MLK DAY EVENTS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 2022

January 13, 2022

Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D.’s history with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In this archival interview, Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D. speaks with his daughter, WURD President and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese, about treating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just two months before Dr. King’s assassination.

https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sara-lomax-reese-interviews-walter-p-lomax-jr-md

MLK Day events (note: list includes in-person and virtual events)

27th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE – WURD RADIO SPECIAL LIVE BROADCAST
When: 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Girard College – 2101 S. College Ave., Philadelphia, PA

Uhuru MLK Day Philly 2022
When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles, 832 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA

MLK Day Camp
When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Phield House, 814 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA

MLK Day of Service
When: 4-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: 191 W. Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, PA

MLK Day of Service
When: 3:30-6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Food Bank of South Jersey, 1501 John Tipton Blvd., Pennsauken Township, NJ

MLK Service Gala
When: 6-10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Sanai Dior Ballroom & Wedding Chapel, 802 Welsh St., Chester, PA

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Kickoff
When: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: West Side Grows Together, 710 N. Lincoln St., Wilmington, DE

MLK Weekend
When: Saturday, Jan. 15 through Monday, Jan. 17
Where: National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA

Winter Activation 2022
When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Warner Elementary School, 801 W. 18th St., Wilmington, DE

MLK Day of Service in the Awbury Landscape
When: 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia, PA

MLK Pop Up Shop at PhillySHARED!
When: 2-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: phillySHARED, 2239 N. Front St., Philadelphia, PA

MLK Day Camp
When: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Legacy Martial Arts, 511 School House Road, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA

2022 Martin Luther King Breakfast and Day of Service
When: 8-10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE

La Pearl Beauty Emporium’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Where: La Pearl Beauty Emporium Inc, 3857 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Blood Drive
When: 1-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
GIANT Pharmacy, 315 N. York Road, Willow Grove, PA