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MLK Day of Service: Engage, Serve, Inspire

Create a collaborative MLK Day program at your institution to volunteer services and give back to the community. Learn from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspiring words on the power of service. In Minneapolis, MN at Dunwoody College of Technology, plan a day to collect donations, establish community gardens, package meals, and assist senior citizens. Form committees, sub-committees, and allocate budget for a successful MLK Day of Service. Evaluate the impact on communities served and volunteers. Join the movement and make MLK Day a day on, not off.

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MLK Day of Service: Engage, Serve, Inspire

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  1. Create an MLK Day of Service at Your InstitutionNot as a day “off,” but a day “on.” The League of Innovation Conference March 12-15, 2017 San Francisco, CA Presenter: Dr. Leo Parvis, DTM

  2. Our great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(1929-1968)

  3. “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. To serve… “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.

  4. Some facts and figures • Actual MLK Jr. Birthday January 15th • MLK Day singed into law in 1983 • MLK Day observed in 2000

  5. Here We Are!

  6. Minneapolis, MN

  7. Dunwoody College of Technology

  8. Minneapolis Community & Technical College (MCTC)

  9. The purpose of project To create a program to volunteer services On MLK Day

  10. Nature of Project A collaborative effort to serve your community

  11. Example of Services • 1. Collecting donations for food banks such as CAP agency, etc. • 2. Establish community gardens in suitable climates • 3. Packaging meals for donation • 4. Help senior citizens’ communities

  12. Plan for MLK Day of Service • Create a committee of students, faculty & staff

  13. Plan for MLK Day of Service • 2. Form a few sub-committees to work with action plans

  14. Plan for MLK Day of Service • Examples of sub-committees: A. Search for speakers B. Marketing C. Community Collaboration D. Entertainment committee

  15. Plan for MLK Day of Service 3. Budget ($3000-$5000) Grants available through Iowa Camus Compact (IACC) ($1000-$3000)

  16. Assessment • Evaluation of the project by communities served • Evaluation of the project by volunteers

  17. MCTC MLK Day 1/20/17

  18. MLK Day at Dunwoody College

  19. MLK Day at DunwoodyCollege

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