DETROIT — More than 300 Detroit-area residents will join nearly 2,000 volunteers from 10 cities and the District of Columbia on Saturday, May 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the 11th annual National Arab American Service Day. 

Hosted by the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), in partnership with DTE Energy and the Resource Community Development Corporation, volunteers will help board up nine neighboring houses and clear nine lots in a residential area. 

Participants will also plant flowers around Pleasant Grove Church, paint to beautify the neighborhood and clear brush and debris at 18 different locations. 

Under its motto, “Serving Communities, Connecting People,” Service Day brings together diverse groups and individuals for one shared goal: responding creatively to their community’s needs. Volunteers will meet at Pleasant Grove Church, 13651 Dequindre. 

For more information or to register to volunteer, visit www.nnaac.org.