Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January)
Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.” The MLK Day of Service 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. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community.”
To see a video about the event, please click here: Peace4Kids MLK Day 2011 from Project Homebound
On January 14, 2012, the Volunteer Center Youth Coalition (VCYC) collaborated with Peace4Kids to host a “Seeing Our Future” event at Loyola Marymount University for their peers in foster care. The event was in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. K’Lynn Mitchell, junior at North High School and member of the MLK event committee, reflects, “Our main goal for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is to show the foster youth that there are opportunities that can be achieved and that they can be successful in whatever they choose to accomplish in life.”
Youth volunteers from over 25 South Bay schools came together on this day to make a difference in the lives of these foster youth. The event included youth-led workshops about taking the SAT, a college fair, and games with prizes. Professionals from several industries also spoke to the youth about their jobs and educational paths. Special guest Laila Ali, daughter of professional boxer Muhammad Ali, was a keynote speaker. Almost 250 volunteers contributed 1,200 hours of service to bring this special day to the foster youth.
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The VCYC would like to thank the following people for participating in the “Sponsor A Child” fundraiser. For $5, a sponsor covered the cost of food and supplies for one foster youth at our MLK event.
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Maria Agudelo-Origel Elizabeth Andrade (In honor of The Andrade family) Mary Ann Montoya Lea Ann King Breana Arrieta Ivan Barragon Dorothy Booker (In honor of Dorothy D. Smith) Patrick Bostwick Rod Burkley Tiffany Camanga Traci Castro (In honor of Riley Popp) Angela Chaili (In honor of Charlie Clai) Jenny Chase Boseul Chol Schee Chung (In memory of My Grandpas) Kyle Cripps Shade Croft Chase Curry Leah David Karen Dobberfuhl (In honor of Phillip Dobberfuhl) Lauren Ernst Jillian Espejo (In honor of Jillien Espejo) Laura Farrow Keri Gilbert Yun Ha Kim Dana Hagen Victoria Hall Patrick Hampson Lindsey Herrer Loyce Holt Jenna Hoover Katie Horton Aya Ibayashi Kathleen Jacobson (In memory of Barbara Jacobson) Nicole Jeon |
BJ Johnson David Jong Vidal Jovel Megan Kane Ashley Kawasaki (In memory of Ronald Shoda) Elie Kim Jessica Kim Paul Kim Christal King (In honor of Teren King) Ambika Kumar Kourtney Kurata Roxanne Laveaga Justin Liu Sandra Long (In honor of The Long Family) Kathryn Manclark Andrew Marinas Amelia Michael (In honor of Juan Gonzales) Jesus Morales Daniel Moreno Alyssa Moreno Mackenzie Mullan (In memory of Ronald Shoda) Anthony Nguyen Mai Nishishiba Jana Nunoz Daniel Obatake Laura Oelsner (In honor of Nancy, Robert, Rachel Oelsner) Caitlin Polis Ryan Senechal Lori Spradlin Nicole Sun Sherry Talhelm Alyssa Tassone Alan Tsai Edberg Uy Geoffrey Wong Vicky Wu (In honor of The Wu Family) Jiyoung Yim |
If you have further questions, please contact Heather Ramirez, Youth Programs Coordinator, at 310-212-5009 or youthprogs@volctr-sobay.org.
