VISTAs in Action: MLK Day of Service

Thanks to the Winston-Salem office Vistas (Denise and SJ) and former Vista Tina for volunteering at this years MLK Day of Service read-in event at Wake Forest. Nearly 100 children were paired with volunteer reading buddies to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. Tina and SJ demonstrated their superior interviewing skills by interviewing dozens of volunteer participants. Denise did a fantastic job of keeping the community updated on the unfolding events of the day through social networking. Everyone did a great job!!

MLK Day of Service!

This is the only time you will ever hear us utter this phrase, but...

Please stalk us!

Tomorrow is Winston-Salem's MLK Day of Service at Wake Forest University and we OE VISTAs are in charge of on site publicity and social media. VISTAs from all over the country will be atwitter with service updates, so don't be left out. Follow our updates on...

FACEBOOK via "Handson NWNC" (Friend them!)

TWITTER via @HandsOnNWNC and @1Economy_VISTA

YOU can participate in the MLK day of service too, no matter where you are! Go to this link and search for opportunities all across the country.

A Colorful New Year

After the New Year, the OE Vistas returned relaxed and refreshed. Last weekend, Denise and Griffin (technically an intern, but we still consider him one of us) drove to the Bertie County Resource Center and gave the computer lab a much needed face lift. It's good to know that if AmeriCorps doesn't work out, we can at least color in the lines.

Here are some before/after pictures:

A BIG thank you to the people at OE who helped us plan this as well as the community members who came out to paint!