Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 10, 2018
2018 special edition
Honoring King and Building Community
Volunteer
events to pack
the MLK
weekend
More than 1,500 volunteers
will fan out this weekend
across the greater Portland
metro area in service to the
late Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.
Working with local non-
profits and schools, the vol-
unteers will help out more
than 65 community-based
projects as part of the MLK
Weekend of Service, held Jan.
12 – 15 by the United Way of
the Columbia-Willamette and
organized by the nonprofit’s
volunteer program, Hands On
Greater Portland.
The event is presented by
Regence BlueCross BlueSh-
ield of Oregon and supported
by adidas, Bank of America,
The Boeing Company, Daim-
ler Trucks North America,
Intel, JP Morgan Chase and
Volunteers pack food donations as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service organized by the United Way of the
Columbia Willamette.
Umpqua Bank, with special
thanks to U.S. Bank.
Volunteer projects will in-
clude restoring and refurbish-
ing classrooms, gardens and
play spaces at schools and
community centers, sorting
food and clothing, serving
meals and doing home repairs.
The majority of these projects
support United Way’s agenda
to invest in our region’s kids
so they are free from poverty
and free to reach their poten-
tial.
For a full list of volun-
teer activities throughout the
weekend, you’re encouraged
to visit unitedway-pdx.org/
mlk.
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