Rockville will honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy as the city holds its 53rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration with a unity gathering and service activities at sites across the city.
King famously said, “Everyone can be great because everybody can serve.” In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act to designate the federal holiday as a National Day of Service. By observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day through service activities, Rockville begins each year with a commitment to making our community a better place.
The city is sponsoring service activities in which the community can participate. They are:
- Assembling “Cups of Cheer” for seniors with hot chocolate, tea packets and treats in a mug, with a handwritten note.
- Assembling house kits with essential items, such as toiletries, in reusable bags for people in housing transition.
- Partnering with Project Linus to make no-sew blankets for children who are seriously ill.
- Creating winter care kits with items like gloves, lip balm, hand sanitizer and a handwritten note for community members in need.
- Weed Warrior invasive plant pulls at city parks.
- A trail cleanup.
- A free unity gathering from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at Beall Elementary, 451 Beall Ave., will feature a dialogue with community and faith leaders, as well as food, fellowship and information about how to get involved with the event’s nonprofit participants.
Register to participate in a service activity and learn more about the unity gathering at www.rockvillemd.gov/mlk.