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Friday, January 13, 2012

A Day On, Not a Day Off


This year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, when many take a day off, hundreds will gather in Provo to celebrate the life of Dr. King by performing community service.

Last year more than 1,200 members of the community and students came to the BYU campus to participate in Community Outreach day, an event designed to get anyone and everyone involved in service and inspired to continue volunteering in the community. This year, the Center for Service and Learning hopes to gather even more students and community members together for a day focused on a man who was an example of life-long service.

The event will be held on Monday, January 16, from 8:30 a.m to noon in the Wilkinson Center Ballroom, with more than 30 service projects and service organizations available for volunteers to pick from. Activities range from writing Valentine’s Day letters to the elderly to a blood drive held on campus. The service projects only take two hours out of the day, giving community members and students the opportunity to have the afternoon open for schoolwork or time with family and friends.

I'll be there as one of the kick off speakers (don't worry it's a short speech). I hope you can join us.
Posted by John at 8:26 AM
Labels: fun in Provo, Martin Luther King, Volunteering

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