Democratic Club honors MLK Day of Service

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At the last meeting of the Ponte Vedra Democratic Club, participants brought many needed items for donation to First90 (and their sister organization Beyond90) for legally arriving refugees beginning new lives in Northeast Florida.

The plight of refugees is a heart-wrenching global issue demanding our attention and compassion, club members said. The refugees are ordinary people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, persecution or other life-threatening circumstances.

Many of these individuals and families are suffering from unspeakable horrors and trauma, many having spent years in refugee camps waiting for the word they have been granted temporary protective status to the United States.

Volunteers from the club delivered bulky items and, honoring the Martin Luther King Day of National Service on Monday, Jan. 20, assembled personal care items into kits to be given to the new arrivals, helping them know they are valued and welcome into the fabric of our communities.

Donations are welcome at www.First90.org or www.Beyond90.org providing assistance beyond the initial 90 days.

— Jan Kary