A day of service: How the KIRO 7 team is volunteering on MLK Day

Monday is the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a day of service that celebrates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy.

MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service -- a day on, not a day off -- to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

The KIRO 7 News team is kicking off 2020 with a commitment to helping make a difference in our community.

We are supporting organizations across the region on this Day of Service with a goal for our collective effort to help provide solutions to the pressing challenges being faced by the most vulnerable members of our community.

This story will be updated throughout the day to show some of the acts of service.

If you need help with your own service ideas, check out this list of volunteer opportunities with KIRO 7 Cares partners here.

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Dave Wagner, Linzi Sheldon and Claire Anderson with the Habitat for Humanity Lake City build

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Always great to be out with the hard working, life-changing folks with Habitat for Humanity. Today we are in Lake City for Habitat’s first new home construction project inside Seattle city limits in six years. #habitatskc #habitatforhumanityskc #kirocares #mlkday

A post shared by Dave Wagner (@davekiro7) on Jan 20, 2020 at 11:42am PST

. @JessicaKIRO7 and I are volunteering today at @SeattleAnimal for our @KIRO7Seattle Day of Service. It’s loud... and rewarding. 🥳 pic.twitter.com/uceK3GTNbT
— Matthew Smith (@MattSmithKIRO7) January 20, 2020

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Was great to join the @alz_wa group walk at Woodland Park Zoo this morning! We braved the rain and had a great time. 💜 #kiro7cares #mlkday @kiro7seattle

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Emotional day giving back to @Swedish #NICU on #MLKDay. Proud to support the amazing staff & families #KIRO7Cares pic.twitter.com/oBPWp9Ttze
— Siemny (@SiemnyKIRO7) January 20, 2020

So glad to get to volunteer at Eastside @BabyCorner for the Day of Service w/ other volunteers from Costco. We sorted clothes for children of all ages. #MLKDay #KIRO7Cares @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/Rj90M1MVo2
— Alison Grande (@AlisonKIRO7) January 20, 2020

Today @KIRO7Seattle worked with @habitatskc in Lake City building new homes for 16 families to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the MLK Jr. holiday, a day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life & legacy. 🔨🏡 #kiro7cares #habitatforhumanity #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/ZlHARfRaAb
— Claire Anderson (@ClaireKIRO7) January 20, 2020

A wonderful #DayOfService with @ProjectCanine as a dog therapy team with Bella at Saint Anne’s Nursing & Rehab Center in #Seattle to bring joy & cuddles to our community! #MLKDAY #KIRO7Cares @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/WnTKSeRLnj
— Tracey Leong (@TraceyKIRO7) January 20, 2020

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Had so much fun working on a @habitatskc project in #Seattle today as part of @kiro7seattle’s commitment to service and MLK Day! Can’t wait to see these townhomes become homes to 16 families in Lake City 😃 🔨 and yes, OK, @davekiro7 and @clairekiro7 are much better at hammering than I am 🙄😆!! Find out about how you can volunteer with Habitat for Humanity at habitatskc.org #mlkday #kiro7cares #mlk #volunteer #seattle

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Look at this sweet face! 🤍💕

Thank you @TacomaHumane for an amazing morning playing, walking, and loving on these babies! 🐶🐱

Volunteers play an essential role at any humane society — and the good news is, we can all help! 🐕‍🦺🛁 #KIRO7Cares pic.twitter.com/8fckikNhQv
— Shelby Miller (@ShelbyKIRO7) January 20, 2020

So happy to join the rest of the @KIRO7Seattle team in kicking off 2020 by giving back! #DayofService #MLKDay #KIRO7Cares 😻🐶👏🏻 community opportunities—-> https://t.co/hCkyvplSpg pic.twitter.com/Yqh6zE0J7O
— Michelle Millman (@MichelleKIRO7) January 20, 2020

Volunteers at NAAM getting ready for a day of visitors at the museum. #kiro7cares #MLKDay2020 pic.twitter.com/DrStkJxTJ9
— Jesse Jones (@JesseKIRO7) January 20, 2020

My @KIRO7Seattle day of serve is is where I adopted Millie!! At the @AuburnHumane !! #MLKDay #kiro7cares pic.twitter.com/UsOfknDwXK
— TracyTaylorTraffic (@TracyTTraffic) January 20, 2020