MLK Day Remembrance Day of Service In Harwich

HARWICH - The Harwich community will celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with festivities planned by the Harwich No Place for Hate Committee in collaboration with Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod, which will sponsor a food drive at supermarkets throughout Barnstable County.  

The tribute will begin with a celebration in the main foyer of Harwich Town Hall at 11a.m., with a flag ceremony and color guard, music and readings from the works of Dr. King.

Following this hour-long ceremony, those who wish to offer some time of service are invited to Shaws Supermarket on Sisson Road or to Stop and Shop in East Harwich between noon and 4 p.m. to assist the Barnstable County AmeriCorps with the “Hunger For Change” food drive campaign.  Volunteers will be needed to greet shoppers and to staff a table at each store, assisting customers to select healthier donated foods, said community organizer John Bangert, a member of Harwich No Place for Hate Committee.

To conclude the day, volunteers and members of the community will join together for a soup dinner at the Dennis Church of the Nazarene. The dinner will be cooked by a handful of volunteers and orchestrated by two volunteer chefs from the Ring Brothers Marketplace in South Dennis. 

The community dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. 
Barnstable County AmeriCoprs Cape Cod is hosting its 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by bringing members of the community together to address the pressing issue of hunger on Cape Cod. This year’s project was designed to help re-stock the shelves of pantries struggling to serve clients, while also helping meet their goal of collecting healthier donated goods,” said Rebecca Wolfson, program specialist at AmeriCorps Cape Cod. 

The group has partnered with the Cape Cod Hunger Network, the Barnstable County Department of Human Services and Harwich No Place for Hate, and a number of other organizations to plan the event.
For more information about Monday’s event, call Bangert at 508-432-0545 or Wolfson at 508-375-6869.