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Six of Lexington\u2019s service activities will take place at Transylvania and include donating blood, writing letters of thanks to troops for serving overseas and knitting squares to make blankets for the Build-A-Bed Project. Transylvania has traditionally been very involved in Lexington\u2019s effort, providing 25-45 percent of the volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects at Transylvania<\/strong><br \/>\nDonate Blood (with Kentucky Blood Center)<br \/>\nWilliam T. Young Campus Center<br \/>\nCorner of Fourth Street and Broadway<br \/>\nNoon-4:30 p.m.<br \/><em>Bring photo ID<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Make seedling starter planters for community gardens<br \/>\nRosenthal Commons (Rosenthal Residence Hall) <br \/>\nFourth Street<br \/>\n1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Write letters of thanks to the troops<br \/>\nWilliam T. Young Campus Center, conference room A<br \/>\nCorner of Broadway and Fourth Street<br \/>\n1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Make valentines for Adult Day Center<br \/>\nWilliam T. Young Campus Center, conference room A<br \/>\nCorner of Broadway and Fourth Street<br \/>\n1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Make sandwiches for the Hope Center<br \/>\nForrer Hall, Presidents Room near dining hall<br \/>\nBroadway, between Third and Fourth streets<br \/>\n1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Knit blanket squares for Build-A-Bed<br \/>\nRosenthal Commons<br \/>\nFourth Street, near Broadway<br \/>\n1 p.m.<br \/><em>Bring your own supplies<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because space is limited, volunteers are asked to register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwbg.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"United Way of the Bluegrass\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.uwbg.org<\/a> prior to volunteering. On the website, click \u201cVolunteer,\u201d then \u201cVolunteer Now.\u201d Or call United Way of the Bluegrass at (859) 233-4460.<\/p>\n<p>The end of day celebration will feature a performance of the play \u201cPlease Don\u2019t Call Me Homeless\u2026I Don\u2019t Call You Homed,\u201d by the Catholic Action Center, at 7 p.m. in the William T. Young Campus Center. The play is free and open to the public. For more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:americorps@transy.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Becky Cochran\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becky Cochran<\/a> at (859) 281-3533.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Martin Luther King, Jr. Program: Wednesday, January 19<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Wednesday, January 19, Transylvania will honor King\u2019s legacy during a special program in Carrick Theater from 7-8:15 p.m. The keynote speaker is University of Kentucky history professor Gerald Smith. The gospel group Anointed Revelation and spoken word artist Truth B. Told will perform. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact the <a href=\"mailto:news@transy.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Public Relations Office\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public relations office<\/a> at (859) 233-8120.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, and in 1994, the holiday was designated by Congress as a national day of service, charging Americans to make the third Monday in January a \u201cday on, not a day off.\u201d On Monday, January 17, Transylvania students, faculty and staff will celebrate the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by joining members of the Lexington community to perform service projects. Six of Lexington\u2019s service activities will take place at Transylvania and include donating blood, writing letters of thanks to troops for serving overseas and knitting squares to make blankets for the Build-A-Bed Project. Transylvania has traditionally been very involved in Lexington\u2019s effort, providing 25-45 percent of the volunteers. Projects at Transylvania Donate Blood (with Kentucky Blood Center) William T. Young Campus Center Corner of Fourth Street and Broadway Noon-4:30 p.m.Bring photo ID Make seedling starter planters for community gardens Rosenthal Commons (Rosenthal Residence Hall) Fourth Street 1 p.m. Write letters of thanks to the troops William T. Young Campus Center, conference room A Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street 1 p.m. Make valentines for Adult Day Center William T. Young Campus Center, conference room A Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street 1 p.m. Make sandwiches for the Hope Center Forrer Hall, Presidents Room near dining hall Broadway, between Third and Fourth streets 1 p.m. Knit blanket squares for Build-A-Bed Rosenthal Commons Fourth Street,<\/p>\n<p class=\"continueLink\"><a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2011\/01\/transylvania-hosting-volunteer-projects-on-campus-for-martin-luther-king-jr-day-of-service-program-honoring-king-planned-for-jan-19\/\">Read &ldquo;Transylvania hosting volunteer projects on campus for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; program honoring King planned for Jan. 19&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-1614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Transylvania hosting volunteer projects on campus for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; 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