On Tuesday, January 30, United Way of the Midlands (UWM) will hold its MLK Day Volunteer Event that was originally scheduled for January 15.

The event will take place at the Venue at the Highlander, 2120 N. 30th Street, Omaha, from 2 – 4 p.m. During the event, Mike Hornacek, president and CEO of Together and Gladys Harrison, president of Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering, will share opening remarks – and then 64 volunteers will assemble 2,000 snack pack kits for Together – the largest number of kits ever assembled at a UWM Good on the Go volunteer event.

The number of volunteers was set at 64 to commemorate the year 1964, which is the year the Civil Rights Act was passed and when Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize. There are still a few volunteer spots available, and individuals who would like to participate in the event can sign up at UnitedWayMidlands.org/Volunteer.

UWM’s Good on the Go program gives teams the opportunity to work together to assemble kits for people in need at their office or another site. UWM orders and ships the needed supplies, coordinates the event and works to arrange the delivery of the kits to local nonprofit agencies. This MLK Day Volunteer Event is possible thanks to our generous sponsors: Election Systems & Software, KPMG, McGrath North and NP Dodge.

For additional information about the event, go to UnitedWayMidlands.org/MLKDay.

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About United Way of the Midlands

For more than 100 years, United Way of the Midlands (UWM) has served the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro by bridging the business and not-for-profit sectors to create a Circle of Support that helps our neighbors overcome difficult challenges and start building a better future. UWM’s funded programs and direct services address social and economic disparities and meet families’ essential needs such as healthy food, safe and stable housing, physical and mental health services, career preparation and job training. For more information, visit UnitedWayMidlands.org.

 About Together

Together has been a vital part of the Omaha community since 1975. After a devastating tornado swept across Omaha that year, the leaders of seven area religious organizations assembled the Together cooperative effort to help people affected by the disaster. As tornado relief wound down, Together’s founders realized that thousands of families in Omaha still needed assistance with food and shelter every day. Unanimously, the leaders voted to continue Together’s community services on an ongoing basis. Today, with the help of donors and volunteers, Together operates choice food pantries in Omaha and Council Bluffs and helps people obtain or retain housing through a variety of programs including its Horizons Rapid Re-Housing team, which helps the unsheltered gain housing stability, and its Crisis Engagement Team, which assists those in danger of losing their housing.  For more information, visit TogetherOmaha.org.