Office of Leadership and Service

Serve your neighbors during the 2025 MLK Days of Service!

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

- Dr. Martin Luther King

 

Join thousands of hearts and hands around the country as we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King by serving our communities during the MLK Days of Service. Many local organizations are looking for volunteers like you! While MLK Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January, thousands of your friends and neighbors will be serving their communities in the week surrounding January 20. So, even if you're not available on January 20, you can still be involved in this important community celebration of service! Check out the links below to find a time and place to get involved! 

 

Then, be sure to join the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis for free admission on Monday, January 20. The NCRM has a full day of activities planned, including live music, a canned food drive (benefitting the MidSouth Food Bank), and a blood drive. Those who donate blood at the drive will be given a free T-shirt (while supplies last) and a "front of the line" pass to the museum.

How to Get Involved

 

Mid South Food Bank - Pack food boxes on Friday, January 17

Germantown Parks and Recreation - Serve food and help cleanup at their monthly special needs dance on Friday, January 17

Lichterman Nature Center - Trail Cleanup on Friday, January 17

Vollentine & Evergreen Greenline - Clean up the Greenline on Saturday, January 18

Wolf River Conservancy - Help with 5k pack pickup and race registration on Saturday, January 18

Thistle & Bee - Help refresh their support spaces on Saturday, January 18 or Sunday, January 19

Memphis City Beautiful - Tree Planting and Community Cleanup on Saturday, January 18 or Sunday, January 19

Girls, Inc - Help create a community garden with Girls Inc on Saturday, January 18 or Sunday, January 19

Shelby Farms Park - Park Cleanup, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday

Society of St. Vincent De Paul - Feed unhoused neighbors on Sunday, January 19

Overton Park - Trail Cleanup and Repair on Monday, January 20

Catholic Charities of West TN - Mobile Food Pantry, multiple dates

Room In The Inn - Serve unhoused community members, multiple projects, multiple dates 

 

Find more dates and opportunities on GivePulse! Log in with your NetID and password, find a cause, and get involved!

Make an Impact

 

Be a part of the story and submit your impact! We know our University of Tennessee Health Science Center community is involved and engaged with communities and causes across the region. Data tells a story, and we would love for you to be a part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's story of community engaged care. The best way you can share your story with us is by submitting an impact in GivePulse, and let us know all of the ways that you are caring for our community.

 

Any University of Tennessee Health Science Center student, faculty, or staff member who submits an impact in GivePulse dated between Wednesday, January 15 and Sunday, January 26 will be entered to win an Office Leadership and Service swag bag! (Drawing will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025, and winners will be notified by campus email.) 

 

Click here if you need help submitting an impact, or email Leadership and Service at the address below with questions. Learn more about impacts, service opportunities, and other activities at our website, or email us any time. We're here to help!

Hyman Building, Suite 400 62 S. Dunlap Street | Memphis, TN 38163 US

 

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