Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been declared as “a day on, not a day off.” Be a part of the movement.

See volunteer opportunities below for MLK Jr. week.

MLK Jr. Conference

Saturday, January 16

Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has 3 volunteer opprtuniites at their annual conference.

1. Set out bagels in the morning 9-10am.

2. Help out at lunch 12:30-2pm.

3. Help with clean up 5pm-5:30pm.

Work Party for Northwest Youth Services

January 18th, any time between 9-5pm

Care for Northwest Youth Services’ property, pick up garbage, weeding, general care taking of property, taking down FOR SALE sign, etc.

Padden Creek Work Party

January 18, 10am-1pm.

Light refreshments & all equipment provided.

Join Bellingham Parks & Recreation Department & Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) to remove non-native, invasive plante species & spread mulch through the streams restoration project on Padden Creeek.

MLK Jr. Brunch

Monday, January 18

Whatcom Peace & Justice Center are hosting a brunch at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Help with set-up, set out bagels for lunch or help manage lunch Also need help at the end in clean-up. Help set up the brunch from 10-11:30am.

Help the County Prepare for Emergencies

Need 38 volunteers on Thursday, January 21

Lunch included. Shifts are between 8am-3pm

Help at a functional exercise to test some operational concepts related to a surge of people crossing the U.S. – Canada border into the U.S. who might require a health/medical screening.

Volunteer roles need are as follows:

- Logistics Support: for tent set-up/tear-down (involves helping set up an inflatable 22′ x 44′ tent)

- Tent staffers: (medical personnel and logistical support)

- “Patients”: that will be processed through the system, includes crossing the border

- Exercise Controllers: (these people will assist the exercise by providing notional “injects” that help guide the play)

- General Logistics Support: (food coordinator for day of the exercise, traffic management, assistants to exercise managers, etc.)

Pancake Breakfast Benefitting Whatcom Middle School

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