{"id":12366,"date":"2012-01-23T08:46:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zing.olemiss.edu\/?p=12366"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:33:28","slug":"mlk-day-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/mlk-day-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford&#8217;s first Martin Luther King Day of Service was held Monday, January 16 at the Oxford Activity Center. The event, sponsored by Volunteer Oxford, the University of Mississippi, College Corps, VISTA and Oxford Park Commission, brought local families and students together for a family-friendly event benefiting Doors of Hope Transition Ministries and Boys and Girls Club of Oxford. The day&#8217;s activities included a book reading and singing corner, an &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; poster station, a MLK quilt project, a Civil Rights trivia room, and a games station. 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