Service projects, Queen Mary commemoration, Cathedral Mass set for King Day
Efforting to fulfill the goal set by Congress in 1994 of making the holiday a “day on, not a day off,” the volunteer organization Big Sunday will conduct its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Clothing Drive & Community Breakfast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cienega Elementary School in the West Adams district with a focus on the wildfire victims.
More than 1,500 Big Sunday volunteers will assemble over 20,000 items of clothing into more than 2,025 cold-weather clothing kits, including footwear, according to organizers.
The organization will also collect prom dresses and tuxedos for underserved teens.
The event will include a special school beautification project, including painting new murals.