MLK Day of Service Volunteer Shirt Ideas

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on the third Monday of January, and many churches, schools, companies and neighborhood groups spend it serving: sorting cans at the food pantry, painting a school hallway, planting trees, packing winter coats. A matching shirt makes volunteers easy to find on a busy site, and it helps the site lead count heads at the start of the shift.

The ideas below put a service design on every item we sell, from a mural crew stretched across a hoodie to a food pantry long sleeve and a reflection journal for students. Each one is a starting point. Open it in the designer and ask Remi to change it: the name of your church, school or company, the project you are taking on, your colors, or a different idea. Youth and adult sizes go in one order, so the families who serve together can match. Printing takes up to 10 business days, then shipping, so volunteer shirts are best ordered by the middle of December.

Every design here is an illustration made with Remi, our AI designer, and every one can be changed: open it, then ask for your own names, colors or a new idea before anything is ordered.

Adults

Adult T-Shirt in Royal
A ring of linked hands around a rising sun, DAY OF SERVICE
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Women's T-Shirt in Purple
A hammer and brush behind a heart, HANDS ON, HEARTS OPEN
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Adult Hoodie in Navy
Volunteers painting a sunrise mural, OAK STREET MURAL CREW
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Adult Crewneck in Maroon
A row of houses linking arms, NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
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Adult Polo in White
A heart-window house emblem for the Alder Grove service committee
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Adult Long Sleeve in Sport Gray
A crate of canned goods and bread, FOOD PANTRY CREW
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Performance Tee in Gold
Runners and a walker on a heart-shaped road, SERVICE MILES 5K
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Kids/Youth

Youth T-Shirt in Kelly Green
A kid watering a seedling, LITTLE HANDS BIG HEARTS
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Youth Hoodie in Red
A kid carrying a tall pile of coats, COAT DRIVE CREW
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Youth Crewneck in Forest Green
A kid planting a young tree, TREE PLANTING TEAM
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Youth Performance Tee in Orange
A kid with a litter grabber, PARK CLEANUP CREW
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Caps

Surf Cap in Sunset
A heart in an open hand beside SERVE
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Foam Trucker Hat in White
A stacked sandwich beside SANDWICH SQUAD
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Dad Hat in Dark Green
A little arched bridge beside BUILD BRIDGES
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Accessories

Ceramic Mug in White
Crossed work gloves under a sun, SHOWED UP AND SERVED
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Accent Mug in Yellow
A sapling growing from an open book, BOOK DRIVE VOLUNTEER
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Black Mug in Black
A sun rising over the skyline, RISE AND SERVE
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Steel Tumbler in Black
A glowing lantern, CARRY THE LIGHT
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Canvas Tote in Natural
A tied bunch of garden vegetables, GROW TOGETHER GARDEN
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Spiral Notebook in White
A sunflower with open-hand leaves, VOLUNTEER HOURS LOG
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Dotted Notebook in White
A dove with a sprig of leaves, REFLECTIONS ON SERVICE
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