Over the holiday season, we talked a lot about service. Of course, during that season, it’s an easy charge to talk about giving back and community engagement.
Here’s the challenge we all face on January 1: How do we sustain the spirit of the holiday season well into the New Year?
Here’s the answer in 30 words: Hands On Charlotte needs to empower our volunteers with new, innovative programming, and we need our volunteers to push themselves to continue serving their community, despite winter’s darkness and monotony.
The first major component of our 2011 programming is on January 17 at the Grady Cole Center, where we will host the first annual MLK Service Forum. The Forum will bring together some 20 nonprofit organizations from around the city to honor the life and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will have donation drop-offs, a volunteer-recruitment fair, free health screenings and children’s activities.
At our MLK Service Forum, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the needs of Charlotte’s nonprofits, and with that information, you’ll be able to map out how you want to serve your community in 2011.
We urge you to attend our MLK Service Forum. There is no cost to attend. Click here to learn more.
If you're a supporter of Hands On Charlotte, we need you at this event. This is where our 20th-anniversary celebration begins, and without our supporters, there is no Hands On Charlotte. Please join us on the morning of January 17 to kick off our 2011 and to honor the life and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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