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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service


MLRT is offering 3 exciting ways for you to participate in our 2025 MLK Day of Service:

1. Hands-On Volunteer Opportunities on Monday, January 20: Select from the exciting activities listed below. You are welcome to participate in multiple activities.

2. Donate Items to Meet Critical Community Needs:  Drop your items off at MLRT.  Check the donation wish list below.

3. Make a Charitable Gift: Your donation will be used to support and expand our MLK Day of Service projects.

 

Items Being Collected

In order to make this day a success, we are collecting the following items which will support some of our projects. Can't make it on January 20? You can donate items starting on January 2 to the appropriate bin in the MLRT vestibule.

We have an Amazon Wish List that you can choose to purchase items from.  Please click the link below to see the list.
Amazon Wish List
  • Unopened trial sized toiletries
  • Unopened full sized toiletries
  • Gently used children’s clothing, pajamas (Sizes Newborn - Adult Medium)
  • Gently used shoes (Sizes 4 infant/toddler - Adult 10)
  • Books
  • New kids underwear
  • New kids socks
  • New School Supplies
  • New Backpacks
  • New winter weather clothing

About You 


 
   Number of adults who will participate
   Number of children/teens who will participate
 

Make A Charitable Gift

Please consider a financial donation to support the MLK Day of Service projects.  Your contribution will be used to secure additional materials for the projects listed above.
 

 

Hands-On Volunteer Opportunities

Select from the exciting activities listed below. You are welcome to participate in multiple activities.
 

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for adults and families with children age 10+

Food insecure families need healthy food options. Join congregants in preparing salads for the Ardmore Food Pantry.

Click here to sign up to bring a specific salad item

For questions contact Liz Stoller
 

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for teens and families with children ages 6+

Box Lunch and A Book is a community initiative to freely provide nutritious lunches and reading enrichment during the summer.  There is a need for new and gently used book (K-8th Grade)

For questions contact Rabbi Mollo
 

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for teens and families with children ages 6+

Make and buy friendship bracelets and take a moment to show support for Israel!  Harper Zavodnick along with teens from Tribe will be raising money for an Israeli Trauma and Rape Center for Women.  

 

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for teens and adults.

Inspect and sort clothing donated by our congregation. To benefit needy children and families served by Cradles to Crayons. 

For questions contact Vanessa Coke Cohen

Starting at 10:00 am 
Open to children and adults.

Sort all the wonderful trial sized toiletries collected from our congregation, make a cheerful note to go along with the goods and then put them all together in an attractive package!  To benefit Laurel House and the Life Center of Delaware County. 

For questions contact Kerry Heppen

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for ECE children and their families

Pack nutritious snack bags for families in need. Snack bags will be packed alongside other life necessities at the Mitzvah Circle Foundation facility.

For questions contact Jen Rosner  or Rachel Pryor  
 

Starting at 10:00 am 
Appropriate for Religious School aged children. 

We will stuff backpacks with school supplies that have been collected by the Religious School and will contribute them to the shelter where children may not have all of these basic supplies. 

For questions contact Rabbi Kleinman 
 
Starting at 10:00am
Appropriate for ECE children and families

Placemats will be made for Ardmore Food Pantry for use when the weekly hot meal is served to guests of the pantry.
Starting at 10:00 am 

Come visit the Bake Sale run by the teens from Tribe and help support Ardmore Food Pantry. Bakers needed! 

If you would like to bake, please contact Ross Levy
Starting at 9:30 am 

Join with other volunteers to clean up the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetary. The group will meet at Beth David Reform Congregation (1130 Vaughan Lane in Gladwyne, far right parking lot) at 9:30 am on January 20 for the short walk to the property. Long pants and sturdy shoes are recommended. Please bring work gloves if you have them - they will be provided if not - and a supply of shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows and more will be provided. 

For questions contact Marji Hendler
Starting at 10:00am 

Appropriate for Religious School age children

Empty your tzedakah boxes and sort and wrap the coins in partnership with the Israel Committee.
For questions contact Sherril Neff
Starting at 10:00am

Appropriate for teens and families with children ages 6+

Make no sew fleece blankets by cutting and tying knots.
Starting at 11:00am

Join our Junior Jammers at Saunders House to entertain and visit with the residents. All ages welcome!
Meet at 100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood at 11:00am

For questions contact Cantor Rudnick

Thank you for supporting MLRT's MLK Day of Service!
Wed, February 5 2025 7 Sh'vat 5785