A DAY ON! - Children's Health Day

Shalom Community Center will host its fourth annual Children's Health Day, targeting families with children who are living in poverty, on January 21st from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Volunteers will participate as support to the Mobile Dentist clinic and other participating agencies, facilitating children's activities, coordinating food services and distributing take-home packets of health care products and supplies. All ages welcome! For more information contact: Mary Andrus-Overley at 334-5728 or mao.shalom@yahoo.com (www.hoosier.net/~shalom).

A DAY ON! - Decorative Tile Painting

On MLK Day, January 21st, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., volunteers will work with tenants and children from The Rise, Middle Way's Transitional Housing Program, to add warmth, color and vibrancy to the common areas of the building. Volunteers will be paired with families to paint ceramic tiles to form a decorative back splash for the drinking fountain in the lobby. Volunteers will also learn about domestic violence and the programs provided at The Rise and Middle Way House. Minimum age is 14. For more information contact: Forest King at 337-4510 or foresttracyking@gmail.com (www.bloomington.in.us/~mwhouse/therise).

Body and Soul Program Advocate

Body & Soul is a wellness program of the American Cancer Society that is designed especially for use by predominantly African American Churches. Advocates for local African American churches are needed to help implement this FREE program to improve the quality of life of each congregation. Volunteers are needed to deliver information to churches on January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Duties should take approximately 1 hour or less. Minimum age is 18. For more information contact: Tricia Bock at 336-8423 or tbock@cancer.org
(www.cancer.org).