II. Revised Global Citizen Brochure

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Introduction II: Revised Global Citizen BrochureThis document presents my editing skills as a professional technical communicator. The brochure Plan

Your Project is issued by Global Citizen to promote its service program MLK365 and to support civic

engagement through volunteer service. Since most of the ongoing projects involved students, particularly

high school students, Plan Your Project serves as a guide to how to plan a project for the student lead-

ers and student supervisors. It provides step-by-step instruction on information about how to choose a

student leader, how to choose a project, how to prepare and schedule for the day of a project, and how to

plan a reflection activity at the end of a project. I believe that these modifications will add value to the

document by adding readability, consistency, and conciseness in form and style. I also believe the im-

provements of the brochure will help the clientele of the Global Citizen more efficiently organize the pro-

jects in the MLK365 program. The creators of the original brochure from Global Citizen also approved

my revisions on this document.

FormKeeping in mind that the document is for high school students and supervisors, I have revised the docu-

ment in terms of form and style. Changes were made to the form of the original document to make the

brochure more organized, thus helping readers locate information more easily. For example, the original

brochure (see Appendix B) provides adequate but redundant information on how to plan a successful ser-

vice project. So I combined the two sections, suggestions to prepare for and start the day and

suggested schedule for the day of your project, into the project checklist section for conciseness. In

addition, I moved the project ideas section and put it directly after the information that is titled choose

a project in where do I start, because readers must expect project ideas samples immediately after

they read information about brainstorming project ideas. I think these changes will help increase the read-

ability of the document by meeting readers expectation in a better way.

StyleTo increase consistency in style, I modified the document through using imperative verbs, command

forms of sentences, and through avoiding nominalizations. For example, the section Choose a student

leader used the words there are two ways to open the sentence, which might bury the main idea (see

Appendix B). So I replaced it with a command-form sentence and I broke the paragraph into a bulleted

list. I have also worked on the consistency of the bullet style, heading capitalization style, underlines,

typefaces and line spacing in the document. Besides, a heading Plan Your Project by Global Citizen

was added to promote branding and consistency.


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PLAN YOURPROJECTTurning Community Concerns

Into Ongoing Citizen Action

Read and learn how to plan a successful service project.

Should you need assistance while planning your project, pleasecontact Global Citizen at (215) 665-2655 or [email protected]

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


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PLAN YOUR PROJECT: OUTLINE

Objective:

Students will learn about the different aspects of project planning and implementation.This will develop their leadership skills necessary to pursuing internships, summer job

opportunities, and part time employment.

Materials:

To plan their project, students will need:

Pens or pencils & notebook paper

Access to the internet (to research resources and community partners)

Access to a phone (to reach out for resources and community partners)

Instructions:Below is the suggested timeline for planning your clubs project. You may further tai-lor this breakdown for your group as necessary.

Week Nine: Sessions 33 through 36

1. Use the Project Development Kit as a guide to create an outline/plan for

your service project.

2. Have the student leader(s) ask the rest of the group to identify what materi-

als they will need to complete the project.

3. Create a materials list.

4. Perform outreach for project materials.5. Using the community partners list created during the community mapping

activity, conduct outreach for community partners.

Week Ten: Sessions 37 through 40

1. Secure project materials.

2. Secure community partners.

3. Advertise the clubs service opportunity to the school and community.

4. Consult with Global Citizen staff.

Week Eleven: Sessions 41 through 43

1. Finalize project plan and review with all club members.2. Review finalized project plan with community partners.

3. Review materials list and confirm that all needed materials have been pro-

cured.

4. Hold a final check-in meeting before your service project.

Week Twelve: Session 44

1. Carry out your service project.

2. Complete a reflection activity at the conclusion of the project.

3. Thank all volunteers and community partners onsite.

Plan Your Project


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PLAN YOUR PROJECT: WHERE DO I START?

1. CHOOSEA STUDENTLEADER:

Your club can choose a student leader in two ways:

Students that would like to lead can nominate themselves and then club

members can vote on who they feel their leader should be.

Club leaders can also designate a student leader and there can be more than

one student leader, if desired.

The Student Leader should:

Help delegate planning duties.

Help define roles and responsibilities for all group members.

Serve as a liaison with the project site staff.

Create schedules and timelines for what needs to be accomplished BEFORE

and ON the day of the service project.

Serve as a project leader on the day of your project.

Obtain enough supplies for all volunteers.

Be flexible, encouraging, and responsible.

Encourage continued community involvement year-round.

NOTE: Being a student leader should be a fun and rewarding experience. Please remember

that Global Citizen staff is available to assist your group with a variety of aspects when

planning your project.

Whatever your lifes work is, do it well. A manshould do his job so well that the living, the dead,and the unborn could do it no better.

