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Martin Luther King

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Walsh Students Lend a Hand to Stark Parks, Heritage Society in Honor of Martin Luther King

More than 40 Walsh University students will commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a day of service to the community

Stark Parks and the North Canton Heritage Society — along with other Stark County organizations — will get some helping hands Monday as Walsh University students lend their time to help out. This year the students and staff from Walsh University will work with six community partners who address topics of education, homelessness, hunger, historical preservation, environment and elderly care. The group will spend the afternoon on-site with the community partners and have time for dinner and reflection back on campus.   In addition to the heritage society and Stark Parks, volunteers will help the Boys and Girls Club, House of Loreto, JR Coleman Adult Daycare and Refuge of Hope. Kathy Fernandez, executive director of the North Canton Heritage …

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Walsh University Students, Faculty Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Walsh University students volunteered their time around North Canton Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not a day off for some Walsh University students and faculty members, but rather a day to give back to the community and celebrate the civil right activist's legacy. Nearly 30 students, faculty and family members volunteered for the university's National Day of Service event, organized by Beth Juelich-Velotta and Melissa Moore. Everyone took the afternoon to volunteer at places such as the House of Loreto, Boys & Girls Club, Catholic Charities, Refuge of Hope and Junior Achievement.  Duties included mopping floors, washing wheelchairs, assembling shelving units, washing dishes, preparing meals, rearranging storage rooms and even playing games with kids.

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