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MLK Day of Service: Groundbreaking 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, for community garden

Published Jan. 3, 2022

°آ±ل´،°ص:ج‎Groundbreaking ceremony for Ester Gallow Community Gardenج‎

WHEN:ج‎11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022ج‎

°آ±ل·،¸é·،:ج‎Beside Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary School, 4200 Elm St., Monroeج‎

WHY:ج‎ذكذكتسئµ project for MLK Day of Serviceج‎

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MONROE, LA -ج‎ذكذكتسئµ will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, to establish a community garden in memory of Ester Gallow.ج‎

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Each year, ذكذكتسئµ chooses a community service project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, a federal holiday on the third Monday in January.ج‎

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Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has organized the university MLK Day of Service for over a decade.ج‎

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“This is the annual service-learning activity ذكذكتسئµ provides as an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the community by helping to address a community need. This project is transformational now and has the potential to continue to transform the nutritional opportunities for this community,â€‌ Saulsberry said.ج‎

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The community garden will be on land owned by the Gallow family next to Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary School at 4200 Elm St. in Monroe.ج‎

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“Ester Gallow was a lifelong resident of the community, a businesswoman, and community activist who was instrumental in establishing the senior living complex adjacent to the community garden,â€‌ Saulsberry said. “The seniors will participate in this project as a social engagement opportunity, and Shelling students will help at the garden as an academic and social learning experience.â€‌ج‎

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Preparation of the garden will be the week of Jan. 10-14. On MLK Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 17, volunteers will fill planters, prepare walking paths, and place signs at the community garden.ج‎

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For more information, email Saulsberry atج‎saulsberry@ulm.edu.ج‎