MLK Jr.'s Day of Service - Monday, January 20

Willowwind School is very excited to be celebrating MLK Jr. Day (Monday, January 20th) by heading out into our community to complete service projects.  Each student was placed in a K-6 multi-age group at the start of the year in planning their day to give back.  Below is the description of what each group will be doing.  Ask your student what group they are in.  Thank you!

**Please send a booster seat for this day if your child requires one and their group will be travel on Monday, January 20th - our Day of Service.**

WW Hospital Helpers:  (Michelle / Ryan)

The "Willowwind Hospital Helpers" group is working to plan two drives to help UIHC provide young patients with gifts to make their in-patient stay more welcoming.  Your help is needed with both of our drives.  Thank you for your support.

Bake Sale Drive:  "WW Hospital Helpers" will be hosting a Bake Sale next week (W-F) before and after school and on the morning of our Day of Service (Mon, Jan 20) where you can purchase baked goods for a suggested donation, but first we are looking for help.  Please click HERE if you'd like to contribute goods to our Bake Sale by Tuesday, January 13.  The Bake Sale's monetary donations will go towards buying "wish list" items or will be donated directly to UIHC’s Children's Hospital.

Wish List Drive:  We would also like to collect donated supplies, toys, clothes, and other needs.  You will find a UIHC's Wish List Donations posting to gain a sense of what can be donated and a "Wish List Drive" drop off box in the Entryway for donated items.  All items must be brand new for health regulations.

In addition, the WW Hospital Helpers are in need of parent drivers on our Day of Service (Mon, Jan 20).  If you are interested in helping out let us know.  We will be leaving WW around 9:30 and returning between 11:30 and 12:00.  Thank you!

Crisis Heroes: (Debbie / Stacia / Lou)

Half of the Crisis Heroes group is preparing a food drive for the Crisis Center. They will be collecting food from January 12-16 to be delivered to the Crisis Center on our Service Learning Group Day, January 19. We will be collecting canned foods, such as meat, beans, fruit, vegetables, and soup.

The other half is working on a blanket drive for the Crisis Center. They are collecting gently used or new blankets. They are also asking for Fleece by the yard so that we can make tie blankets to give. Any blanket material you can donate would be greatly appreciated!

Cutie Mark Crusaders: (Christine / Rachel D.)

The Crusaders have selected to work with Walden Place (a retirement community). The students are working together to create a fun morning to spend with the residents of Walden Place on our MLK Jr. Day of Service. They are creating a script for a video performance that they will record to share with the residents. On Monday, January 19th the students will spend the morning at Walden Place, where they will interact with residents through playing traditional games like chess, checkers, Candy Land, Jenga, and Chutes and Ladders, as well as reading books and sharing their video performance. If you have any games or brain puzzles you'd like to donate the students would love to leave our new friends with some new entertainment. It is our hopes that young and old come together for smiles, laugh, and fun. In the afternoon, our group will join together with other Willowwind friends to build community through completing projects throughout Willowwind. We can't wait to share our experiences with you.