MLK Day of Service

Get Connected Icon Happens On Jan 17, 2022
Get Connected Icon 9am - 2pm
Expired

Description

Commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering with FSCJ in the Jacksonville community. Celebrate “a day on, not a day off!" 

The day will begin with a a tour of the grounds, including the slave cabin, and will last approximately one hour. Our group will then head over to the interpretive garden where we will assist a ranger in preparing the garden for the year's planting. As the date gets closer we will provide a more detailed plan of the day's activities.

If you prefer to ride in the college vans to Kingsley Plantation, Please meet at the main entrance of the FSCJ Downtown Campus at Parking Lot #5 directly in front of buildings A, B and C at 8:15am sharp! We will return around 2:45pm.

If you decide to take your own transportation to Kingsley Plantation, parking is free.

From I-95 north of Jacksonville: Traveling from the north via Interstate 95, exit at the I-295 East Beltway (Exit #362 A). Exit at Heckscher Drive, turn left. Continue on Heckscher 9 miles. After passing the St. Johns River Ferry landing on your right, turn left 1/2 mile later at the brown National Park Service sign onto Fort George Island. Follow the signs; the road leads directly to the Kingsley Plantation parking lot. You will travel down a two-mile dirt road.

From I-95 south of Jacksonville: Traveling up the east coast of Florida via Interstate 95 from the south, leave I-95 for I-295 East Beltway. Continue north on I-295. After crossing the St. Johns River via the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, take the first exit, turning right (eastbound) on Heckscher Drive, Florida Route 105. Travel approximately 9 miles on Heckscher Drive. Then, after passing the St. Johns River Ferry landing on your right, turn left 1/2 mile later at the brown National Park Service sign onto Fort George Island. Follow the signs; the road leads directly to the Kingsley Plantation parking lot. You will travel down a two-mile dirt road. If you prefer to stay on I-95 instead of driving through Jacksonville, please see directions from I-95 north.

Face Masks are strongly encouraged, but not required. Please wear close-toed shoes and loose-fitting, comfortable clothing that you do not mind potentially getting dirty!

Details

Get Connected Icon Register by Jan 13, 2022
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Location

Get Connected Icon Kingsley Plantation
11676 Palmetto Ave.
Jacksonville, FL  32226