Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Saturday, January 21, 2012

[Amanda....@unlv.edu]

Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of Service with UNLV

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"

Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together to serve their neighbors and communities.

The MLK Day of Service on Saturday, January 21, 2012 is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems. Please register for one of the following projects at www.bit.ly/mlkday2012

Project 1: Boys and Girls Club Family Day

Time:10am-3pm

Description: The mission the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas is to enable all young people, especially
those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Our project will be assisting Boys and Girls Club staff with a Family Day for their club members and their families. Volunteers will be playing games and leading arts and crafts activities with club members while their parents attend a financial program put on by US Bank. Volunteers may also be asked to assist with the BBQ planned.

Location:
John D. "Jackie" Gaughan Clubhouse
920 Cottage Grove Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Attire: Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for working with children that you don’t mind getting messy.

For more information on The Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas Visit their website http://www.bgclv.org

Project 2: Tonopah Community Garden

Time: 9am – 12pm

Description: The community garden's mission is to bring personal and social change through sustainable urban agriculture. Located off Bonanza and Tonopah, the garden is central to West Las Vegas, a
historically lower income community. Urban gardening is an effective way to teach communities the necessities of healthy eating. Our project will be assisting the garden in the distribution of mulch from recycled Christmas trees and the regular maintenance and cleaning of the grounds.

Location: 715 N. Tonapah Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89106

Attire: Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for working outside and getting dirty.

For more information on Tonopah Community Garden visit their website
http://www.tonopahcommunitygarden.org/

Project 3:Spread the Word Nevada

Description: Spread the Word Nevada is dedicated to advancing early childhood literacy by placing books into the hands and homes of children within Southern Nevada's at-risk, low income communities. Through community collaboration, mentorship and family partnership programs, Spread the Word Nevada fosters reading and language development opportunities ultimately leading to brighter academic and economic futures for these children. We are dedicated to changing the lives of our at-risk children, one book at a time.

Our project will be cleaning and sorting books at Spread the Word Nevada's warehouse to prepare them for distribution to the children they serve.

Time: 8:45am – 11:45am

Location: 680 Lake Mead Blvd. Henderson, NV 89015

Wear closed toed shoes and clothes appropriate for inside cleaning or clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
For more information on Spread the Word Nevada visit their website http://spreadthewordnevada.org/