
Volunteers will help clear the yard, install an irrigation system and build boxes for raised beds. If time and materials allow, volunteers will assist with painting, filling and planting boxes.
Wellness Home Fallen Fruit Garden Planting
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Age Requirement: 16+, minors must be accompanied by an adult Saturday, February 20 (11 a.m.-1 p.m)
Joshua Home, 44381 Stanridge Avenue; Lowtree Home, 1038 West Avenue J-5
Volunteers will assist in planting fruit trees in the front yard and planting in garden boxes in the backyard. Activities will include shoveling soil, transporting soil to areas of the yard, planting trees and veggies and watering them. This project is an extension of the Community Garden Installation project.
Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park Fence Painting
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Age Requirement: 8+, minors must be accompanied by an adult Saturday, January 16 (8 a.m.-Noon)
Pierre Bain Park, 45045 5th Street East
Volunteers will paint the wrought iron fence on the north side of the park. Painting the fence allows the City to protect this asset long-term by preventing rust and decay — ultimately, reducing the likelihood of it needing to be replaced. Dress in clothing suitable for painting.
Prime Desert Woodland Preserve Clean Up
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Open to the public, minors must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday, January 16 (2 p.m.)
Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 43201 35th Street West
The project will open with a Park Ranger presentation on the Interpretive Center and Preserve. Then, volunteers will help clean-up litter from the Preserve trails. Participants will learn about the natural resources, wildlife and plant life indigenous to the Antelope Valley, and leave with an appreciation for the value of maintaining these resources through litter clean-up.
If you would like to volunteer for MLK Day 2016, CLICK HERE to register yourself, your family, or your organization. For more information, please call (661) 723-6077 or email mlkday@cityoflancasterca.org.
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