Upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Event

Please join members of the Ethical Humanist Society of Queens in attending the following good-works event:

5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr./Mitzvah Day of Service
1/21/19, 9:30am
At the Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st St., Jackson Heights, NY 11372

9:30am: Free light breakfast
10am: Program starts, with panel of recently-elected's (Jessica Ramos, Catalina Cruz)
11:30am: Workshops and service opportunities after the program, Special activities for children

• Workshops/service opportunities include:
  • Bystander intervention and de-escalation training
  • Voter rights issues including the census
  • Housing issues
  • Immigration issues

Please bring these donations for the needy:

• Non-perishable canned or packaged food (NO glass bottles) for their food pantries
  
• NEW children's books, ages 3-8, for Elmhurst Hospital Auxiliary Pediatric Reach Out and Read Program

"Keeping the dream alive, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service which honors his life and his teachings of justice through the principles of nonviolence. Mitzvah Day is held in the Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world by reaching out to others in their hour of need and enriching their lives and community."

For more information or to volunteer contact Peggy Heeney at 718-803-0060 x119 or [email protected], or on weekends Eileen Pentel at 718-569-1887.