The Dorchester Youth Council Celebrates MLK Day as A Day On Not A Day Off

January 29, 2010 by Dorchester Yout...

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”

There are many who use Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day to relax and recharge the batteries for another week at work or school. The Dorchester Youth Council decided to use the holiday as a Day on Not a Day Off. Ten Dorchester Youth Council Members took the initiative to serve their communities by making cat beds and adopt me bandanas for the MSPCA and fleece scarves and blankets for Room to Grow at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury. Room to Grow is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. The MSPCA-Angell is a nonprofit organization, which provides direct hands-on care for thousands of animals each year. Their services include animal protection and adoption, advocacy, humane education, law enforcement and world-class veterinary care. 

Tommy Nguyen, a Youth Council Member joked, “These beds are going to some lucky cats.” The Youth Council had a lot of fun at the City of Boston/Boston Cares Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and cannot wait to get involved in more civically engaging activities.
 
The SCI Dorchester Youth Council is a group of young leaders that meet once a week to discuss new and exciting activities for youth to better their community. Council members encourage other youth to become community leaders and help solve the problems of today’s youth. SCI Dorchester is coordinated through a partnership between Social Capital Inc. (SCI) and DotWell.

For more information about the SCI Dorchester Youth Council please contact Keith Pernell through email: keith.pernell@dotwell.org or phone: 617-740-2580.

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