2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Challenge Grant Recipients
Five Oklahoma Campus Compact (OkCC) members have won $500 grants for the Jan. 18, 2010, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service through North Carolina Campus Compact, OkCC is one of 13 state Campus Compact offices to receive the subgrant totaling $2,500. OkCC's participation in the grant program makes seed money available to mobilize more college students, faculty, staff and community volunteers to complete service projects throughout the state as part of a national effort to honor the life of King by reminding all Americans of their civic duty to serve and by helping members of the community work together to solve common problems.
The five Oklahoma campuses are:
Cameron University
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
Northeastern State University
Northern Oklahoma College
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
MLK Day is traditionally observed nationwide as a day of service, with many of the campuses in Oklahoma choosing to participate by conducting service projects. As a lead agency for the 2009 MLK Day of Service, North Carolina Campus Compact mobilized 16,511 volunteers nationwide representing 147 campuses across 28 states, plus the District of Columbia, to volunteer in honor of King.
