“Bring your children, your neighbor, a colleague or come alone and expect to meet new friends,” a news release states. “We are hoping for a large crowd to accomplish a substantial amount of work in a short amount of time.”

World Interfaith Harmony Week, which is based on a United Nations General Assembly resolution, takes place during the first week of February every year, although participants sometimes plan projects later in the month. The initiative “aims to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith,” according to worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com.