As most folks know, Monday January 18 was Martin Luther King day, the annual federal holiday in celebration of Dr. King's birthday and legacy.What makes the day different from other holidays is the fact that a large number of folks in communities across the country take the time as "A Day On... Not a Day Off" as a way of celebrating with their own time, and feet, and hands the message that Dr. King set forth... a message of all working together in service.
For an event at Petaluma's Valley Vista Child Care, Rebuilding Together Petaluma got together with a group of volunteers (featuring approximately 30 Kaiser Permanente Marin-Sonoma employees and their friends and family members) for a day of volunteerism honoring Dr. King.
Under the direction of RTP Executive Director Jane Hamilton, the group made a cheerful difference at Valley Vista Childcare Center on North Webster Street. Volunteers spent the day cleaning and repairing toys, furniture, and bicycles, in addition to repainting one of two large playrooms.
This is the sixth year Kaiser Permanente has participated with Rebuilding Together in an MLK Day of Volunteerism. Previous Petaluma projects have included renovations at the Petaluma Recycling Center and Petaluma High School.
T-shirts for the MLK Day volunteers (like the one above) were provided by Kaiser-Permanente, discounted (and very tasty) lunches were provided by Aqus Cafe, and The Petaluma Seed Bank provided an array of complimentary seed packets as a bonus Thank You for the meaningful day's work.
Volunteerism in P-town (and anywhere for that matter) isn't just a matter of one day a year, and Rebuilding Together Petaluma has a terrific city-wide volunteer work day planned for Saturday, April 17! For information on this and other opportunities check the Rebuilding Together website.
For more photos of the day, go to the Rebuilding Together Photo Page.
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