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MLK Day 2023: See Shrewsbury Area Service, Volunteer Events
The Martin Luther King Jr. is typically a day of service. Here's where you can lend a hand locally.
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SHREWSBURY, MA — For those looking to volunteer, participate in donation drives or find another way to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in 2023, here's what's going locally for the federal holiday.
Sunday
- , Hopkinton
- , Sterling
- Martin Luther King Jr. 'The Embrace', Boston
Monday
- MLK Jr Annual Community Breakfast, Worcester
- , Westborough
- , Weston
- , Boston
- , Dorchester
- , Stow
- , Concord
- 18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration, Natick
Later
- Jan. 17: Volunteering with World Central Kitchen in Poland, Wayland
- Jan. 18: JMAC Day of Good, Worcester
- Jan. 21: One Marlborough food drive, Marlborough
- Jan. 22: , Milford
You can also make up your own day of service for MLK Day by donating to a charity or even just picking up litter in your neighborhood. AmeriCorps also has a long list of local volunteering opportunities you can participate in at any time.
Have an MLK Day service event not listed here? Email [email protected].
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