2024 MLK Week of Service
The annual King Holiday Observance is a time that we celebrate, commemorate and honor the life, legacy and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. WSU and community organizations provide opportunities to engage in the community to continue to give back and make positive impacts. Below is a list of direct service opportunities for the WSU community to sign up for and become part of honoring the life and legacy of MLK.
For a list of WSU MLK programs and events, please visit the following website:
Friday, Jan. 12
MLK Union Station Set Up
Help set up for the MLK Day events at the Union Station.
- Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Location: Union Station (2501 Wall Ave, Ogden, UT)
- Volunteers Needed: 6
- Sponsored by: Ogden City
Monday, Jan. 15 - MLK Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Make Today a Day On, Not a Day Off!
Join us for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Unity March. The breakfast will be held at the Ogden Union Station and begins at 9 a.m. The breakfast is free and open to the public and donations are accepted. Following the breakfast is a commemorative March to the Ogden Amphitheater where there will be speakers with messages of love, peace, and hope from students, community, and other leaders.
- Volunteer Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon)
- Location: Union Station (Breakfast) and Ogden Amphitheater (March)
- Volunteers Needed: 30
- Sponsored by: NAACP Ogden Branch, Project Success Coalition, Ogden City Marshall White, Weber State University
Tuesday, Jan. 16
After-School Youth Activities
Help the Project Success Coalition work with youth in after-school activities.
- Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Location: Project Success Coalition (2909 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT)
- Volunteers Needed: 10
- Sponsored by: Project Success Coalition
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Done-in-a-Day: Care Kits for Kids
Help assemble 150 principal packs for the Davis School District teen centers.
- Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Location: Shepherd Union room 324 (Center for Community Engaged Learning)
- Volunteers Needed: 7
- Sponsored by: Center for Community Engaged Learning Community Engagement Team
Thursday, Jan. 18
Winter Seeding Day at the Ogden Nature Center
Join the Ogden Nature Center to help create more native habitats! They will be walking out on the property and spreading native seeds in areas where there are a lot of invasive plants/bare areas. Groups will line up and walk across a field throwing the seed to make sure the whole area gets covered. It may be muddy/snowy, so wear boots if you have them and dress for the weather. Spreading seeds can be done even with snow on the ground. So please come prepared for the elements!
- Time: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Location: Ogden Nature Center (966 W 12th Street, Ogden, UT)
- Volunteers Needed: 13
- Sponsored by: Ogden Nature Center
After-School Youth Activities
Help Project Success work with youth in after-school activities.
- Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Location: Project Success Coalition (2909 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT)
- Volunteers Needed: 10
- Sponsored by: Project Success Coalition
Meal Kit Building
The Food Sustainability Committee is partnering with Pre-Med to host an event to put together Meal Kits! “Overall, 38.8% of Utah higher education students experienced food insecurity in 2021 (Utah Higher Education 2021 Food Security Report).” To combat this, we will be building meal kits as well as ready-to-eat food for students and their families to have access to nutritious, balanced meals. Join us and receive volunteer hours!
- Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Location: Stewart Library Hetzel-Hoellein Room 321 (3921 Central Campus Dr, Ogden, UT)
- Volunteers Needed: 30
- Sponsored by: WSU Food Sustainability Committee and WSU Pre-Med Club