Page last updated on March 16, 2018 at 2:24 pm
To celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., organizations are invited to create projects that are dynamic and relevant by combining meaningful service and thoughtful reflection, and that provide volunteers with opportunities for sustained service and ongoing community involvement.
$31,000 in funds provided by the Service for Peace, Serve Indiana, and the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County were regranted to local nonprofits, schools and faith communities to host service and educational projects for MLK Day 2017.
View the listings of available projects on the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network's website.
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Amount Awarded |
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 Connecting Children to Veterans: Collecting For the Good of Others |
$4,000 |
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Bloomington Community Orchard Planting an Educational Fruit Grove at Ivy Tech |
$500 |
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Bloomington PRIDE LGBTQ+ Resource Library |
$500 |
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Boxcar Bookstore & Community Center, Inc. Free Social Justice Literature for Youth & Families |
$500 |
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Bring Hanah Home Feed our Furry Friends Food Event w/ Area 10 on Aging |
$500 |
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Center for Sustainable Living The Fierce Urgency of Now: Time to Choose |
$1,470 |
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Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. A Kid's Passport to Nutrition |
$2,020 |
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Congregation Beth Shalom Noah's Ark #4 |
$575 |
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Creek/Love Classroom Rogers Elementary Living Civil Rights Through Music |
$2,000 |
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CUBAmistad El Arte y el Camino a la Equidad (Art and the Path to Equity) |
$500 |
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Groups Scholars Program IrespectU: Community Engagement Campaign |
$250 |
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Harmony School Harmony School Social Action Day |
$1,000 |
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Hoosier Hills Food Bank MLK Day Food Packing Event! |
$1,000 |
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Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth (ICEY) It's Our World, Let's Take Action |
$500 |
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Lotus Education & Arts Foundation One Million Stars to End Violence: Lotus International Star-Weaving Project |
$1,500 |
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Middle Way House, Inc. Peaceful Plans Abound at Middle Way House |
$985 |
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Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project MLK Pack-a-thon |
$1,000 |
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Monroe County Humane Association MCHA North Location Education and Outreach Support |
$425 |
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Monroe County Public Library - Children's Services A Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration |
$500 |
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Monroe County United Ministries, Inc. Cleaning & Hygiene Closet Conversion |
$500 |
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Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Community Garden and Food Pantry Service Project |
$500 |
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My Sister's Closet of Monroe County Addressing the needs of Family Economic Stability Season to Season |
$1,000 |
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New Leaf-New Life Community Flat Tire Workshop |
$500 |
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New Leaf-New Life Resource building collaborative initiative |
$2,430 |
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St. Paul Catholic Center Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: An Interfaith and Intergenerational Volunteer Experience |
$2,500 |
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The Project School The Project School Care Packages Project for Shalom Community Center |
$1,000 |
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The Salvation Army Free Day of Vision |
$500 |
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Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS Indiana) Shake It Up Shaker Bottles |
$500 |
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Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of Monroe County, Inc. Brighten VIM, Brighten Lives |
$470 |
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WFHB Community Radio MLK Amplified: Student Reflections of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
$1,000 |
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Wheeler Mission Ministries Making It a Home - Painting Project |
$375 |