UPDATES FROM THE MLK COMMUNITY CENTER
Friday, July 8, 2022
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We Have A New Website!
Choose to View it in English, Spanish, or Portuguese
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website. In the upper right corner of the home page, you can now select to
view the entire website it in English, Portuguese or Spanish
. This is just one of our efforts to make our information and programs more inclusive and accessible to more people than ever before! Please let us know what you think of it. Email comments to Kim at
kbotelho@mlkccenter.org
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Next Wednesday, July 13, 4:30 p.m.
Live From the Loading Dock with Newport Classical
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Don’t forget to bring your lawn chair or blanket. It’s free-of-charge and everyone is welcome.
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Join us on
Wednesday, July 13, at 4:30 p.m
. for our Live From the Loading Dock concert featuring
Newport Classical
.
They will be performing some favorite music from the movies.
Enjoy some good food during the concert too! We will be serving sausage, pepper & onion sandwiches, hotdogs, and veggie burgers.
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It’s MLK’s 100th Birthday!
Save the Date for Our Centennial Celebration
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Summer Camp Highlights
Week 2: July 5-8
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It’s marine biology week and campers explored the beaches at Fort Adams. This camper captured an Asian Shore Crab!
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So much joy! Each week campers get to dance with
Revka
.
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Above, campers are spreading joy by greeting neighbors that pass by Cardine’s park.
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One Week ‘Til Summer Fitness Challenge!
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Summer Fitness Challenge
with Dr. Matt Sweeney
This one-hour class is a six week series offered Mondays beginning July 18.
Whether you are an avid athlete, you’ve never worked out, or you fall somewhere in between, this class is for you.
Come get fit for the summer! This class will utilize concepts of strength, conditioning, fat burning, and muscle gain. You will work hard but you will also have a lot of fun.
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MLK Friends Dinner
A Feast To Remember
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If you missed the last MLK Friends Dinner, you missed a feast to remember. Local chef, Don Fitzpatrick made a delicious meal of chicken parmesan, salad, rolls, and chocolate chip cookies.
Yum!
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Mark your calendars now for the next MLK Friends dinner. It is the
last Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
Dine in with us or get take out while supplies last. Please use the Edward Street Entrance.
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Attention Babysitters and Soon-to-be-Babysitters
This Class is for You!
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Safe Sitter Class
Join Lifespan at the MLK Community Center on
Friday, July 22 (or August 12), from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
, to learn the skills and information you need to safely take care of a child including feeding, diapering, dealing with injuries and emergencies, and more.
For more information or to register for the class, please contact:
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In the Pantry
Cereal and Canned Proteins Needed
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Canned proteins including SPAM, tuna, chicken, beef, etc. are in demand. Cereal is still very much needed to supplement breakfast foods while school is out. Any and all varieties of canned protein and cereal are accepted.
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Please bring your donations to the Loading Dock
Monday – Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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Would you like to help but prefer to give a monetary donation? Just click below.
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Year-Round Job Opportunities at MLK: Join Our Team!
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We are now accepting applications for:
Lead Preschool Teacher
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Summer Camp Counselor 21+
If you or someone you know wants to join our team, please visit our website to learn more about each role and how to apply.
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HERE TO HELP
Online registration is open
:
Register
for Zumba, “Toning in ’22,” Yoga, Lunch & Learn, and Sabores Latinos online! With this system, you can conveniently register, reschedule, and cancel appointments at your convenience. We suggest you make an account for easy account management (after you sign up, it will prompt you).
If you aren’t able to register online, you are always able to contact Mel
via email
or by phone to register: (401) 846-4828 x124.
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Breakfast:
Mon – Fri,
7:30 – 9:00 am
. Grab & go, or dine-in.
(Edward St. entrance)
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Food Pantry:
Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am – 2 pm; Wed evenings 4 pm – 6 pm
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Food 2 Friends
delivery for homebound seniors.
Contact Jose
for more info
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Mobile Food Pantry
delivers food
to communities throughout Newport County.
Schedule
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Daily Bread
: Bread and other baked goods available free of charge Mon – Fri at the Marcus Wheatland Blvd entrance, while supplies last
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Produce to the People
:
weekly vegetable distribution on Tuesdays at Newport Heights 11am-1pm; the MLK Center, Thursdays 10 am to 1 pm or while supplies last; Fridays at Oxbow Farms, Middletown 11am – 1pm
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Grab & Go Lunch
:
Every Tuesday and Thursday
from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Free! Rotating menu
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Preschool
for registered students. DHS accepted & generous scholarships available.
Contact Tanya by
email
or by phone: (401) 846-4828 x117.
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After School
program for registered elementary school students. DHS accepted & generous scholarships available.
Contact Jeanine by
email
or by phone: (401) 846-4828 x209
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LEAD – Peer Group for LGBTQQ+ Youth
: On
Wednesdays at 3 pm
, LGBTQQ+ youth are invited to join the LEAD Youth Peer Group at the MLK
(L.E.A.D. = Love, Equity, Acceptance, and Dreams).
No RSVP necessary.
Please contact Mel with any questions:
via
email
or call (401) 846-4828 x124.
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Yoga Class
: Yoga is offered at the Center every Tuesday and Friday at
8:30 am
.
All skill levels & all community members welcome!
RSVP
online
or with Mel:
email
or call (401) 846-4828 x124
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Toning in ’22 Fitness Class
: Every Wednesday at 8:30 am, t
his full-body workout aims to improve balance, bone health, flexibility, and strength of participants in a safe, welcoming, and fun environment. All skill-levels & all community members welcome.
RSVP
online
or with Mel:
email
or call (401) 846-4828 x124
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Zumba Fitness Class
: Every Monday morning at 8:30 am. All skill levels & all community members welcome.
RSVP
online
or with Mel:
email
or call (401) 846-4828 x124.
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Free, Safe, and Confidential HIV & Hep C Testing
: Get
tested for HIV & Hep C at the MLK
by appointment every 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month from 12 – 2 pm.
This program is held in a confidential, private setting, separated from other Center programming. Participants are welcome to enter through the Center’s Edward St entrance, where someone from
APRI
will meet you at your appointment time.
To make an appointment: Call or
email APRI
: (401) 831-5522
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Sabores Latinos
:
Todos los lunes a las 5 de la tarde, los que hablan español están invitados a Sabores Latinos, el club de cocinar de MLK ofrecido en español. Los participantes exploran recetas de todo el mundo latino, cocinan junto al instructor y se llevan a casa una comida para compartir con sus familias. Todos los que hablan español están invitados a atender y compartir.
RSVP
online
:
email
:
(401) 846-4828.
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LivFit Cooking & Nutrition
: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 pm. to approximately 6 pm. Participants explore healthy, low-cost recipes using ingredients commonly found in the food pantry. Participants cook alongside the instructor, take home a meal for their families, and learn a new recipe.
RSVPs required with Kristin via
email
or text
(401) 368-7614
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Lunch & Learn
:
Registered seniors can enjoy a hearty meal, socialization, and a fun activity or informative speaker every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12 pm.
RSVP
online
or via
email
,
or call (401) 846-4828
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Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library
, presented by the Bazarsky Family Foundation in partnership with the MLK Community Center, puts books into the hands and hearts of children all across Newport County. They partner with local communities to mail a hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality book each month to registered children from birth to age five,
completely free of cost & regardless of family income.
Registration & more info
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Food Pantry Donations:
We accept donations of non-perishable food, fresh produce, household cleaning and personal care items at our loading dock Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Please ring the bell upon arrival.
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