Annual Signature Events
On April 20th, AmeriCorps Cape Cod and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted the 23rd Annual Cape Cod Canal Clean Up!
With the help of over 85 volunteers, we collected over 313 pounds of trash from the Canal. The day would not have been possible without food donations from Trader Joes, Cape Cod Donuts, Daily Brew Coffee House and Cafe, and Cape Cod Bagel. We would also like to thank the organizations who tabled at our event, including Sierra Club , Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, Bourne Department of Public Works, Sandwich Conservation Trust, and Wareham Land Trust, Inc.
Thank you to everyone who braved the rainy weather to help us keep the Canal clean. We are so happy with how the event turned out and look forward to next year!
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged AmeriCorps the Agency with leading this effort. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service — a “day on, not a day off.” The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President’s national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems. 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.”
20+ Years of Our MLK Day of Service
National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week, a program of Points of Light, was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each year, with thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week across the nation. It’s about inspiring and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities, and demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals.
