Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

"Empowering Youth through Engagement and Service"

Monday, January 21, 2013

EVENT PASSED

Firstenburg Student Commons
10 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Free and open to the public

The theme of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event is Empowering Youth through Engagement and Service. The event will include a keynote speaker and special music, followed by various youth-centered activities and hands-on service projects that will benefit local youth organizations. Between January 7 — 21, we will be collecting hygiene products for Janus Youth Programs and school supplies for Vancouver Public Schools.

Event will include:

Keynote speaker, Dr. Tillie MakePeace, Program Director of Janus Youth Programs
Music and spoken word poetry
An MLK Day T-shirt to the first 80 people to arrive
Youth Activities (all ages)
- Card making: cards will be included in hygiene packs for youth experiencing homelessness
- MLK Jr. Story Time
- Craft activities
Service Opportunities (14 years old — adult)
- Homelessness - Close to Home Project: create hygiene packs for youth experiencing homelessness
- Back to School Backpack Project: assemble donated school supplies for classrooms in the Vancouver School District

How to participate

Kids under 14 should be accompanied by parent or guardian

Our partners

American Democracy Project at WSU Vancouver
Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver
Cabinet
Corporation for National Community Service
Cougar Pride Club
Diversity Council
Human Development Club
iTech Prep High School
Janus Youth Programs
Latino Student Association
Public Affairs Department
River Cities Anthropology Society
Student Diversity office
Vancouver Public Schools
Youth Group from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver

Parking

Free parking is in Orange Lot #2. Click here for a map and directions to campus.

More information

For more information, contact Bola Majekobaje, Student Diversity, 360-546-9568, majekoba@vancouver.wsu.edu.