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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration - Day of Service


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Make it a Day On...
Not a Day Off!


During the 1950s and ’60s, civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. recognized the power of service to strengthen communities and achieve common goals. As he once said, “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”

Initiated by Congress in 1994, King Day of Service honors that legacy by transforming the federal holiday honoring Dr. King into a national day of community service grounded in his teachings of nonviolence and social justice. Instead of its being just another day off from school or work, the aim is to make the holiday a day ON, where people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to strengthen their community, bridge social barriers, and move our nation closer to the “Beloved Community” that Dr. King envisioned.

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For tickets or information, please call Cameron Campus Ministry at (580) 357-7226.

Our Project

On Monday, January 16, volunteers from Cameron University and the Lawton-Fort Sill community will celebrate "a day on, not a day off" in service to our community as part of the national Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.  Nationally, tens of thousands of volunteers will gather to celebrate in service.  

These MLK Day of Service projects are funded in part by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that strengthens communities through service.

PROJECT DETAILS

Date:  Monday, January 16

Time:  8:30 - 9 a.m.      Registration and Breakfast (various sites)
         9 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Work at various project sites

Locations: Lawton Food Bank, Center for Creative Living, Eisenhower Middle School, House of Bread Ministries, Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Club, Oklahoma Blood Institute, Boy Scouts, Pioneer Park Elementary, Roadback, Redemption Church, The Sanctuary, Hearts That Care Clinic, City of Lawton Owens Center and King Center, RSVP, Sullivan Village Elementary and more...

Goal:  450 volunteers; To volunteer, fill out the web form below or call Student Activities at (580) 581-2217.  It is very important that you register - we want to ensure we have sufficient projects, supplies and materials.

Hours Volunteered:  5 hours X 450 volunteers = 2,250 hours!

Register by January 6, 2012!  So that we can appropriately plan projects and assign volunteers, please let us know if you're planning to participate!  Volunteers will receive the project site during the week of January 9. 

For more information:  Call 580.581.2217.  THANK YOU!

Videos and Pictures of Past Events

Click here to view videos and photos from our 2009 and 2010 MLK Day of Service.

 
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