Sid Jacobson JCC Will Host Full Day Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Service

EAST HILLS, NY — Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center (SJJCC) in East Hills will host a day of events to honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday.

Thecommunity center plans a food packing assembly, a blood drive and a clothing drive to benefit a local mental illness nonprofit.

The MLK Day events are geared toward helping SJJCC "work together toward a wider tent and a stronger future for all," the center said.

"There is strength in numbers and power in a shared purpose."

The Monday schedule is:

• 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: "Large-scale assembly projects that include packing over 1000 bags of necessary food and household items for people in need in our local community"

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A clothing, shoe, linen and small household item drive to benefit the National Alliance of Mental Illness on Long Island and in Queens

• 1 to 7 p.m: New York Blood Center blood drive