BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Westchester Jewish Community Services - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wjcs.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westchester Jewish Community Services
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T150000
DTSTAMP:20260113T192517Z
CREATED:20260113T192441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T192517Z
UID:51525-1768813200-1768834800@www.wjcs.com
SUMMARY:Family Volunteer Event: Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 19\, 2026\, in celebration of Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, WJCS is hosting a Family Volunteer Event. We are inviting families with children of all ages to participate in collecting nonperishable food items and packing “Winter Hug” care packages with soup\, cocoa\, hats\, and mittens for the Westchester community.  This is a great opportunity for families to bond and teach children the values of volunteerism and helping others. \nOur Westchester families need our help now more than ever. With the rising cost of EVERYTHING and the reduction in support and benefits\, families are struggling to buy food. Our school-based clinicians report that the most common worry among children this year has been having enough food. \nWJCS opened a food pantry in Yonkers in July in response to our clients’ needs. The pantry distributes bags of fresh produce and nonperishable items to over 250 families on the second Tuesday of every month. We need to do more. We need your help. \nPlease join us on Monday\, January 19 to collect bags of nonperishable food for our community. We will be holding 2 volunteer shifts so that we can accommodate everyone who wants to volunteer and make as many care packages as possible to help families in need. We will also be decorating teddy bears for the children of the families who use the food pantry. \nThe registration fee for each child is $20. We also encourage you to purchase food items from our Amazon Wishlist to be sent to us ahead of the event. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW\nTeen Leadership\nAdolescents\, ages 15-18\, can sign up for a leadership role at the MLK Jr. Day Family Volunteer Event to help with set up\, clean up\, collecting grocery bags\, and guiding the younger children in packing “Warm Hug” care packages and decorating teddy bears. There are two shifts: Shift 1 – 9:30am-12:00pm Shift 2 – 12:30pm-3:00pm There are 10 slots available for each shift. Please only sign up for one shift as we have many teens interested in volunteering! Arrive promptly for your shift to receive your assignment and instructions. You will receive a letter confirming your volunteer hours and duties that you can use for school requirements.\nSIGN UP FOR A TEEN LEADERSHIP ROLE\nQuestions? Please contact Marci Allen\, Volunteer & Event Coordinator\, at mallen@wjcs.com; 914-761-0600 x2207.
URL:https://www.wjcs.com/event/family-volunteer-mlk/
LOCATION:WJCS HQ\, 845 North Broadway\, White Plains\, NY\, 10603
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR