Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to honor the legacy of a remarkable leader who played a pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement. The Charlotte area is celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader with a variety of activities, services and service opportunities over the next week leading up to MLK day.
1/15/2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service at Marshall Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at Marshall Park
1/18/2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade
9:30 am to 12:00 pm in Center City Charlotte
MLK Day Call to Service with United Way of Greater Charlotte (registration is required)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Northside Charlotte
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Showcase
10:30 am at West Charlotte High School
MLK Day Call to Service with United Way of Greater Charlotte (registration is required)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Renaissance West STEAM Academy
1/20/2025
Free entrance day in the National Parks
MLK Jr. Day of Service at Sardis Presbyterian Church
9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Sardis Presbyterian Church
Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Gantt Center: Designing the Future
9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
MLK Day Family Day Celebration with Levine Museum of the New South
10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Levine Museum of the New South
Here are some age-appropriate ways for you to celebrate MLK Day with your kids:
Kindergarten - 2nd Grades
- Make cards or pictures for nursing home residents ( https://loveforourelders.org/)
- Write to an elderly neighbor or local nursing home resident
- Hold a book drive
- Package care bags for homeless or families in need
- Collect old towels, stuffed animals, and blankets for an animal shelter
- Decorate lunch bags and use for snack sacks for families in need or the homeless
3rd - 5th Grades
- Make easy, no-sew fleece blankets for children in local hospitals ( http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-a-Blanket)
- Collect and sort school supplies and create kits to benefit a local shelter or library
- Rake leaves or shovel snow for elderly or disabled neighbors
- Plant seeds to beautify neighbors' yards
- Collect new socks for the homeless
6th - 8th Grades
- Volunteer at a local animal shelter
- Give your time (safely) to a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter
- Participate in charity walks or runs
- Sponsor an Art Show
- Foster a pet
- Shoot a video for a lonely nursing home or assisted living resident and upload it to https://carenotcovid.com/
High School
- Make and donate masks to local family shelters
- Start a club at your school that promotes volunteerism throughout the year
- Initiate a park clean up or beautification project
- Look for a nonprofit that interests you
- Install a buddy bench at a school
- Help with a Habitat for Humanity project
➡️ You can find additional service opportunities by zip code here.
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