Published January 10, 2018
MONROE, La. — The University of Louisiana Monroe and Louisiana Delta Community College
(LDCC) will once again partner for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
project, on Monday, Jan. 15.
The University of Louisiana Monroe and Louisiana Delta Community College will participate
in the 2018 MLK Day of Service by delivering donated items to the DeSiard Street Shelter
on Monday, Jan. 15, according to coordinator Dr. Pamela Saulsberry.
“Community members are encouraged to ‘Take a Day On’ this Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day by participating in the National MLK Day of Service,” stated Saulsberry. “Volunteers
will deliver packaged goods to the DeSiard Street Shelter and Renewal Center on Monday.”
Students and faculty of ULM and LDCC are collecting goods to be donated to the shelter.
Donations are accepted at Strauss Hall, room 208 during business hours, until Monday.
Items needed include:
• Non-perishable food
• Paper towels
• Hand sanitizer
• Toothpaste and toothbrushes
• Soap
• Baby wipes
• Deodorant
• Band-aides/cotton swabs
• Neosporin
• Razors
• Feminine hygiene products
• Diapers
• One or two-gallon zip-lock bags for packaging the item
Volunteers will meet in front of Strauss Hall at 9 a.m. Monday and go to LDCC to package
and organize the donations. They will then go to the shelter for distribution.
For more information, contact Saulsberry at 342-1445 or saulsberry@ulm.edu.
