Volunteers headed to the Marlene Meyerson JCC on the Upper West Side Sunday, arriving to spend their time helping others on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend of service.

Jeremy Lefkowitz was there to volunteer with his daughter Ruthie.

“I think we get used to walking around and living our lives and not having ways we can help those around us,” Lefkowitz said.

New Yorkers participated in UJA-Federation of New York’s annual MLK Day of Service. There were more than 60 service projects with 29 partner organizations throughout the five boroughs.

The projects across the city helped various causes. At Marlene Meyerson JCC, the cause was putting together personal hygiene kits for asylum seekers.

The volunteers worked in shifts, with organizers planning to put together 2400 personal hygiene packages.

“One of the ways we are able to make sure everyone has what they need in order to succeed here is by this direct action. By this direct service, we are making sure people have what they need to be clean and healthy and safe. They have come a very long way in order to be here,” said We Repair the World representative, Micali Morin.

Lefkowtiz said volunteering is extra important to him this weekend, in honor of Dr. King’s work.

“I think, in addition to remembering the man himself and all that he represents, it’s also become like a day of service to remember, if you are not already doing it, to reach out and try to help people in your community,” Lefkowitz said.

Lefkowitz is also instilling the value of service in his daughter. The two of them reflected on what they get out of it.

“It makes me feel good to know that I’m making a difference in my community and any difference is something,” Ruthie Lefkowitz said.

“It feels like I am stepping outside of my own needs and my family’s immediate needs and contributing to the community at large,” Jeremy Lefkowitz said.

On Tuesday, these care packages will be delivered to St. Paul and St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church to be handed out to asylum seekers.