Hundreds of volunteers honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by giving back to their communities Monday, Jan. 19, the sixth annual Martin Luther King Day of Service. The event took place in several locations in the two towns, providing a volunteer opportunity for the whole family.
At Wednesday night’s Fanwood council meeting, the founders and organizers of the MLK Day observance in Fanwood and Scotch Plains – Michelle Shapiro-Abraham, Amanda Barnett and Courtney Agnello – were honored as the borough’s volunteers of the month.
Click here to see a photo gallery of the day’s activities.
Here’s the day, by the numbers:
• 8 Girl Scout Troops leading activities
• 20 Girl Scout Troops participating
• 766 sandwiches for Salvation Army
• 100 Color a Smile pictures to cheer people in hospitals and nursing homes
• 137 Little Shoeboxes filled
• 4,200 Sharing Lunches bags prepared
• 50 Houses for Change made to benefit the Family Promise agency
• 1.5 hours of fun bonding a room full of seniors and kids together playing games at the Chelsea
• 6 Christmas trees for sick people will be decorated with beads made by kids helping Matchy Matchy
• 160 people discussed issues of race and equality at library
• The Fanwood Nature Center was cleaned up and trails maintained
• a dozen knit hats were made
• 4 blankets for hospitals were crocheted
