Fillmore’s MLK Jr. Day of Service draws attention to PACT
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
On Monday, January 20th, Providing Accessible Clothing to Teens (PACT) and Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) organized a clean-up for Two Rivers Park, Fillmore. More than 100 people gathered on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to honor his legacy, collect donations for the “closet”, and clean the park. PACT is a free clothing closet for Fillmore students, ages 5 to 18, whose families cannot afford clothing basics, shoes and backpacks, etc. Six Fillmore students are involved in the project; they are hoping to open a “closet” at the high school campus. And, inspired by King, they have a dream... to expand PACT to other county high schools, starting with Pacifica High in Oxnard. Assisted by CEDC, the students hope to set up a mobile closet in a large trailer by this summer. Park photos courtesy of CEDC.
On Monday, January 20th, Providing Accessible Clothing to Teens (PACT) and Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) organized a clean-up for Two Rivers Park, Fillmore. More than 100 people gathered on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to honor his legacy, collect donations for the “closet”, and clean the park. PACT is a free clothing closet for Fillmore students, ages 5 to 18, whose families cannot afford clothing basics, shoes and backpacks, etc. Six Fillmore students are involved in the project; they are hoping to open a “closet” at the high school campus. And, inspired by King, they have a dream... to expand PACT to other county high schools, starting with Pacifica High in Oxnard. Assisted by CEDC, the students hope to set up a mobile closet in a large trailer by this summer. Park photos courtesy of CEDC.