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The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Jewish Community Relations Council is proud to sponsor the Global Citizen Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. Here are few ways you can take part in the oldest and largest MLK Day event in the nation: **Volunteer:** [Click here](https://info.jewishphilly.org/e3t/Btc/T+113/cDZ4C04/VVpy7W8-YBQNW2G7TSP6wcqYfW5BVC1m4C-FSCN1k24Yk3lLBGV1-WJV7CgBXYVkcKNd3SZTPyW4wf9km1lt3q4W40pZQX4b7k8CW8-qX5r6KqgkyW4g-88X62yxT1W4qFpTf2QNmr4VJJN5j8CwdxNW3Jszn043mK1SW6RsNcY2byhCTVsrg2H6Lq84sN8CDncKBsmwKW4Chqrm35YllRW5tdDpv2Z1Wp0W5Xr1XZ2mq55tVb8NZK4HL-GYW1ffF8Q2Szh8xW1Rky3W2pb7TwW12HTVj2VyVGhW57j2hx20ndpMN4cq9txGj7fJW2q7RFP8Jm6pBW3QTX5R7pJHTJW9fjMys7-6HW2W4lZyrs8yR_vG3fcy1) to join JCRC for a morning cleanup at Finley Recreation Center in East Mount Airy. The event includes a participatory exhibit using the theme "Change: It Starts with Me" and will be followed by city-wide youth basketball games. **Learn:** [Click here](https://info.jewishphilly.org/e3t/Btc/T+113/cDZ4C04/VVpy7W8-YBQNW2G7TSP6wcqYfW5BVC1m4C-FSCN1k24Yk3lLBGV1-WJV7CgNPRW8TGv0-5cRgtcW3WFW-c8Dyl04W8qwtX65DCJxCW5dCYWk6nXgqxW7mTfPC8Dm1vjW5Bj4j66sBkPDN7ddsvzY9wxQW1WsQmK6x5v8JW5kByHM7hHFlmW926WlQ2YFmkwW2K7WgD30W2JSN2BsSlnqBlGFW5xLbXw1CQtBmW2CfFJG7vhkVzW59M8nQ73q0lTW6DjnX96zL6TtVsF2kg7sZS8ZW11DfM72Dq_Z5N96lHlBdhRKDW4tywQ-7mMTb8N7SjLLXjyLpcW1QxRLd7bDVxdW7Zj1T-7rVNv0W40R5ML9b3KWy3k-N1) to register for a webinar co-sponsored by The Alliance of Trust and JCRC about “The Role of Sports in Combating Racism and Antisemitism” with a focus on “Women in Sports”. The program will be followed by a discussion of what can be done locally in Greater Philadelphia to combat rising hate. The program begins at 1:00 p.m.   **A Day of Opportunities:** [Click here](https://info.jewishphilly.org/e3t/Btc/T+113/cDZ4C04/VVpy7W8-YBQNW2G7TSP6wcqYfW5BVC1m4C-FSCN1k24Y13lLBmV1-WJV7CgYLgW1Bm3lm5qbSt1W12gw-58gRb41W6w81Q43Q0zvXW14JmC13YDGg2W2gCgx25ht-XsN1c4psRj6qKNW3y2frj6MTqVtW6Ysh5L8lKVTZW7vzCxG714KggN51qtsmzPGDmW6xZsXk1w3FKVW9cM1wF2dg3gdW96gdc188SkTgM3qYsyXt4KKW6k_52l43h3qQW8SscLL6C9TvCW3vBN1Z71zBf9N6FMww6YZjnNW64VmF87rB5ZkW4nBhqp3NtbdPW2T820W6JK9HYW8fndLx1ccXs037XL1) to participate in one of many virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities, offered by Global Citizen.   \*\*\* Learn more about [The Alliance of Trust](https://info.jewishphilly.org/e3t/Btc/T+113/cDZ4C04/VVpy7W8-YBQNW2G7TSP6wcqYfW5BVC1m4C-FSCN1k24XL3lLB3V1-WJV7CgS_gW73WnQG8cZ0w-W5ssNKc1rkQ2NW1TWT_C4n6rJxW8-T6fH5Kfvp3W5wdsJN4ZrBnQW94LHrp3wqD_3W6GKHzz7m8yy_W3564pv9477mVVCYprR43wl-RW57MJYx2kZt8pW7NkpbJ4Z0lTtW76dJ2n75YwfcW7LhHH970SNW-W1xYR4j58vfDYW5nWrHT3PXh0RW8s37Nl66cTc-W8-mPS_8H9NhHV7_CW762RBPfW6QD0n33JrNwgN1P7z8m35xf93p_d1), [Global Citizen](https://volunteer.globalcitizen365.org/) and [JCRC](https://info.jewishphilly.org/e3t/Btc/T+113/cDZ4C04/VVpy7W8-YBQNW2G7TSP6wcqYfW5BVC1m4C-FSCN1k24Y13lLBmV1-WJV7CgTL3W9gdXPn48ndGYW5Hp96026MrxzW3n5-gs5Wt4BKW70vstL3K_mwhN4Q7GF2LSv8KW2zHBNn3FPHQgW6wWY_s4hCCN9N7bPlKNkwpL7W8hYlxB6KTCrBW1mK8SL7xP_TpW4sYfsm4c-rCQW6VQW9t4D7vsdW8w9B3885-SxGW7Rth5S2P5yHhN3X3Tdyvd0-kW8mm6-y8PHQ-8W7BlK_J6R4M-YW8KN7gP6cpnWSW2gXgBY59ZVSMW21b5Gq6qTwPcN6jhTy7vYlkCW53KvJJ103TGq31M61). Contact Jason Holtzman at [Jholtzman@jewishphilly.org](mailto:Jholtzman@jewishphilly.org) with questions or to share where you will be volunteering. 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