Fillmore, CA - The Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) will host its third annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day of service day event on January 19. This year, CEDC has organized a park clean-up effort which will take place at the Two Rivers Park in Fillmore, located at the corner of River Street and “C” Street. Everyone is invited to join in and lend a hand in service to the community to help celebrate Dr. King’s birthday and legacy.

“CEDC’s Annual MLK Day of Service is a day where we work side-by-side with our fellow residents and community members to beautify a community,” said Marco Ramirez, CEDC’s Community Building Director, whose team is helping to organize the event. “The City of Fillmore is providing the tools and equipment; we want everyone to help us contribute hands and positive energy. Last year, more than 100 Fillmore residents participated in the event—and we want that number to increase. Bring your friends and family!”

Participants are asked to bring a piece of new or gently used clothing to donate to CEDC’s PACT project. PACT is a project called “Providing Accessible Clothing to Teens.” PACT is a free clothing closet for low-income youth under the age of 18 based in Fillmore. The project was started by a group of Fillmore High School youth who wanted to give back to their community. For more information, visit www.pactyouthcloset.org.

This year marks CEDC’s third MLK Day event in Fillmore. The intent of the event is to leverage the strength of local citizens to enhance and beautify the places where they live.

This local MLK Day event in Fillmore is part of a national Day of Service which will take place nationwide on January 19. The national Day of Service honors Dr. King’s legacy and commitment to transforming our nation through service to others. These events portray America’s collective spirit of advancing economic opportunity and taking action to solve problems in local communities across the United States.

Dr. King committed his life and his work to expanding opportunity for all Americans. Dr. King’s vision of harnessing the power of volunteering and service to transform our communities is more important than ever. The MLK National Day of Service is an opportunity to re-commit ourselves as citizens by volunteering in service to one another. MLK Day is also, importantly, a launching pad for an entire year of service. Working together, we will create economic opportunities by improving education, strengthening health care services, and improving financial literacy.