For Martin Luther King Day (Mon, Jan 17th) CAPCA is going to be participating in TWO events. I hope everyone can sign up for one! Email me if you would like to sign up and I will send you more details. If you cannot attend an event, you can still donate a children’s book or two for the literacy fair (second event). Let me know if you are interested.
First event:
What: Renovating three elementary schools in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood with murals, painting, and construction projects
With Who: City Year volunteers
Where: Englewood neighborhood
Time: 8:15 am – 3 pm (lunch included!)
| A.A. Stagg Elementary 7424 South Morgan Street Chicago, Il 60621 |
D.S. Wentworth Elementary 6950 South Sangamon Street Chicago, Il 60621 |
Guggenheim Elementary 7141 South Morgan Street Chicago, Il 60621 |
Second event:
What
: Literacy Fair with pre-k – highschool students
With who: AmeriCorps volunteers
Where: West Town neighborhood - 1400 W. Augusta Blvd.
Time: 9 pm- 2 pm
More details: The theme for this service project is “Tell your story.” The literacy fair is for the younger students who will each leave with a book to take home at the end of the day. During the literacy fair, there will be a book closet and book mark making. Our goal is to match every student who comes with an older adult who will be their reading buddie. The student will be able to select a book from the book closet and then read it with their reading buddie.
There will also be four separate workshops for high school students. We need volunteers to help lead these workshops.
1) Write your own “I Have a Dream” speech
2) Theater workshop
3) Arts/Media workshop
4) Oral story telling
