Shykatz volunteers joining UTMB volunteers for MLK Day of ServiceUTMB Sealy Center on Aging’s RSVP senior volunteers and advisory council members, along with partners from ShyKatZ Deli and Galveston Elks Lodge No. 126, gathered Jan. 19 to stuff backpacks with items for homeless veterans in celebration of the Martin Luther King Day of Service.
Twenty backpacks and several tote bags were filled with items like soap, shampoo, packaged food, blankets, socks, gloves, toothbrushes, toothpaste, jackets and clothing. They will be distributed to homeless veterans through the VA Clinic.