Dean of Undergraduate Education George Bridges, left, talks with President Mark Emmert and Senator Patty Murray at the kickoff for the Martin Luther King Day of Service.
More than 850 volunteers participated in service activities in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday Jan. 17.
This year, volunteers worked on 45 projects, including:
- Restoring land near the heron habitat in Discovery Park;
- Mixing concrete and making tiles for the Pomegranate Center at the Seattle Housing Authority’s facility in High Point;
- Doing office work for TeenHope, a youth service center;
- Working for Northwest Harvest, University District Food Bank and Food Lifeline;
- Making cookies and cleaning windows for Gilda’s Club, an agency that helps people touched by cancer;
- Painting at the Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center.
Volunteers performed work valued at $84,500 in labor. More than 250 volunteers attended the kick-off rally, at which speakers included John Buller, executive director of the UW Alumni Association; President Mark Emmert; Senator Patty Murray; Mayor Greg Nickels; Chris Barrow, ASUW director of community relations; and Adam Grupp, GPSS president.