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<br /> <br />th <br />25 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events and Activities <br />th <br />January 17, 2011, marks the 25 anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, recognizing Dr. King as one of America's <br />greatest heroes. Dr. King once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" <br />Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the <br />MLK holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is a part of <br />the United We Serve campaign, President Obama's national call-to-service initiative. It <br />encourages Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to the most <br />pressing national problems through service to the community where we live, work and play. <br /> <br />Please help us celebrate by joining in the community activities slated for this holiday: <br /> <br /> <br />Lane County Honors Dr. King <br /> at the Hult Center, January 17, 2011; reception <br />begins at 4 p.m.; Voices of Our Youth - Tomorrow’s Leaders program from 6 - 8 p.m.; <br />MLK Jr. Community Leadership Award to be given to Arun Toké, Editor, Skipping Stones Magazine. <br /> <br />Lane County Youth Center <br /> welcomes volunteers to its painting party. Help paint the facility and make it <br />welcoming for all Lane County youth while watching a short program honoring Dr. King, January 17, 2011, <br />10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 975 Oak Alley, Eugene. Lunch will be provided to all volunteers. <br /> <br />MLK Day Parade: <br /> Planning is underway for the NAACP’s annual parade. For more information, contact the <br />NAACP at (541) 484-1119, or visit its website at http://www.naacp-eugenespfd.org/contact.html. <br /> <br />University of Oregon: <br /> For a listing of UO-hosted events, visituodos.uoregon.edu/mlk.aspx. <br /> <br /> <br />Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC): <br /> For a listing of community events, visit the CALC website at <br />http://www.calclane.org/. <br /> <br />Opportunities to give back to the community: <br /> Some opportunities include making Alphabet Books for <br />Head Start kids, participating in Make a Child Smile (for kids in the hospital), assisting with Comfort Quilts <br />(for patients in various stages of medical treatment) and many more. For a complete list of volunteer <br />opportunities, see the “All for Good” website. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Michelle Mortensen at 541-682-6378 or michelle.e.mortensen@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Eugene Police Volunteers Contribute over 23,000 Hours of Service in 2010 <br />In 2010, 113 Eugene Police Department (EPD) volunteers donated 23,027 hours of service to the department and <br />community, with an added value of $480,112.95.* Current volunteers range in age from 21 to 86 and include <br />students, full-time employees, retirees, citizens who support law enforcement and want <br />to give back to their community, Citizens’ <br />Police Academy graduates, and individuals <br />who hope to ultimately work for EPD. <br /> <br />By involving volunteers, EPD is able to provide <br />additional services – services the public wants, <br />but the department is unable to provide, or <br />unable to make a priority, due to budget and <br />staffing limitations. Examples include home <br />vacation checks and enforcement of parking violations involving parking <br />places for the disabled. <br /> <br />Volunteers maximize existing resources. By including volunteers in focused crime prevention operations targeted at <br />property crime hot spot areas, department resources are expanded. EPD is able to reach more citizens and provide <br />them with important crime prevention information and services. Volunteers also provide support at department <br />outreach events including the Prevention Convention, National Night Out, the <br />Police Activities League summer camp and Safety Town. They help keep EPD <br />vehicles clean, fully stocked and safe; perform graffiti abatement; purge property <br />for the Property Control Unit; photograph events; locate stolen vehicles; provide <br />chaplain services; and role-play for team training exercises. <br /> <br />Because volunteers relieve paid staff of routine duties, employees are better able <br />to concentrate on other responsibilities. Examples include retrieving surveillance <br />videos from businesses that are victims of financial and property crimes; keeping <br />the 911 Center’s resource notebook up-to-date; filing reports and citations for the <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />January 13, 2011 <br />