MLK Community Outreach Day
What is MLK Community Outreach Day?
Taking place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15, 2024, in the WSC. MLK Community Outreach Day unites both the BYU and local communities in a celebration of giving. The event consists of a free refreshments, a cultural celebration, and the completion of various service projects throughout the area. Interested volunteers should visit the 'Get Involved' tab for more information about the event schedule and other details.
Event Schedule:
Registration/Check-in in WSC Garden Court: 8:30 AM
Refreshments in WSC Ballroom: starting at 8:30 AM
Prelude in WSC Ballroom: 8:45 AM
Choir/speaker in WSC Ballroom: 9:00 AM
Service in WSC and off campus: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
2024 projects and activities include:
Early Learning Essentials
Friends for Sight
Habitat for Humanity
Help me Grow
Linking Generations
Refugee
TOPS
Utah Healing Arts
Q&A with Dr. Ryan Gabriel in Varsity Theater
As a one-day event, MLK Community Outreach Day seeks to celebrate King’s legacy of selfless service and provide opportunities to serve God’s children within our community and throughout the world.
How do I get involved?
Students and Community members alike are welcome to participate on Monday, January 15, 2024, in the WSC. Opportunities for BYU students to serve as head volunteers will be posted here as the event approaches. Click here to be a head volunteer.
Volunteer Commitment: 8:30 am-12:00 noon.
Event Schedule:
Registration/Check-in in WSC Garden Court: 8:30 AM
Refreshments in WSC Ballroom: starting at 8:30 AM
Prelude in WSC Ballroom: 8:45 AM
Choir/speaker in WSC Ballroom: 9:00 AM
Service in WSC and off campus: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Head volunteers will be expected to arrive early and remain to help with clean-up.
Training:
No Y-Serve training is required to volunteer with this program, unless you are a head volunteer. Head volunteers will participate in a 1-hour training the Friday before the event.
It has been incredible to see the reaction of the charities that we serve. One woman told me that through this day of service, they are able to get more projects done than they could do by themselves. It was amazing to hear that this event really does make an impact.
I know a lot of people see Monday as just a cool holiday, you know an extra day off, but to take just a little chunk of their day to get to learn about … who Martin Luther King Jr. is and how we can make an impact in this world … is so worth the time.