Thousands of Residents of All Ages Expected to Participate in Montgomery County’s MLK Day of Service Activities

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 17, 2020

The Montgomery County Volunteer Center and its partner agencies will host large-scale service project activities in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, designated as a national day of service. Note: All locations require advance registration. As of Jan. 17, the main site in North Bethesda has some spaces remaining, but satellite locations are full.

NORTH BETHESDA (MAIN SITE): Monday, Jan. 20, 1 - 3 p.m.
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road 

• Service Projects: Participants will be able to choose from dozens of projects benefiting organizations that serve a variety of community needs, from hunger to animal adoption.
• Volunteer Fair: Representatives from 30 nonprofits and government agencies will have representatives on-hand to discuss their organizations’ missions and year-round volunteer opportunities.
• Luminaries: Two, local civil rights activists who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be participating in the event:
• Willie King, Dr. King’s secretary at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, who transcribed the civil rights leader’s notes, scrawled on scraps of paper, into his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail
• Joan Trumpauer Mullholland, a Freedom Rider arrested and held on death row for her work to desegregate an all-white lunch counter in Mississippi; she was the first white person to attend the then-all-black Tougaloo College and join the then-all-black Delta Sigma Theta sorority

Contact: Molly Callaway, molly.callaway@montgomerycountymd.gov  or 240-777-2600 (during the event, visit the Montgomery County Volunteer Center information table or call 240-832-4097)

GAITHERSBURG: Monday, Jan. 20, 9 - 11 a.m. 
Seneca Creek Community Church, 13 Firstfield Road 
Hosted by Seneca Creek, partnering with City of Gaithersburg Contact: Jeannette Cochran, jeannette@senecacreek.org or 301-355-6550 

ROCKVILLE/ASPEN HILL: Monday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. 
Bauer Drive Community Center, 14625 Bauer Drive
Hosted by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Eta Pi Zeta Chapter Contact: Sonji Owens, owens.sonji428@gmail.com or 301-941-7226

SILVER SPRING: Monday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Plaza  Hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter  Contact: Yolande Hackney-Wright, mlkserviceday@mcacdst.org or 301-928-9834

OLNEY: Monday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
Shaare Tefila Congregation, 16620 Georgia Ave.
Hosted by MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and the Greater Olney Interfaith Clergy Association, in coordination with Leadership Montgomery Corporate Volunteer Council Contact: Alison McLaughlin, alison.mclaughlin@leadershipmont.org or 301-881-3333

GERMANTOWN: Monday, Jan. 20, 1 - 3 p.m.
Journey's Crossing,12900 Cloverleaf Center Drive
Hosted by Journey’s Crossing, partnering with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Xi Sigma Omega Chapter Contact: Darin Brown, darin.brown@journeyscrossing.org or 301-661-0470

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Release ID: 20-021
Media Contact: Molly Callaway 240-777-2600