Volunteer Memphis Opens Registration for 6th Annual MLK Days of Service

Volunteers and projects needed January 12-16, 2023 to serve communities across the Mid-South

MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 28, 2022 – Volunteer Memphis announced that registration is open for its 6th Annual MLK Days of Service January 12-16, 2023. Anyone who is interested in registering a service event or volunteering can sign up online at https://volunteermemphis.galaxydigital.com/need/index?s=1&need_init_id=7789

“Dr. King once said, ‘Everybody can be great because everybody can serve,’ and that you need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love to serve others,” said Reggie Crenshaw, the president and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis. “MLK Days of Service offers Memphians a chance to ‘Care Like King’ and serve our community with grace and love.”

MLK Days of Service will kick off Thursday, January 12, and the days following that event will focus on a different mission: youth and education, health and wellness, service, and community cleanup. Organizations interested in hosting a service opportunity for MLK Days of Service should contact Shelby Stonecipher, Director of Volunteer Memphis and Community Outreach, at (901) 278-0016 or sstonecipher@leadershipmemphis.org.

In addition to the public projects, corporate partners like FedEx, UnitedHealthcare, Baptist Memorial Healthcare and others are joining with Volunteer Memphis to host service projects for their employees as a part of MLK Days of Service.

Last year, Volunteer Memphis volunteers completed more than 4,700 hours of service in 44 volunteer projects during 2022 MLK Days of Service. Those interested in volunteering during MLK Days of Service or other Volunteer Memphis events can learn more online at https://volunteermemphis.galaxydigital.com/need/index?s=1&need_init_id=7789.

2023 Presenting Sponsors of MLK Days of Service:

  • Baptist Memorial Healthcare
  • FedEx
  • UnitedHealthcare

2023 Silver Sponsors for MLK Days of Service:

  • AutoZone
  • Caesar’s Entertainment

2023 Bronze Sponsors for MLK Days of Service:

  • Regional One Health

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About Volunteer Memphis:

Volunteer Memphis builds capacity for effective volunteering and connecting people with opportunities to serve throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The organization helps individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups strengthen Memphis and the Mid-South through service at more than 300 nonprofit organizations and schools. Our volunteers are at work every day of the year, tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving our Memphis and Shelby County environment, and more. Volunteer Memphis is an affiliate of the Hands-On Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries and an action Initiative of Leadership Memphis. For more information please visit VolunteerMemphis.org.

About Leadership Memphis:

Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,500 leaders from its programs. For more information please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.