MLK Day of Service

A Day of Service, A Day of Community
January 21, 2013

The Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) and the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) invite you to observe and celebrate the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Current students, alumni, faculty and staff are welcome to join us in a community service project organized in partnership with United Way of King County.

The day will begin with an optional UW/United Way of King County Kick-Off in the HUB from 8–9 a.m.

Sign-up today to join one of the three GO-MAP/GPSS service-teams listed below– space at each service site is limited!

Help Kids Reach Their College Dreams by Spreading the Word about the FAFSA!
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Highline area, meet-up location TBA
Want to help make college a reality for more youth in our community? You can make a real difference in a young person's future by making sure college-bound kids and their families are aware of the FAFSA and how to complete it. (The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the form required to get most financial aid, including scholarships, grants and loans.) Volunteers will distribute informational door hangers in select neighborhoods that promote strategies for completing the FAFSA.

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Cannon House Assisted Living Facility — Painting
  10a.m.–3 p.m.
113 23rd Ave S., Seattle
With your help, a fresh coat of paint will give this assisted-living facility a fresh look inside and out. Sea Mar is in need of volunteers to help it beautify the inside of Cannon House, its assisted living facility targeting African American populations. Most Cannon House residents are individuals near or at retirement age, as well as those who need ongoing health care assistance.

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Northwest African American Museum MLK & Inauguration Event
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
2300 South Massachusetts St., Seattle
Assist NAAM with their annual MLK activities by helping with set-up and check-in, meeting and greeting guests, staffing museum exhibits, participating in activities (e.g. youth spoken word, arts & crafts, etc.) and assisting with clean-up.  Optional: Stay for the presidential inauguration event (exact time TBD).

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Northwest African American Museum MLK & Inauguration Event
12–3 p.m.
2300 South Massachusetts St., Seattle
Support NAAM's Presidential Inauguration viewing and annual MLK activities by assisting with set-up, check-in and seating, meeting and greeting guests, staffing museum exhibits and participating in breakdown/clean-up, etc.

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