The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is partnering with the University of Northern Iowa’s Service and Leadership Council and the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley to host the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday in Maucker Union on the UNI campus.
Participants are invited to help package food for the food bank that will be contributed toward its “Backpack Program,” which aims to provide meals for the 14,500 children who may not have stable meals over the weekend.
The event is open to the public. Participants are asked to donate at least one jar of peanut butter. Volunteers with children younger than 12 are encouraged to participate in the Youth MLK Day event hosted at the Volunteer Center.