Would you and/or your friends and families be interested in donating to homeless families in need?
Martin Luther King Service Day has become an important day of service for the UIC Center for Literacy's AmeriCorps Project MORE, staff, and community volunteers. It is a DAY ON!, where we come together to give back to communities in need.
On January 19, 2015, our teams will be working with 8-10 homeless shelters to provide families a day filled with: literacy activities, reflection on the meaning of service and the impact of Dr. King as well as providing much needed donations. Our team of volunteers will wrap the day up with a lunch and reflection of their service experience.
In speaking with Shelter Directors, ITEMS NEEDED by families include:
TOILETRIES (soap, shampoo, deodorant, shaving cream, feminine products, tooth brushes, tooth paste, and like items), NEW GLOVES, SCARVES, HATS
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS DAY A SUCCESS. HOW CAN YOU HELP???
YOU CAN:
1) DONATE money on-line via our Center's website: www.cfl.uic.edu
*Look for DONATE today on our home page
*Specify that your donation is for MLK SERVICE DAY when answering: Do you have other instructions for processing your gift?
*You will receive an e-mail confirming that we have received your donation
--Funds donated will be used towards the MLK service project taking place 1/19/15
2) DONATE items directly to one of our locations
*1640 W. Roosevelt Road, 6th Floor, RM 651 Chicago, IL (Jenn: 312-355-4227)
*1040 W. Harrison, Room 1223 (UIC College of Education, Center for Literacy)
*Last day for donation drop off is 1/15/15
For more information on MLK DAY contact Jennifer Jones @ jonesjen@uic.edu 312-355-4227
Curious about what our service day entails? Check out past MLK Service Project videos: http://youtu.be/AisNFV43pOA
Thank you for your time and interest in helping families in need. We appreciate your support.
**THANK YOU TO CURRENT DONORS including our own: Chicago BEARS!!!
