Martin Luther King

Day of Service 2026


We are getting closer to the Day of Service. Here below are pertinent information:

Registration:  For those already signed up (including their children), you are all set!  For those who want to volunteer but cannot due to the project being full, please do 2 things: 

1) Email Sherry S. and let her know how many people need to sign up.

2) Sign up for the other opportunity at Willow Springs Park (register here) so at least your info is already in their system.  Wendy and I are working on talking to the on-site coordinator to add the rest of our group and get the waiver for the compost volunteer project.  If we are not able to reach anyone, I will visit them on Friday since they have a Composting 101 Workshop from 2-3p.

How to Dress

  • Comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

  • Closed-toe shoes (old sneakers are perfect)

  • Hats or caps

  • Sunglasses

  • Optional: small bucket or child-size gardening tools

What to Bring

  • Refillable Water bottles (Wendy and I will bring extra water jugs so people can refill)

  • Gardening tools (if you have them)

  • Light snacks

  • Work gloves (recommended)

  • Optional: small bucket or child-size gardening tools

Activities include

  • Processing food scraps

  • Turning compost piles

  • Spreading compost and mulch around fruit trees

  • weeding invasive plants

  • Sifting compost using sifting screens.


 

Composting at Willow Springs Park

sponsored by Leadership Long Beach

This project supports 30 volunteers at LB Community Compost’s Willow Springs Park site spreading compost and mulch around fruit trees in the orchard.

Tasks in detail:

  • Spreading compost and mulch around fruit trees aka ""the orchard"".

  • Weeding invasive plants

  • Sifting compost using sifting screens

  • Processing food scraps

  • Turning compost piles


Date, Time, Location

Monday January 19, 2026

10 am - 2 pm

2714 California Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90755

 

I WANT TO HELP

Click the orange colored Sign up button, then fill out your birthdate, name, and contact information, finally click Sign Up button.


Read about the history of the Willow Springs Park and the Friends of the Park.