Berkley Schools Team Up With Royal Oak For MLK Day Of Service

On Monday, Jan, 15 the Berkley Schools invite the community to take part in its second annual MLK Service Day: A Day On, Not a Day Off. According to the Berkley Schools, volunteers will gather at 8 am for breakfast at Berkley High School.

They’ll view student performances and presentations about Martin Luther King. After the morning program, volunteers will either stay at the school to make kits for distribution, or travel to remote sites to work.
Projects for the day include making Valentine’s cards for the Judson Center, sorting care packages for children in foster care, assisting at an area food pantry, and cleanup and maintenance outdoors in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood. If you’re interested in the Brightmoor project, the MLK Service Day organizers have specific instructions.

“Volunteers will clean, paint and/or work on neighborhood projects. Volunteers must be dressed for outdoors and painting, plus bring their own lunches,” event information advises. Individuals interested in volunteering at Brightmoor are also asked to bring cleaning supplies. Transportation for this part of the event is provided and will return to Berkley High School by 3p.m.

In addition to volunteering Jan 15, the Berkley Schools also ask that “each school family” assist by donating specific items at specific schools. If you’d like to include items, you can bring them to school by tomorrow so they can be sorted at delivered on Jan 15. Here is the list of requested items and the schools that are collecting them:

Angell: Canned and dried foods
Burton: Stuffed animals and blankets (small throw and baby, only)
Norup: Letter and legal-sized paper, binder clips, paper clips
Pattengill: Diapers, baby wipes and underwear (children & teens)
Rogers: Construction paper and scissors
AMS: Large white bath towels
BHS: Mini first aid kits

More information about this event, including the a sign-up genius link for volunteering, can be found on the event’s website.