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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a way to remember and recognize the life and teachings of one of the greatest civil rights leaders into volunteerism and community service that helps the community. This is a national day of service in which students across America help serve to meet a social or community need. Check the official Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service website for more information: MLK Jr. Day of Service
2010
Over 120 Lawrence University students and staff volunteered through the Appleton Community. Sites included Richmond Elementary, Pioneer Village, Harmony Cafe, Rebuilding Together Fox Valley, Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Appleton Housing Authority, Valley New School, and COTS, Inc Women's Shelter. Volunteer activities include teaching a diversity activity to students, playing BINGO, cleaning and painting rooms, designing a mascot, and cooking meals.
2009
Day spent volunteering at different service sites through out the Appleton community. Sites included Edison Elementary, Pioneer Village, Harmony Cafe, Fox Valley Literacy Coalition, Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Appleton Housing Authority, COTS, Inc. Men's Shelter, and COTS, Inc Women's Shelter. Volunteer activities include teaching a diversity activity to students, making valentines, organized and cleaning, tutor training, and cooking a meal.
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The Social Justice Series began in spring of 2009 in hopes of promoting the education of Lawrence students on contemporary matters of social justice. Periodical presentations cover a wide variety of social issues.
Past events include:
Flow Documentary Showing
In collaboration with Greenfire, Discussion Led by Professor Brozek
The documentary FLOW investigates one of the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. With a focus on politics, pollution, human rights, the documentary identifies the problems related to water access: the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists, such as Vandana Shiva, intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis.
Fair Trade Coffee Sampling
Farmers and workers at the beginning of the chain don’t always get a fair share of the benefits of trade. To support the labor of these workers and raise awareness of fair trade, free sample of the fair trade Alterra Coffee were available to students at the Warch Campus Center.Natural Disaster, Poverty, and Rebuilding Haiti Through Education
Presented by Oliver and Rebecca Zornow, Lawrence University Seniors
The presentation focused on the relationship between Haiti’s educational system and the country’s overwhelming poverty rates, which motivated the Zornows to create a free school in Caneille, Haiti. In examining poverty in Haiti, Oliver and Rebecca described Haiti’s colonial past, how Haiti was before the January 2010 earthquake, and why Haiti was vulnerable to the earthquake.
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Saturday of Service (S.O.S.) is an ongoing Volunteer and Community Service Center program designed to encourage students to participate in volunteer opportunities that fit their specific interests, without the fear of making long term commitments. Student interests are gauged based on interest surveys that are completed by students throughout the year.
Past events include:
Heckrodt Wetland’s Reserve’s Creepy Crawly HalloweenSix volunteers helped lead groups of kids down the haunted trail and helped clean up part of the trail after the event ended. Five volunteers helped people on and off hayrides, discussed safety while riding, and told kids they could count the jack-o-lanterns that lit the path.
Organizing Donations at Harbor House
Volunteers helped organize the donation room at Harbor House by sorting and consolidating donated items.
Gold Star Family Day
Students chaperoned children at the Gold Star Family Day for families who had lost a dependant or parent in Iraq. The event took place at the Paper Valley Hotel and volunteers did arts and crafts, played on the Wii, and hung out with kids ages 2-16.
Fox Cities Salvation Army: League of Mercy
Students interested in volunteering with the elderly delivered holiday gifts provided by the Salvation Army to residents of Outagamie County’s Brewster Village. The program lasted approximately two hours and provided a bit of holiday cheer to the residents and the participating volunteers.
Fox Cities YMCA: Make a Difference Day – Freaky 5K Run/Walk
Students interested in volunteering with children were able to do so during the YMCA’s 2nd Annual Freaky 5K. Volunteers ran games, did face painting, and helped with food distribution as well as clean-up.