USI
ACT – University of Southern Indiana
The
AmeriCorps program, USI ACT, planned an event in concert with the Glenwood
Leadership Academy which, in part, serves students with physical and learning
disabilities.
The
USI ACT AmeriCorps members taught about the spirit of inclusion brought about
by Martin Luther King, Jr. They also made blankets to give to the Ark
Crisis Nursery, held a canned food drive for Lucas Place II, an organization
providing transitional housing for homeless veterans, and created disaster
relief kits for the community surrounding Glenwood.
Lindsey
Ours and Sabrina Smith, LeaderCorps members from the USI ACT AmeriCorps Program
helped to coordinate their organization’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
event. Lindsey was quoted in The University’s newspaper “The
Shield” saying:
“The
kids have been really receptive to service and have been having a lot of fun
getting to be creative,” Ours said. “All of them like serving. One thing the
program stressed was the purpose of MLK Jr. Day itself. People sometimes forget
that it’s not just a day you get off of work or school. It’s a day of service,
to give back to others. MLK was a great believer in service and giving back,
and all the USI AmeriCorps volunteers hope that they can pass that massage
along.”
The
local newspaper, The Evansville Courier & Press, wrote an article about the
program featuring Sabrina and Lindsey and Program Director for USI ACT,
Marcey Head-Vanpell. You can access that story here, Evansville Courier
& Press, http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/jan/13/service-marks-mlks-legacy/
For More Information:
Indiana AmeriCorps
USI ACT
Completed Projects
Disaster Kit
Kit, Tie Blankets & Thank You Cards for Veterans
For More Information:
Indiana AmeriCorps
USI ACT
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