WWU Students to Discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message to Children in Bellingham

Contact: Beth Parker, VISTA project manager, Western Washington University Center for Service-Learning, at (360) 650-7520

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University students from the Center of Service-Learning will be out in the Bellingham community promoting Martin Luther King Jr.’s message to children. 

Service-learning experiences offer students the opportunity to explore the richness and diversity of their community, examine social justice issues, and make a contribution to the well-being of the community at large.    

Friday, Jan. 14

Alderwood Elementary School

WWU students will read books about Civil Rights, justice and service to classes in the morning.

Bellingham Boys and Girls Club: 4-6 p.m.

Children of all ages are invited to the Bellingham Boys and Girls Club to participate in book readings and activities based around Civil Rights, justice and service.

Monday, Jan. 17

Village Books: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Children ages 3 to 8 are invited to Village Books in Fairhaven to participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Read-In.  Books will be read by students about Civil Rights, justice, service and multiculturalism.  Accompanying the event will be a book drive to benefit Alderwood, Birchwood, Sunnyland and Roosevelt elementary schools.  Donations will be collected at Village Books and the Associated Student Bookstore on the WWU campus.

For more information, contact Beth Parker, of the Center for Service-Learning at (360) 650-7520 or Beth.Parker@wwu.edu.

The WWU Center for Service-Learning was established in 1998 to connect faculty and students to service opportunities with community partners from local and international nonprofit organizations, as well as public and private schools.