MLK Day at the J 2024
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MLK Day at the J 2024
January 15 @ 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Join us for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the J on Monday, January 15th!
We are excited to be offering multiple programs throughout the day for all ages and interests.
Join us for one or all!
Programs sponsored in part by the Tzedek Grant through the JCCA
Activities and Projects: (Please pre-register below)
Families with preschool-age children join us, from 8:30-10am, for Kids Gym with hands-on good deed stations.
Active Adults, take care of yourself before taking care of others with Wake Up Yoga from 9:00-10:30am. $10 Fee or Free with Unlimited Class pass. Please bring box of granola bars to be donated to a local children’s hospital’s food pantry.
Elementary-aged children and adults, please join us from 10-11:30am for a session learning about housing insecurity and hands-on service projects!
Teens and Tweens, join us from 10am-2pm as we venture to the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center for an on-site service project. Please pack a lunch. Registration required!
Adults and Gems at the J participants, join us for a hands-on service project from 12-1pm as well as a showing of the Strange Fruit Documentary and discussion from 1-2:30pm. Additional cost of $10 per person for Strange Fruit screening. Note: If you have already registered for the Gems at the J | Special MLK Day Program: Monday Matinee – Strange Fruit Documentary separately through Gems, do not re-purchase the tickets here unless you are purchasing more.
Please pre-register below, and if you are able to, bring 2 non-perishable items* with you.
*The Mitzvah Food Pantry is in dire need of kosher canned salmon, tuna, and/or sardines.