Two days before taking office, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill took part at a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia today to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The first couple to be helped pack food boxes at Philabundance, the largest hunger relief organization in Philadelphia, as part of a national day of service.
Biden packed cans into food boxes on a conveyor belt at the volunteer site, which was outdoors, while Jill added rice to the packages.
The two spent about 40 minutes at the volunteer site, where more than 150 food boxes were packaged at the event, according to a transition aide.
On her part, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will also volunteer later today alongside her husband and incoming second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, in Washington, D.C.
On the other hand, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are not scheduled to make any public appearances today, while the White House issued a proclamation marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day late last week.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee organizing Biden’s inaugural activities organized more than 2,500 events across every U.S. state and territory. It has also organized an hourlong Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration featuring speakers and entertainers that will stream online today evening, at eastern time.
The program will feature Martin Luther King Jr.’s children the Rev. Dr. Bernice King and Martin Luther King III; actress Rosario Dawson; cellist Yo-Yo Ma; and the Rev. Al Sharpton, among others.
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