MLK Day of Service
MLK Day 2007: Service at the ReBuilding Center and the Sisters of the Road March and Rally
A fun and "physically exhilarating" experience of helping to organize and move building materials.
The ReBuilding Center is a popular destination for homeowners, do-it-yourselfers, contractors, artists, and enthusiasts interested in building with affordable, environmentally low impact materials. With an inventory that changes by the hour, The ReBuilding Center is the largest non-profit used building materials resource in North America. The ReBuilding Center plays an important role in the region's effort to maintain livable neighborhoods, preserve natural resources, and reduce reusable materials from entering the wastestream. With widespread community support, The ReBuilding Center diverts 4.5 million pounds of reusable building materials from entering our landfills each year.
Time and location: Meet at the SEEDS in the Dorothy Johansen House (DoJo) at 9:30 a.m. All Volunteers should dress warmly and must wear closed toed shoes.
We'll be back to Reed by 2:30 pm or folks can join SEEDS for the 15th Annual Sisters of the Road MLK, Jr. Day March and Rally downtown from 3 p.m to 5 p.m. (We'll bring the van back to Reed at 2:30 and then head out to the march from Reed.)
Email seeds@reed.edu to register. Space is limited to 10 people. As always, SEEDS will provide transportation, a hearty lunch and tasty snacks.
About the Day
Each year on the third Monday of January, schools, federal offices, post offices, and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life, and the dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King stood against, but more importantly the basic rights he stood for: equality, freedom, and dignity of all races and peoples. Dr. King furthered his cause in a spirit of nonviolence that took the world by storm.
And in the spirit of taking the world by storm, in the spirit of Dr. King's dream, SEEDS offers service trips from Reed to all of its students and staff members so that they, too, can make the world a better place. So next MLK Day don't just remember Dr. King and his achievements while going to the movies: make a more meaningful contribution to the community in the spirit of Dr. King by volunteering!
Past Projects
On MLK Day 2005, Reedies collaborated with students from PSU to help Lewis Elementary school get its organic farm started as part of its environmental program.
On MLK Day 2006, we spent 2 hours painting and otherwise brightening up the new Children's Room at Project Unica, a program of Catholic Charities that serves Latina, primarily Spanish-speaking survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children. We put up shelves, built a toy box and painted a mural. Project Unica provides childcare in this room for kids whose mothers are attending a support group or meeting with their advocate for support and case management.
Click on the thumbnails below to see full-size photos of busily painting Reedies and the finished children's room.
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