CANCELLED! - MLK Day of Service

(Cancelled) was Monday, January 21st, 2019 from 8:30am to 1:45pm
This event has been cancelled.

About

Serve your local community on this National Day of Service. Turn a “day off” into a “day on.” Students, faculty, staff and their families will serve a variety of organizations making a difference in our community. We will celebrate and reflect on our service over lunch workshops hosted by Hillel Jewish Student Center and the Department of Pan African Studies.

If you have any question please contact our office at: volunteer@kent.edu





Lunch and Transportation is provided 

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Please bring Kent State ID (This is needed for FlashPerks)

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Shifts (10)

1 - 10 of 10 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Bingo with Senior Citizens8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Talk, laugh, and play bingo with local senior citizens. Join residents at Kentway Senior Living in a morning of friendship across difference.0/15
Construction with Hattie Larlham for people with (dis)abilities8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET) Work on a community house in a nearby neighborhood by painting, removing furniture, tapping wood work and windows, and patching holes. Hattie Larlham is a nonprofit organization that provides medical, residential, recreational and work training services to 1,800 children and adults with developmental disabilities. The organization provides services to children...0/8
Cooking with Campus Kitchen8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Prepare free, healthy meals for community members. By recovering food that otherwise would go to waste, the kitchen prepares 300 nutritious meals each week for those struggling with food insecurity. Meals will be donated to local organizations that provide free meals in the community0/15
Creating Reusable T-shirt Tote Bags for the Women's Center Food Pantry8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Turn new or gently used T-shirts into reusable grocery bags. Bags will be donated to the Kent State Women’s Center for participants to use in the free food pantry.0/30
Serving Breakfast at Skeels-Mathews Community Center8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Prepare and serve a free breakfast for the annual celebration of Dr. King at a local community center. Skeels-Mathews Community Center seeks to improve the educational, physical, cultural, social, recreational and governmental aspects of the community and surrounding areas.0/7
Knitting for Those in Need8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Learn to make knitted hats using looms. Hats will be distributed to people experiencing homelessness. No experience is required, and all materials will be supplied.0/30
Creating for Days for Girls with Hillel8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET) Cut, sew and construct reusable menstruation kits so girls worldwide can have an equitable opportunity for education. During the project, there will be a showing of the documentary "Girl Rising," which tells the stories of nine girls from nine different developing countries as the strive for education and equal rights....0/35
Creating Literacy Kits with United Way8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET) Color, cut, and create interactive kits to accompany the book “Are You My Mother.” United Way of Portage County believes all children should be successful in school. One of the biggest success milestones is reading at 3rd grade level in 3rd grade. Come join us in making literacy kits that...0/50
Bowling with people with (dis)abilities8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET)Talk, laugh, and bowl with community members with different abilities. Join Unified Resources Recreation Team at the Eastway Bowling Alley for a morning of friendship across difference. Unified Resources provides employment, recreation, and transportation opportunities to those with developmental disabilities.0/22
Constructing a children's activity space8:30am (ET)1:45pm (ET) Begin renovations for a new children's activity room at Upper Room Ministries. Clear out and organize the space, remove existing carpet, and paint the walls, ceiling grids, and trim. Upper Room provides community programming including festivals, free meal programs and more. Once this space is renovated, they will provide an...0/14