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MLK Day of Service

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Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service

January 5, 2024

Join us at the fishing pier at Blue Cypress Park for our Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service project in partnership with JaxParks. The project entails park beautification and litter pickup: Meet at the boardwalk. Wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you do not mind getting dirty. We will be working under the boardwalk and along the shoreline — low … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Needs Volunteers to join them for MLK Day of Service on January 15

January 4, 2024

Timucuan Parks Foundation is asking volunteers to join them for an MLK Day of Service cleanup on Monday, Jan. 15 at Blue Cypress Park at 4012 University Blvd. N. in Arlington. The shoreline cleanup will begin at 8 a.m. with volunteers meeting at the fishing pier to help with park beautification and litter removal until 11 a.m. MLK Day of … Read more

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service

January 9, 2023

Join us January 16 at the fishing pier at Blue Cypress Park for our Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service project in partnership with JaxParks. The project entails park beautification and litter pickup: Meet at the boardwalk. Wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you do not mind getting dirty. We will be working under the boardwalk and along the shoreline … Read more

MLK Day of Service 2021

January 14, 2021

Typically, Timucuan Parks Foundation hosts a cleanup at a preservation park to honor King and provide a service opportunity to our community. This year, because we are not able to host an event open to the public, we encourage you to spend the MLK holiday outside doing something yourself to improve your community. We suggest getting a small group of … Read more

MLK Day of Service 2021

January 14, 2021

Typically, Timucuan Parks Foundation hosts a cleanup at a preservation park to honor King and provide a service opportunity to our community. This year, because we are not able to host an event open to the public, we encourage you to spend the MLK holiday outside doing something yourself to improve your community. We suggest getting a small group of … Read more

Celebrate MLK Day by Helping the Parks

January 14, 2021

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy are honored each year when we all take time to celebrate his birthday with a holiday on the third Monday in January. King, born January 15, 1929, was the ultimate civil servant dedicating his life to civil rights, peace, and justice, and is the only non-president to have a national holiday in … Read more

Record Turnout for Timucuan Parks Foundation and the City of Jacksonville’s MLK Day of Service Event

January 23, 2020

Timucuan Parks Foundation and its City of Jacksonville park partner had a record turnout for MLK Day of Service on Monday. The nonprofit was joined by more than 100 volunteers at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park for invasive plant removal, trail maintenance and litter cleanup as part of the nationwide observance celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “It … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Needs Volunteers for MLK Day of Service

January 15, 2020

MLK Day of Service Volunteer Project is Jan. 20 at Hanna Park Timucuan Parks Foundation is asking for volunteers to join them on Monday, Jan. 20 for MLK Day of Service, a nationwide observance celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The nonprofit organization and their City of Jacksonville park partner will be leading projects, including invasive plant … Read more