Opportunity Details
Quilt & Sew for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2014
On Monday, January 20th, 2014 Boston Cares will partner with the Office of the Mayor of Boston, the Massachusetts Service Alliance and the YOU Generate Campaign, and Target to celebrate the life and legacy of MLK Jr.
We will gather at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center and we ask that individuals, families, troops, clubs and other groups come out and help us honor MLK Jr. and make a positive difference in our community!
On MLK Day 2014, 400 volunteers will meet community needs focused on children, education and homelessness. Our education projects will support elementary school student learning by creating math flash cards; Rainbow Fish kits; and “lap desks” that students can use where they live if there is no comfortable space for them to do homework. Homelessness projects will support children transitioning to a home by building toddler beds and creating bedtime kits.
We need you, expert sewing masters & seamstresses, to help us quilt blankets (we already have the squares) to accompany some of the toddler beds to their new homes. There will be two shifts of this volunteer opportunity:
Morning shift: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Afternoon shift: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Volunteer Requirements:
* **You need to bring your own sewing machines!
* You need to know how to use your sewing machine.
This is a specialized volunteer opportunity, so please do not sign up for this shift if you do not know how to sew, and you cannot bring your own sewing machine.
If you are under 18 years old, you will need to bring a signed waiver in order to participate. Please download this and have a parent sign it -- you will need this in order to participate!
T-Accessible, Orange line: Roxbury Crossing
Children & Youth Education
Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:14+
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