We were delighted to read Chris Winters’ Jan. 20 article, “Teens serve their community on King holiday.” Over 300 teen and adult volunteers made the 2015 MLK Day of Service a great success. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a beloved community.
This annual day of service in Snohomish County would not be possible without the collaboration between our partners at Catholic Community Services, Senior Corps — RSVP, YMCA of Snohomish County and the United Parcel Service. United Way is proud to partner equally with these organizations to support the MLK Day of Service for teens.
This marked our sixth year of working together to honor Dr. King’s legacy of service with a day “on” as opposed to a day “off.” We look forward to many more successful MLK Days of Service with these fantastic organizations.
Dennis G. Smith, Ph.D.
President and CEO, United Way of Snohomish County
Everett
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