Martin Luther King Day of Service

"MLK Day is City Year's largest day of physical service. Every year, City Year corps members lead volunteers in transforming Philadelphia schools in partnership with the United Way. Volunteers can be found painting colorful murals that will line the halls of an elementary school or perhaps revamping the look of an entire high school. Traditionally, City Year will lead volunteers in 3 or 4 schools in one neighborhood to maximize impact on a particular community. For City Year, MLK is not a day off, but a day on—one in which our organization and others can honor the legacy of Martin Luther King in a productive way."
-Dave, 23, Service Leader of the DVHS Volunteer Management Team

Yesterday, City Year Greater Philadelphia worked with the United Way to bring together over 700 volunteers at the Kensington High Schools, Edmunds Elementary, and Brown Elementary school. We painted murals, cleaned up class rooms, painted lockers, and generally brightened the schools' environments. We were joined by Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Jr. More than 300 middle and high school students showed up to serve with our Youth Corps in the Young Heroes and City Heroes programs. It was a great day of service and a testament to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his idea that, "Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve."