Donations, everything from packaged foods to new and gently used sporting equipment, can make Flossmoor’s 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service a special event on Monday, Jan. 20. The community is invited to donate needed materials and items to be used by various organizations, including feminine hygiene[Read More…]
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Flossmoor seeking volunteers, donations for 10th Annual Day of Service
Flossmoor is inviting residents to make a difference in the community by participating in the village’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20. This is the 10th year for this signature volunteer event in the South Suburbs. In 2020, the Day of Service was honored[Read More…]
MLK Day 2024: Community members prepare seeds for planting despite subzero cold
On a brisk winter Monday morning, community members joined the Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center staff to prepare seed balls for spring planting. The event was a chance to give back to nature, although nature could have been more hospitable. The biting cold hindered the original plan to prepare planting[Read More…]
MLK Day 2024: Spotlight singers, others join together for blanket project
The floors in the Homewood Science Center became work spaces on Monday, Jan. 15, as groups worked together to create blankets for Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, the helping organization that works with those affected by domestic violence. About 50 people came together at 9 a.m. to work on[Read More…]
Volunteers, donations needed for annual MLK Day of Service
It’s not too late to be a part of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan. 15 hosted by the Village of Flossmoor. As Flossmoor approaches its 100th birthday in 2024, the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission would like to challenge individuals and non-profit organizations to make[Read More…]
MLK Day: Plan4Success volunteers provide sweets for first responders, socks for unhoused
While steady rain fell outside, Plan4Success founder Nicole Brookens worked inside Flossmoor Village Hall to prep the system that would soon produce dozens of care packages for first responders and organize donations of socks for area shelters. “It’s an assembly line,” she said. The project was one of more than 20 that[Read More…]
You Matter 2 volunteers at Heather Hill take on MLK Day projects
Heather Hill Elementary school opened its doors on Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon. Destiny Watson, founder and CEO of You Matter 2, sought out community members and volunteers to make lunches for the homeless served by South Suburban PADS and tie blankets for Project Kennedy, a nonprofit helping cancer patients and[Read More…]
Three Homewood schools collecting items for MLK Day
The community is asked to be part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 16, by donating to projects hosted by District 153’s Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. Items for Respond Now, ANEW and South Suburban Humane Society can be dropped off at James Hart[Read More…]
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There’s still time to decide how you can give back through Flossmoor’s MLK Day of Service. On Monday, a number of community agencies and volunteers will participate in projects and collections to benefit local residents. Activities include building beds for kids in need, picking up litter, making lunches, tying blankets,[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s MLK volunteer day offers chance to serve others
Since 2015, the village of Flossmoor has done more than merely observe civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, it has used the moment to ignite community action through the MLK Day of Service projects. Every year, hundreds of volunteers work together on dozens of projects that help people[Read More…]
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