-Dr. Martin Luther King,

Plan Your Project

To begin planning your project, you will need to:

1. Choose a Student Leader2. Choose a Project


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PLAN YOUR PROJECT: WHERE DO I START?

2. CHOOSE A PROJECT

To create/choose a project, your club should:

1. Reach out to community partners to facilitate the community-building process

and to identify the most pressing of community needs.

2. Brainstorm project ideas with student club members.

3. Brainstorm project ideas with community partners.

NOTE: Please see next section for sample project ideas.

4. Seek additional input from teachers, counselors, parents, etc.

5. Consider safety issues and potential barriers for participants such as age and

physical ability.

6. Identify the mission of the project and clearly define its purpose.

PLAN YOUR PROJECT: PROJECT IDEAS

Global Citizen staff is available to assist you and your service club in the brain-

storming process. Below are some project ideas to get your club started.

Projects Appropriate For Children (ages 6-13) With Adult Supervision

Visit a senior center, veterans home or nursing home and sing, play games,

make food baskets, make arts & crafts

Make your own coloring book about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement

Record oral histories of older adults in your community for your class Make greeting cards for seniors, children in hospitals, or troops

Create posters celebrating the legacy of Dr. King and hang them in your class-

room

Plan Your Project


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PLAN YOUR PROJECT: PROJECT IDEAS

Projects Appropriate For Teens And Adults

Become a coach, mentor, peer mediator, or tutor

Start a neighborhood school safe corridors program

Organize a health fair or a legal clinic

Beautify a school by removing graffiti

Visit and deliver meals to home-bound seniors

Replace smoke-detectors in home-bound seniors homes

Have an oral history session at a senior center about Dr. King

Give blood with a group of friends

Create a computer lab for children or seniors

PROJECT CHECKLISTPrior To Your Service Project

Choose a student leader

Brainstorm project ideas that would meet the needs of your community

Finalize project plans and organize volunteers

Create a schedule for the day of the project

Identify and procure the supplies you will need to complete the project

Hold a discussion where everyone can share their reasons for being involved in the

service project.

Or hold a discussion to determine what community need your service project will

meet and how you will utilize Dr. Kings principles.

NOTE: Please see the MLK resources section for further information about Dr. King.

Advertise your clubs project to the rest of the school or community

Touch base with Global Citizen staff to review your project plan

Plan Your Project


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PROJECT CHECKLIST

On The Day Of Your Service Project

Welcome, orient and prepare volunteers. Take a few minutes to talk about Dr. Mar-

tin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the purpose of the MLK365

Service Clubs.

NOTE: Please see the MLK resources section for resource materials you may use during

your welcome portion.

Take before photos if applicable

Review facility logistics and locations (bathrooms, exits, introductions, etc.) Review supplies: what will be used and where volunteers can get them

Perform the service project

Make sure volunteers take breaks and partake in refreshments

Check-in with volunteers frequently to see how they are doing

Clean up

Facilitating a reflection activity (please see the suggestions on the next page)

Discuss future projects

Thank volunteers and community partners Take after photos if applicable

After The Day Of Your Service Project

Create and send thank you cards or notes to all those who supported your project

with supplies, refreshments, etc.

Invite volunteers and community partners to continue to be involved with your

service club.

Continue to serve by organizing additional projects.

Contact Global Citizen staff with project outcomes and ideas for future projects.

Plan Your Project


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SERVICE PROJECT REFLECTION

Turning Community ConcernsInto Ongoing Citizen Action

It is not enough to say we must not wage war.It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.



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SERVICE PROJECT REFLECTION

Reflection is one of the most crucial parts of a service project, in that it allows volun-

teers to fully process the meaning and impact of their service. Through reflection, your

students can share their feelings about service, discuss the experience they had serving

on the day of their project and make connections between their service and Dr. Kings

life of action.

Objective:

This section will assist your club in planning a service reflection activity and seeks to invest

students in future service involvement.

Materials:

The club leader may determine what materials will be needed to complete their service project

reflection, depending on the type of reflection activity chosen by the student group.

Instructions:At the end of your service project, after all supplies and work areas have been cleaned up,

gather your student group in a quiet place to complete a reflection activity. Below are a few

sample questions and activities your group could use to reflect (feel free to encourage students

to create their own too):

Ask students to discuss the following questions:

1. Why did you serve today & what is the connection between Dr. Kings legacy and

honoring him by serving others?

2. If Dr. King were alive today, what issues would concern him? How would he react?

3. What are some ways you can continue to honor Dr. King throughout the year?

Encourage students to make a pledge to continue volunteering year-round:

1. Have students make pledge cards.

2. Ask each student to share their pledge with the group and hang them on a pledge

wall or bulletin board.

Discuss the community concern or need that your project met. Then discuss how the group

used Dr. Kings themes (i.e. action, excellence, etc.) to complete the project.

