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Montgomery County officials, along with the Jewish Community Relations Council, Impact Silver Spring, Montgomery County Community Foundation, the Manna Food Center and a number of other community nonprofit organizations are planning a volunteer weekend during the presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day aimed at assisting the county's neediest residents.

Along with inaugural events and traditional MLK commemorations, county residents this year are asked to participate in a variety of volunteer opportunities and charitable giving.

Yes Montgomery Can! Campaign
For more information on how to give and/or volunteer:

Go to: www.yesmontgomerycan.org and register in advance

E-mail: volunteer@yesmontgomerycan.org

Call: 301-348-7367

Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18

Volunteer service opportunities

Locations: Throughout Montgomery County

Time: All day

Seeking volunteers to knock on 50,000 doors throughout the county to spread the word about the campaign.

Training for Neighborhood Assistance Volunteers to work at a community Health and Human Services site in the 20877 ZIP code

Location: Grace United Methodist Church, 119 N. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg

Time: 10 a.m.-noon

Contact: 301-926-8688

Monday, Jan. 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service volunteer projects

Nonperishable food donations will be collected at the community service projects. The donations benefit the Manna Food Center.

A list of all food drop-off locations may be found at www.yesmontgomerycan.org.

Volunteer fair, service projects

Making Valentine's Day cards for the Orphans Foundation, decorating bookmarks and cards for sick children, packing snow day baskets for countywide Meals on Wheels programs

Location: County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda (corner of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Road, across from the White Flint Metro).

Time: 1-3:30 p.m.

Contact: 240-777-2600

A number of other sites throughout the county also will have volunteer opportunities, including the East County Regional Services Center, Gapbuster Learning Center and Germantown Community Center.