2019 GEO Report

Children and other volunteers can make cards for residents in Assisted Residents Programs

Members and friends of First Baptist Church of Crestmont will work together to clean, organize, make minor repairs and other things as needed to assist in the upkeep of The House of God.

Members of the church and neighbors from the community will join together to clean up the church's facilities. This may include dusting, mopping, sweeping, cleaning out closets and rooms, thoroughly clean kitchens and bathrooms. May include some painting.

We will do a clean up of the playground, inside and out.

Food collection

To promote literacy for Philadelphia youth, volunteers will create audio books using smart phones or digital recorders. Bring a multi-cultural children's book (level: pre-K to 2nd grade; short length) or purchase books from wish list @: https://tinyurl.com/MLK2019BookDrive. Registration for this project is required @ https://tinyurl.com/ycucjspt. If further information is needed contact Marguerite Miller @ 215.898.5274 or millerm@upenn.edu

PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE is a project geared to beautifying W.C. Longstreth School in order to continue our efforts to create a warm inviting environment for scholars, families, staff and community members who wish to utilize our space to give back to the community. Our scholars deserve to walk into a clean building filled with color and a story. We not only want to paint we want to tell a story. At Longstreth our scholars learn the importance of legacy. This project will allow them to leave one!

I'm in the planning stage of this project. I will be contacting several businesses(Post Office, Shoprite, Planet fitness, SEPTA...)
in the area for volunteers. I did attend a training class of 11/16/2018 at the library on South Broad Street.
At the event we will be cleaning trash that is dumped under Island Ave heading from Penrose Plaza to Suffolk Ave.
This area is an eyesore to the neighborhood. I'm new to Philadelphia and don't want this area to be the first thing our guest see.

Volunteers should come dressed appropriately to clean and paint designated areas of the school. All volunteers will need to sign a "waiver" on site. Light refreshments will be served. Volunteers can meet at Houston Hall on UPenn's campus for transportation to and from this site. For more information contact: Diane Leslie @ uofpmlk@gmail.com or 215.898.0105.

It is the mission of CBNC to serve our community by maintaining a clean and safe environment for all. Volunteers and Neighbors will participate in a community clean up that can include the removing of trash/debris, painting and more in local area vacant lots, parks, and streets.

Volunteers will clean up the interior and exterior of Pleasant Playground. This event is open to volunteers of all ages.

We will be having a panel discussion hearing from formerly incarcerated individuals and a prison care kit assembly, where we will be assembling donated hygiene items to be distributed in prison.

The Common Place and Cornerstone Christian Academy are teaming up to clean up our campus! We will be working within our buildings to clean, maintain and fix our buildings. Our goal is to create a safe, and clean environment to help support the children and families we work with.

Volunteers will be cleaning up at the park. They will pick up trash in the
park and the three blocks surrounding the park itself.

We will be cleaning and painting the church inside and outside. Pulling weeds, sweeping, etc. Along with arts and crafts activities for children w/ Dr. Martin Luther King movie and questions. Lastly, serving lunch and snack for the volunteers

The Documentary Video of MLK Day project allows volunteers to design a system to transmit and receive video and pictures from the various project sites throughout the Greater West Chester area. A video/slide show is created of the Day that will be shown when volunteers return from projects to lunch.

Backpacks will be prepared for homeless adults in our City, to include sheltered and non-sheltered persons. The contents will include washcloth, socks (at least 2 pairs), bottle of water and personal care products including hand sanitizer and bar soap container. The personal care items will be placed in plastic gallon zip bags to provide a container for later use. A resource guide will also be included. The back packs will be gender specific. Volunteers include (a.) donors (b.) assemblers (c.) d

This event has two parts. The first part is an open community disscusion and information session with activities that will foster talking about racism and the need to bridge the gap by starting on the individual level with each one of us. The second part is a collection of non-perishables for our neghborhood food bank "King's Kitchen" located at Holmesburg United Methodist Church.

Indoor cleaning and organizing of the church and helping seniors in the surrounding community

Dress for cleaning and painting. Light refreshments will be provided. Meet at 9:45 am in the main lobby of Houston Hall for transportation to locations. Register for this project @ https://tinyurl.com/y8ddtsvy. If further information is needed contact Diane Leslie @ 215.898.0105 or uofpmlk@gmail.com

New Salem Baptist Church is a community church looking for volunteers to assist with cleaning and painting various areas in the church (bathrooms, sanctuary, kitchen, dinning hall) This church serves the community and would really appreciate help to keep it presentable for its members and community.

Serving meals to those who are homeless, disenfranchised and in transition

Responsibilities include:
greeting guests
preparing meals
serving
cleaning

We are cleaning and painting our church, the members and community will help.

Participants will learn the Do's and Don'ts of Citizen Advocacy in this civic dialogue facilitated by Senator Art Haywood. Community members will learn strategies they can use to influence the decisions of their legislators.

There will be a coordinator at each site, as well as trash bags and tools for mulching or raking if weather permits.
At the end of the morning, around 12 Noon, volunteers will gather to read excerpts from speeches or quotes by Dr. King and share any memories or examples of his work that is meaningful to them.
Light refreshments will be served
Keep in mind this is an all outdoor event.