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LMSD to Host Annual DR. MLK Afternoon of Service

Lower Merion School District is set to host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Afternoon of Service, which will take place on Friday, January 17, 2025, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Lower Merion High School cafeteria!

All LMSD students, parents/guardians, faculty and staff are invited and encouraged to attend!

Please join us as the District celebrates the life and works of Dr. King with an afternoon of fun-filled, hands-on service projects benefiting a variety of community organizations! Projects include:

  • Assembling Birthday Boxes for the Ardmore Food Pantry & Nationalities Service Center
  • Creating Blizzard Bags for Local Senior Citizens
  • Curating Care Bags for Local Homeless Shelters
  • Collecting books, making bookmarks and cards for As We Rise Foundation
  • Making snufflemats for Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals and Providence Animal Shelter
  • Assembling Hope Bags for Fostering Hope PA
  • Creating Thank You cards for staff at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
  • Collecting and sorting clothing for Cradles to Crayons
  • Making cards and collecting donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Making friendship bracelets and care packages for patients at CHOP
  • Making No-Sew Blankets for Project Linus, Salvation Army & CHOP
  • Assembling Blessing Bags and sleep mats for the homeless
  • Creating Valentine’s Day cards for CHOP, Maternity Care Coalition and Veterans
  • Making bird feeders with Harriton’s Environmental Club
  • Packing snack bags and making cards for the Ronald McDonald House
  • Painting starfish with the Starfish Project
  • And more!

Hope to see you there!

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