MLK Day of Service

Originally Published January-February 2023, ECNV Newsletter

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Cherie Takemoto celebrated the Martin Luther King Day (January 16) of Service as an ECNV representative of CARRT: Community Advancing Resilience and Readiness Together – an Arlington County-appointed committee of community leaders who help build resilience and preparedness. The session asked members of the community to prepare emergency go packs. They began at Washington-Liberty High School, then purchased emergency supplies to be distributed by the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) to their clients who cannot leave their homes.

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Cherie Takemoto celebró el Día de Servicio de Martin Luther King como representante de ECNV de CARRT: Community Advancing Resilience and Readiness Together, un comité de líderes comunitarios designado por el condado de Arlington que ayuda a desarrollar resiliencia y preparación. La actividad pedía a los miembros de la comunidad que prepararan regresos de emergencia que comenzaron en Washington-Liberty High School, luego compraron suministros de emergencia para ser distribuidos por el Centro de Asistencia Alimentaria de Arlington (AFAC) a sus clientes que no pueden salir de sus hogares.