Community Service Workdays
One-day community service workdays designed to engage citizens in meaningful service to the community.
Work Days are designed to:
*Engage citizens in meaningful service to the community
*Provide a learning experience
*Challenge us to volunteer on a regular basis
Get involved by giving
YOUR TIME- Commit to volunteering one workday or all five!
YOUR TALENT- Use your skills for the good of the community.
YOUR TREASURES- Donate resources such as money, food, supplies, or t-shirts.
FIRST DAY FESTIVAL: Volunteers needed for the 6th Annual First Day Festival Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Liberty Square at the S.C. Aquarium and The Charleston Maritime Center. The Festival brings together the community to celebrate education and the start of the new school year. Volunteers are needed to assist with kids’ games, exhibitors, boat rides, the food court, and much more! Two shifts are available between 9:00am and 4:30pm. Call Whittney at 965-4190 to register.
Tricounty Youth Service Day (TYSD) is part of a worldwide movement and celebration that recognizes youth and the important contributions they make in our community.
Be part of the excitement. Imagine the possibilities.
In 1994 Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating the King Holiday as a national day of volunteer service. Instead of a day off from work or school, Congress asked Americans of all backgrounds and ages to celebrate Dr. King's legacy by turning community concerns into citizen action. The King Day of Service brings together people who might not ordinarily meet, breaks down barriers that have divided us in the past, leads to better understanding and ongoing relationships, and is an opportunity to recruit new volunteers for your ongoing work.
Participation in the King Day of Service has grown steadily over the past decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans each year engaging in projects such as tutoring and mentoring children, painting schools and senior centers, delivering meals, building homes, and reflecting on Dr. King's life and teachings. Many of the projects started on King Day continue to engage volunteers beyond the holiday and impact the community year-round.
Although the scope of the event grows every year, many people still are not aware of the service component of the holiday. By encouraging the participation of as many organizations as possible, we hope to make next year's King Day of Service the biggest and best ever, engaging more people in service that honors Dr. King's life and teachings.