Ask students to create an impromptu skit demonstrating how Dr. Kings principles apply

to everyday situations.

Create a mock newscast or actual newsletter in which participants report on what took

place at their project and how it honored the memory of Dr. King.

Reflection


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MLK RESOURCES

Websites With Additional Resource Information

National Martin Luther King Day of Service

www.mlkday.gov

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

www.thekingcenter.org

Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, Washington, D.C.

www.mlkmemorial.org

The King Papers Project, Stanford University

www.stanford.edu/group/King/

Service Learning Resources For Students

Family Education.com

http://fun.familyeducation.com/martin-luther-king-jr/holidays-and-

celebrations/32832.html?detoured=1

Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan: Martin Luther King, Jr.-- Identifying with a He-

ro

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=257

Do Something- Do Something About Discrimination(formally- Kindness and Justice Challenge) www.dosomething.org

Plan Your Project


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PLAN YOURPROJECTTurning Community Concerns


This section contains information on how to plan a successfulservice project. Should you need assistance while planningyour project, please contact Global Citizen at (215) 665-2655 or

[email protected]

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.


APPENDIX B

Original Brochure


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PLAN YOUR PROJECTObjective:

Students will learn about the different aspects of project planning and imple-

mentation. This will aid their pursuits of internships and the like.

Materials:

To plan their project, students will need:

Pens or pencils & notebook paper

Access to the internet (to research resources and community partners)

Access to a phone (to reach out for resources and community partners)

Instructions:

Below is the suggested timeline for planning your clubs project; you may fur-ther tailor this breakdown for your group as necessary.

Week Nine: Sessions 33 through 36

Use the Project Development Kit as a guide to create an outline/plan

for your service project.

Have the student leader(s) ask the rest of the group to identify what

materials they will need to complete the project.

Create a materials list.

Outreach for project materials.

Using the community partners list created during the community

mapping activity, outreach for community partners.

Week Ten: Sessions 37 through 40

Secure project materials.

Secure community partners.

Advertise the clubs service opportunity school and community-wide. Consult with Global Citizen staff.

Week Eleven: Sessions 41 through 43

Finalize project plan and review with all club members.

Review finalized project plan with community partners.

Review materials list and confirm that all needed materials have been

procured.

Hold a final check-in meeting before your service project.

Week Eleven: Session 44

Carry out your service project.

Complete a reflection activity at the conclusion of the project.

Thank all volunteers and community partners onsite.


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WHERE DO I START?

To begin planning your project, you will need to:

1. Choose a Student Leader2. Choose a Project

1. CHOOSINGA STUDENTLEADER:2.

There are a few different ways your club can choose a student leader. Stu-dents that would like to lead could nominate themselves and then club mem-bers could vote on who they feel their leader should be. Club leaders couldalso designate a student leader and there can be more than one student lead-er, if desired.

The Student Leader should:

Help delegate planning duties. Help define roles and responsibilities for all group members. Serve as a liaison with the project site staff. Create schedules and timelines for what needs to be accomplished BE-

FORE and ON the day of the service project. Serve as a project leader on the day of your project. Obtain enough supplies for all volunteers. Be flexible, encouraging, and responsible. Encourage continued community involvement year-round.

.Being a student leader should be a fun and rewarding experience. Please re-member that Global Citizen staff is available to assist your group with a vari-ety of aspects when planning your project.

Whatever your lifes work is, do it well. A manshould do his job so well that the living, thedead, and the unborn could do it no better.

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


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WHERE DO I START? (continued)

2. CHOOSING A PROJECT

To create/choose a project, your club should:

Reach out to community partners to facilitate the community-buildingprocess and to identify the most pressing of community needs.

Brainstorm project ideas with student club members. Brainstorm project ideas with community partners. Seek additional input from teachers, counselors, parents, etc. Consider safety issues and potential barriers for participants such as age

and physical ability. Identify the mission of the project and clearly define its purpose.

SUGGESTIONS TO PREPARE FOR AND START THE DAY

Before beginning the service project, welcome volunteers and talk about projectdetails and their successful completion. Take a few minutes to talk about Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the purpose of theMLK365 Service Clubs. Please see the Appendix section for resource materials

you may use during your welcome portion.

Suggested activities to help your group prepare could inlude:

Holding a discussion where everyone can share their reasons for being in-volved in the service club and volunteering in the service project.

Holding a discussion to determine what community need your service pro-ject will meet and how you will utilize Dr. Kings principles (i.e. dignity, re-spect, excellence, etc.) while working on the project.


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SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY OF YOURPROJECT

Before your Service Project begins:

Make sure all preparation work is complete

Make sure there are enough supplies and refreshments for all volunteers

Take before photos if applicable

Smile!

At the beginning of your Service Project:

Welcome volunteers and thank them for coming

Review facility logistics and locations (bathrooms, exits, introductions, etc.)

