Over 50 people were engaged in activities for
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 18 sponsored by the Volunteer
Center of Cedar Valley and First Presbyterian Church.
Participants of all ages worked together to make
blankets for the Salvation Army shelters, decorated non-skid socks for the
elderly, made bird feeders and bird houses for nursing homes, and literacy kits
for the families of our emerging English learners.
AmeriCorps members from the ISU Extension of
Black Hawk County had participants make bowls for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s
Empty Bowl fundraiser, and EMBARC AmeriCorps members had children make welcome
cards for Burmese families new to the community.
At the end of the morning, many asked when they
could attend another day of service.
Any
agency who wishes to provide a project station for their agency is welcome for
2017 and should contact Jean Seeland at the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley,
272-2087 or Jean_Seeland@vccv.org by
December 1, 2016.
UNI
Service and Leadership Council Coordinates MLK Day of Service
A HUGE thank you to everyone who signed up to
volunteer at the January 18th MLK
Day of Service event with the UNI Service and Leadership Council and Volunteer
Center of Cedar Valley! The event was SOLD OUT with 250+ volunteers!
It was awesome to see University of Northern Iowa students, faculty and staff volunteering
to support the Northeast Iowa Food Bank!
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