2019 GEO Report

We will partner with Universities in the area, our parents and students to keep our area clean and free of trash.

Youth students from Riverstone Church will help clean and organize clothing and donations at Sunday Breakfast Thrift Store in Penndel.

Students, family members, and staff will be creating craft bags for children in St. Christopher's Hospital.

Students, family members, and staff will be collecting and organizing books, coats, and stuffed animals for children at the Stenton Family Manor homeless shelter.

Students, family members, and staff will be making flashcards for incoming kindergarten families.

Different clubs, sports teams and musical groups will be doing service projects (visiting nursing home, blankets for St. Mary's, reading to younger children) afterschool the week after MLK day.
The following groups will be participating:
Tri - M Music Honor Society
Interact Club
Student Council
Friends of Rachel
Cheerleaders
Wrestling Team
Environmental Club
Debate Team

Celebration of Dr. King's life and legacy. Panel discussion on 3-5 of Dr. King's quotes. Entertainments eg song, dance, instrumental and poetry performed by staff. This event is open to the public and employees of Pennsylvania Hospital and University of Pennsylvania Health System.

-church members are partnering with neighbors in beautifying the neighborhood; -we encourage all ages to be involve, no you is too young or old; -continuing creating a fellowship with the neighbors; -being able to demonstrate to the children the importance of working together to achieve the goal; -being reminded and introducing what the civil rights movement is about and why it is important (senior adults share their experiences); - viewed some videos of Dr. King and held discussions; -lunch

Approximately 100 middle school students and family members will make sandwiches and assemble 600 lunches to be distributed to various Bethesda Project supportive housing sites. The lunches contain a sandwich, apple and dessert. We also collect and bag donated toiletry items.

We will provide care packages and hygiene kits to individuals in nursing homes, recovery houses, homeless teens and patients of Gift of Life.

From 9-noon we invite volunteers to join us at our office in the Bok Building (5th floor) to Prep Art Projects for Preschool Art Projects for our Free Art Workshops for Underserved Youth. Volunteers can learn how to make ASI crafts and cut fabric and paper projects, use a sewing machine, use glue guns google eyes and pompoms to make puppets. Volunteers are also welcomed to prep or make Valentine's Day cards which we distribute to homeless veterans and senior citizens.

Arcadia University participates in the MLK Day of Service by hosting the One-Stop-Drop and Shred Event. People from the community are able to come in and donate all of the items that they have been looking to part with. We have an on-site shredder and various organizations accepting organizations accepting donations in bins and trucks. We expect a lot of donations and provide an environmentally friendly way to rid of paper waste.

Family Ambassadors conduct readings of MLK bio books to children organized by age groups.
Adults are welcome to participate. After the readings, all participants complete an MLK Day discussion sheet "I have a dream that one day..." and share each other's dreams in the group. Volunteers also will be assembling family resource bags -- filled with home goods and cleaning supplies -- to be distributed to participants and at other AFEL events. Partners include People's Emergency Center.

Participants will clean up the neighborhood they pass along the walk.

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

The students will sort donations of food, winter clothing, hygiene kits, money, baby items and other supplies to be donated to the Bucks County Housing group, Wrightstown food cupboard, Child Home and Community assoc., Our County Code blue organization, and our County homeless shelter run by the Family service assoc. We will also be making care packages for Veterans in collaboration with the Travis Manion foundation.