{"id":10369,"date":"2018-01-09T23:09:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T07:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?p=10369"},"modified":"2018-01-09T23:09:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T07:09:32","slug":"2018-mlk-day-service-saturday-january-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2018\/01\/09\/2018-mlk-day-service-saturday-january-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 MLK Day of Service, Saturday January 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2018\/01\/MLKjr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10370\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2018\/01\/MLKjr-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start 2018 contributing to your community! Registration for the 2018 <strong>Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service on Saturday January 13<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> is now open! Students, faculty, staff, and their partners and children are all invited to participate in OSU\u2019s largest day of service of the year. Projects will take place at various times throughout the day. A light breakfast, snacks, and hot lunch will be provided to volunteers by Global Community Kitchen. Check in will be located in the MU Horizon Room 49, and transportation to all projects will be provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-registration is required! Volunteers can learn about the 12 projects offered and register online through the Center for Civic Engagement website: <a href=\"http:\/\/sli.oregonstate.edu\/mlk\">http:\/\/sli.oregonstate.edu\/mlk<\/a>.<\/strong> Projects include Linn Benton Food Share, Corvallis Parks &amp; Recreation, Grace Center for Adult Day Services (Craft \u2018N Care), Produce for the People, Empty Bowls, Jackson Street Youth Services, SAGE Garden, Stone Soup, Corvallis Men\u2019s Cold Weather Shelter (Craft \u2018N Care), Old Mill Center, Linus Pauling Institute Health Youth Program, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is about coming together to honor Dr. King&#8217;s life and legacy and help further his dream for peace by serving our neighbors and strengthening our communities. MLK Day is a perfect opportunity for us to honor Dr. King\u2019s legacy through service. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, builds bridges, breaks down barriers, addresses social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King\u2019s vision of strong, beloved communities.<\/p>\n<p>Plan on kicking off 2018 and the 36th annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OSUMLKcelebration\/\">OSU Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration<\/a> by committing yourself to a <a href=\"http:\/\/sli.oregonstate.edu\/cce\/mlkservice\">day of service<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/weareoregonstate?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=1181712245210334\">#WeAreOregonState<\/a> <a href=\"#BeaversGiveBack\">#BeaversGiveBack<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/374134299704068\/\">MLK Day of Service 2018 Facebook Event<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start 2018 contributing to your community! Registration for the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service on Saturday January 13th is now open! Students, faculty, staff, and their partners and children are all invited to participate in OSU\u2019s largest day of service of the year. 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