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January 20, 2021 at 9:40am
While many enjoyed the holiday weekend by sleeping a few extra hours, 134 FIU students chose to give back by participating in Saturday’s annual MLK Day of Service.
Recognized as a national day of service, the program honors Martin Luther King Jr. s teachings by bringing volunteers together to learn about our community’s social issues and find ways to create solutions.
“When students have the chance to make that connection, they become changemakers and truly live the value of responsibility that FIU entrusts in all Panthers,” said Amanda McDole, assistant director for the Center for Leadership and Service, and lead organizer of the MLK Day of Service.
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There s no sugarcoating it; 2020 has been one hell of a ride. This time last year, not many would have predicted that we d be in the midst of a pandemic that would see us separated from loved ones come Christmas 2021.
Though we may not be able to go home for the holidays and the office parties do not translate to Zoom, this is still a time for celebrating friends and family. And perhaps this year more than any other, giving a gift is a way to show your appreciation for the people in your life. It doesn t matter if the presents are smaller; they re also more meaningful.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami
If this were a regular holiday season, Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami would be preparing for a huge Christmas Day gift distribution event. Children, or littles, as the organization calls them, would be tearing the wrapping paper off their gifts and showing off their toys while their families and mentors, or bigs, looked on.
This may not be a regular holiday season, but the organization still plans to provide gifts to more than 1,000 children.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is asking the community to donate unwrapped gifts action figures and dolls for children ages 5 to 8, Legos and arts & crafts supplies for 8- to 11-year-olds, and sporting goods, makeup kits, purses, wallets, and jewelry for teenagers.