"Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

MLK Day of Service - January 21, 2013

 

Since January 2005, the Bridgewater State University community has honored the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by serving others in Southeastern Massachusetts. This year will be no different. On Monday, January 21, 2013 the Community Service Center invites you to join together with people of all backgrounds and ages to celebrate Dr. King's legacy by turning community concerns into citizen action.

 

This year's annual MLK Day of Service will feature volunteer opportunities at a variety of locations, offering something for everyone. Sites and projects include:

 

Jumpstart Bridgewater- on campus, 11:00am-2:00pm

 Making materials for head start partners in Brockton & Taunton; making sandwiches for The Table; making activity books for Children’s Hospital, Boston Number of Volunteers = 100

Social Justice focus-Poverty & Literacy

 

Father Bill's Distribution Center- Brockton, 11:30am-3:30pm

Sorting donations and cleaning up the weir house

Number of Volunteers= 14

Social Justice focus-Hunger and Homelessness

 

Cradles to Crayons- Boston, 12:00pm-4:00pm

Sorting donations & shopping for children

Number of Volunteers = 25

Social Justice focus-Poverty

 

VA Hospital- Brockton, 12:30pm-3:00pm

Interacting with the veterans

Number of Volunteers = 15 including members of Afro-Am

Social Justice focus- Veterans

 

Girls, Inc.- Taunton, 12:30pm-4:30pm

Painting, decorating & cleaning

Number of Volunteers = 14

Social Justice focus- Empowerment of young girls

 

Bridgewater Nursing Home- Bridgewater, 12:45pm-3:15pm

Interacting with elderly residents

Number of Volunteers = 10

Social Justice focus- Ableism and the Elderly

 

Gifts to Give- New Bedford, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Sorting donations at warehouse

Number of Volunteers = 120 people from The Bridge Project including both students and their parents

Social Justice focus-Youth development

 

 

Refreshments and snacks will be served and all volunteers will receive an MLK Day t-shirt.  Plan to celebrate Dr. King's legacy by taking action to help your neighbors and community.

 

Dr. King sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues. Working alongside individuals of all ages, races and backgrounds, Dr. King encouraged Americans to come together to strengthen communities, alleviate poverty, and acknowledge dignity and respect for all human beings. On January 21, 2013, Americans across the country will again honor King's legacy of tolerance, peace, and equality by meeting community needs and making the holiday...

A Day On, Not a Day Off!

 

 

Last Modified: December 19, 2012