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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

  • Keep Durham Beautiful 2011 Fay Street Durham, NC, 27704 United States (map)

Join us the week of January 16th for an assortment of service projects to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There will be several different service options and dates available.

Sunday, Jan 15th at noon, join Wall Street Juniors for an East Durham Community Cleanup at 810 Liberty Street. Register HERE or call 484-382-9257.

Specific projects for Monday, Jan 16th include (click registration button for more details):

  • Litter Cleanup at Southside Neighborhood, 9am to 11am

  • Litter Cleanup at Lakewood Shopping Center, 12pm to 2pm

  • Litter Cleanup at Walltown Neighborhood, 10am-12pm

  • Litter Cleanup at Falls Lake Hickory Hill Boat Ramp, 9am-12pm

  • Litter Cleanup at Pearsontown Trail, 10am-12pm

  • Weeding and invasive species removal at Prairie Island, 10am-1pm

  • Clearing ivy at Geer Cemetery, 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm

Other projects (contact info@keepdurhambeautiful.org) include:

  • Tree planting at Ivy House with Alpha Zeta Omega on Fayetteville Road, Jan 16

  • Vine clearing at Geer Cemetery on Saturday, Jan 14 and Saturday, Jan 21

  • Flower bulb planting at Historic Henderson Family Cemetery Thursday, Jan 19

  • Litter pickup at ATT Mile 1 with Durham YMCA on Friday, Jan 20

Earlier Event: January 14
Seed Swap at the Durham Co-op Market
Later Event: January 21
Geer Cemetery Workday