Martin Luther King, Jr. Morning of Service
​January 16, 2023

In honor of the legacy of the late Dr. King, Trinity Swarthmore hosted its 9th annual Morning of Service in support of Caring For Friends and other non-profit organizations which provides meals to individuals who have little to no food and shelter resources.   Our goal was to collect 1,000 breakfast bags made by the local community.  Volunteers took the breakfast bags to the non-profit organizations to distribute to those they serve.  This annual inter-generational morning of service event is family friendly, where people of all ages come together in support of those in need.  

Thank you to all who made our 9th annual MLK Morning of Service  a successful gathering of service and community in honor of Dr. King!  See photos below of this year's event.  We gathered over 1,500 breakfast bags and made 100 hot meals for local organizations serving those in need.

How to make breakfast bags:

Step 1:  Gather breakfast bag items

Each breakfast bag contains one of each of the items below:

• Single serving cold cereal OR single serving instant oatmeal
• Apple sauce cup OR fruit cup (no grapefruit)
• Juice box (no grapefruit)
• Breakfast Bar
• Single serving hot cocoa OR tea bag
• ​One gallon-size Ziplock bag per breakfast bag​
• Please do not include perishable items in the breakfast bag

Step 2:  Make a hand-made note

• Use color paper, markers, colored pencils, water colors, stamps, crayons - anything to make a cheery note
• Think about the person that will be receiving your hand-made note, maybe say a prayer for that person, too
• Everyone in the family can participate, let your creativity soar!
• Don't forget to include an uplifting greeting on the inside​, perhaps start out your message with "Dear Friend"
• For your convenience, click here and here for a selection of pre-printed insert messages to cut out and paste onto your homemade card

Step 3:  Put the food and note in a ziplock bag

• To assemble the breakfast bag, please place one of each breakfast bag item listed in Step 1 plus your hand-made note into a ziplock bag
• Don't forget to seal the bag, please! 
• ​Each filled  ziplock bag is considered one breakfast bag
• We aim to collect 1,000 breakfast bags, we really appreciate your making several breakfast bags!

Step 4: Drop off the assembled breakfast bags at Trinity on January 16th between 11:30am and 1pm

• Drop-Off Hours are 11:30am to 1pm, Trinity Circle Drive on College Avenue
• Contactless Drop-Off:  please have your breakfast bags in the trunk of your vehicle when you drop them off at Trinity
• Please remain in your vehicle, our volunteers will retrieve the breakfast bags from your car
• ​No early drop-offs please
• Inclement weather:  please check the website for update if drop-off plans need to change due to weather

Thank you for participating in our 9th Annual
​MLK Morning of Service!