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Planning Resources for MLK Day projects

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Mission
To improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. 
 

Vision
To create an Iowa where all citizens are empowered through service to meet community challenges and make lives better.
 



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The Iowa Commission on
Volunteer Service (ICVS)...

is part of a network of state service commissions throughout the United States that have the responsibility of developing and communicating a statewide vision and ethic of service and promoting that vision throughout their state.

We invite you to explore our website to learn more about what we do and how you can improve your community through service!


What are you planning for MLK Day?

Taking place each year on the third Monday in January (January 20, 2014), the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off".

ORGANIZATIONS:  Get help planning your project through Volunteer Iowa!

VOLUNTEERS:  Be sure to save some time on your schedule to participate in the biggest national Day of Service in the country!  In the next few weeks, organizations will be posting projects and activities that need the dedication and talent of volunteers to be successful.  Search our website for ideas!  More volunteer opportunities are being posted all the time, so please check back often.

Calendar of Events
DECEMBER
2013
 		Find holiday time volunteer opportunities!
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ICVS Program Development Committee conference call / online meeting, 9:00 a.m.  Contact: Kristin Honz, 515.725.3097
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ICVS Full commission conference call, 9:00 a.m.  Contact: Jody Benz, 515.725.3094.  AGENDA
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ICVS Public Policy Committee conference call, 3:00 p.m.  Contact: Jamie Orozco Nagel, 515.725.3096
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ICVS Office closed for Christmas holiday
   
JANUARY
2014

January is National Mentoring Month!
Iowa contact: mentor@iowa.gov
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ICVS Office closed for New Year's Day
14
ICVS Public Policy Committee conference call, 3:00 p.m.  Contact: Jamie Orozco Nagel, 515.725.3096
20

Martin Luther King, Jr, National Holiday and Day of Service
          Project Planning Resources
          Find a volunteer opportunity
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ICVS Executive Committee conference call, 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Jody Benz, 515.725.3094
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Iowa Mentoring Partnership: Day on the Hill and Excellence in Mentoring Awards.  More information: mentor@iowa.gov