Describe the project(s)

Review supplies: what will be used and where volunteers can get them

Answer any questions

During your Service Project:

Make sure your volunteers take breaks when needed

Provide water Check-in with volunteers frequently to see how they are doing

At the end of your Service Project:

Ensure that everything is cleaned up

Facilitate reflection activity (please see the suggestions on the next page)

Take after photos if applicable

Discuss future projects

Thank everyone for serving!

Have refreshments on-hand


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MLK RESOURCES (continued)

WEB SITES WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCE INFORMATION

National Martin Luther King Day of Servicewww.mlkday.gov

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Changewww.thekingcenter.org

Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, Washington, D.C.www.mlkmemorial.org

The King Papers Project, Stanford Universitywww.stanford.edu/group/King/

SERVICE LEARNING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

Family Education.comhttp://fun.familyeducation.com/martin-luther-king-jr/holidays-and-celebrations/32832.html?detoured=1

Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan: Martin Luther King, Jr.-- Identifying witha Herohttp://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=257

Do Something- Do Something About Discrimination

(formally- Kindness and Justice Challenge) www.dosomething.org


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PROJECT CHECKLISTPRIORTO YOUR SERVICE PROJECT

Choose a student leader

Brainstorm project ideas that would meet the needs of your community Finalize project plans and organize volunteers Create a schedule for the day of the project Identify and procure the supplies you will need to complete the project. Advertise your clubs project to the rest of the school or community Touch base with Global Citizen staff to review your project plan

ON THE DAY OF YOUR SERVICE PROJECT Welcome, orient and prepare volunteers

Review schedule and service project Make sure that volunteers have what they need Perform the service project Make sure volunteers take breaks and partake in refreshments Clean up Close the day by facilitating a reflection activity Thank volunteers and community partners

AFTERTHE DAYOF SERVICE

Create and send thank you cards or notes to all those who supported yourproject with supplies, refreshments, etc.

Invite volunteers and community partners to continue to be involved withyour service club.

Continue to serve by organizing additional projects. Contact Global Citizenstaff with project outcomes and ideas for future projects.


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PROJECT IDEAS

Global Citizen staff is available to assist you and your service club in the brain-

storming process. Below are some project ideas to get your club started.

Projects appropriate for children (ages 6-13) with adult supervision

Visit a senior center, veterans home or nursing home and sing, playgames, make food baskets, make arts & crafts

Make your own coloring book about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Move-ment

Record oral histories of older adults in your community for your class Make greeting cards for seniors, children in hospitals, or troops Create posters celebrating the legacy of Dr. King and hang them in your

classroom

Projects appropriate for teens and adults

Become a coach, mentor, peer mediator, or tutor

Start a neighborhood school safe corridors program Organize a health fair or a legal clinic Beautify a school by removing graffiti Visit and deliver meals to home-bound seniors Replace smoke-detectors in home-bound seniors homes Have an oral history session at a senior center about Dr. King Give blood with a group of friends Create a computer lab for children or seniors


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SERVICE PROJECT REFLECTIONTurning Community Concerns


It is not enough to say we must not wage war.It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.



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SERVICE PROJECT REFLECTIONHelp everyone have a more meaningful service experience by planning a reflec-tion activity for your clubs service project. Through reflection, your studentscan share their feelings about service, discuss the experience they had serving

on the day of their project and make connections between their service and Dr.Kings life of action. Reflection is one of the most crucial parts of a service pro-

ject, in that it allows volunteers to fully process the meaning and impact of theirservice.

Objective:This section will assist your club in planning a service reflection activity andseeks to invest students in future service involvement.

Materials:The club leader may determine what materials will be needed to complete theirservice project reflection, depending on the type of reflection activity chosen bythe student group.

Instructions:At the end of your service project, after all supplies and work areas have beencleaned up, gather your student group in a quiet place to complete a reflectionactivity. Below are a few sample questions and activities your group could useto reflect (feel free to encourage students to create their too):

Ask students to discuss the following questions:1. Why did you serve today & what is the connection between Dr.

Kings legacy and honoring him by serving others?3. If Dr. King were alive today, what issues would concern him? How

would he react?4. What are some ways you can continue to honor Dr. King throughout

the year?

Encourage students to make a pledge to continue volunteering year-round.Have students make pledge cards. Ask each student to share their pledgewith the group and hang them on a pledge wall or bulletin board.

Discuss the community concern or need that your project met. Then discuss

how the group used Dr. Kings themes (i.e. action, excellence, etc.) to com-plete the project.

Ask students to create an impromptu skit demonstrating how Dr. Kingsprinciples apply to everyday situations.

Create a mock newscast or actual newsletter in which participants report onwhat took place at their project and how it honored the memory of Dr. King.

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