{"id":12134,"date":"2012-01-10T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T14:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zing.olemiss.edu\/?p=12134"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:33:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:33:29","slug":"um-students-volunteer-services-for-local-mlk-day-observance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-students-volunteer-services-for-local-mlk-day-observance\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Students Volunteer Services for Local MLK Day Observance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to the call to serve where they are planted, University of Mississippi students are joining local residents in a Martin Luther King Day observance Jan. 16 aimed at benefitting the Oxford-Lafayette County community.<\/p>\n<p>The MLK Day of Service begins at 10 a.m. at the Oxford Activity Center, 400 Price St. The three-hour event is co-sponsored by UM Volunteer Services\/Office of the Dean of Students, UM Americorps, Volunteer Oxford, Oxford Park Commission and North Mississippi VISTA Project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the past two years, members of the Ole Miss Black Student Union have traveled to Chicago the weekend of the King holiday to participate in service projects there,&#8221; said Valeria Ross, assistant to the UM dean of students. &#8220;While those experiences were rewarding, we want students to also discover that volunteering locally can be equally rewarding and is just as important, if not more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled events include a book reading and &#8220;singing corner&#8221; sponsored by Square Books Jr., an &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; poster station, MLK trivia and civil rights history nook, child-friendly games and arts and crafts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The public is encouraged to bring donated items such as canned food, laundry and dishwashing detergent, and general office supplies,&#8221; said Kelly Shannon, director of Volunteer Oxford and event coordinator. &#8220;Proceeds will benefit the Doors of Hope Transition Ministries and Boys and Girls Club of Oxford.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The theme for the activity is King&#8217;s famous quote, &#8220;Life&#8217;s most persistent and urgent question is: &#8216;What are you doing for others?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To volunteer or for more information, call Volunteer Oxford at 662-236-6662 or email <a href=\"mailto:%20volunteer@oxfordms.net\">volunteer@oxfordms.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to the call to serve where they are planted, University of Mississippi students are joining local residents in a Martin Luther King Day observance Jan. 16 aimed at benefitting the Oxford-Lafayette County community. 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