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<strong>Motus</strong> Day of Service<br />
IMPACT REPORT<br />
Monday, January 18th <strong>2016</strong>
<strong>Motus</strong> Day of Service<br />
IMPACT REPORT<br />
VOLUNTEER<br />
PROJECT<br />
Working together with Davis Leadership Academy<br />
7th and 8th grade students on Martin Luther King<br />
Jr. Day (1/18/16), <strong>Motus</strong> volunteers and students<br />
made 56 no-sew fleece blankets that will be<br />
delivered to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit<br />
(NICU) at Boston Medical Center in the next few<br />
weeks.<br />
<strong>Motus</strong> volunteers and the students discussed<br />
school, career aspirations, and their personal<br />
interests as they worked together to make 56<br />
fleece blankets! Following lunch of pizza, Davis<br />
Leadership Academy Executive Director, Dr.<br />
Karmala Sherwood, led the <strong>Motus</strong> volunteers on<br />
a tour of the building. The students and faculty of<br />
Davis Leadership Academy are eager to continue<br />
to develop a long-lasting partnership with <strong>Motus</strong><br />
after a fantastic, meaningful MLK Jr. Day of Service!<br />
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About Davis Leadership Academy<br />
The Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy requires all students to each perform 30 hours of community<br />
service. The goal of the service-learning program is to connect students to the Academy’s Core Values.<br />
Students do at least three service learning projects as a class, rather than individually; however, many<br />
students exceed the required service-learning hours through after-school programs and special events<br />
such as days of service with volunteers from companies like <strong>Motus</strong>.<br />
The Mission<br />
The mission of Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is “to develop high-achieving<br />
students of good character.”<br />
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“<br />
It is important to teach<br />
students service to others<br />
being a part of Dr. King’s<br />
vision for making the world<br />
a better place.<br />
”<br />
-Principal Sherwood, Davis<br />
Leadership Academy
<strong>Motus</strong> Day of Service<br />
IMPACT REPORT<br />
MOTUS DAY OF SERVICE<br />
The Davis Leadership Academy 7th and 8th grade students and <strong>Motus</strong> volunteers came<br />
together to create both a memorable and impactful experience. These are the numbers<br />
associated with the Martin Luther King Day of Service.<br />
The Participants<br />
14<br />
<strong>Motus</strong> Volunteers<br />
23<br />
7th<br />
& 8th grade<br />
Davis Leadership<br />
Academy Students<br />
Total Time<br />
4 hour SHIFT<br />
<strong>Motus</strong> Volunteers<br />
completed a 4 hour shift<br />
from 10:00AM-2:00PM<br />
56 TOTAL hours<br />
14 volunteers each donated<br />
4 hours of their time. A total<br />
of 56 hours were donated.<br />
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Final Product<br />
56 Total<br />
$15<br />
value of<br />
$840<br />
product<br />
blankets x 1 blanket =<br />
value<br />
Total Value<br />
$27<br />
value of 56<br />
volunteer hours<br />
value of each<br />
volunteer hour<br />
$1,512<br />
56 Neonatal<br />
Intensive Care<br />
Unit (NICU)<br />
babies at<br />
Boston<br />
Medical<br />
Center<br />
will<br />
receive<br />
blankets<br />
Did You Know?<br />
Boston Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...<br />
• Has the capacity to take care of the most critically ill newborns, whether full term or premature<br />
• Have state-of-the-art monitoring equipment<br />
• Is culturally sensitive care to patients coming from many different ethnic and religious backgrounds<br />
*Facts can be found at www.bmc.org/pediatricsnicu/services<br />
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Karmala Sherwood<br />
Executive Director, Davis Leadership Academy<br />
B.A. Albion College, M.A. Tufts University, M.Ed. Lesley University<br />
A Message from Our Partner<br />
“It is important to teach students service to others being a part of Dr. King’s vision for<br />
making the world a better place. The Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy is so grateful<br />
to have had the opportunity to host MOTUS for a day of service to others and to be<br />
connected to such an amazing team of volunteers.”<br />
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Testimonials<br />
“I enjoyed working side by side with the young women on “my team”. We joked that it<br />
was like a quilting bee. They were proud of their school and enjoyed telling us about their<br />
activities and sharing their goals for high school with us as we cut, fringed and tied baby<br />
blankets together. Another highlight of the day was having time to socialize and get to<br />
know <strong>Motus</strong> teammates better. All in all it was a fun and rewarding experience!”<br />
-Linda, <strong>Motus</strong> Employee<br />
“Seeing how excited the middle schoolers were to do community service, and how seriously<br />
they took the event took me by surprise. It was wonderful to work with them.”<br />
-Lexie, <strong>Motus</strong> Employee<br />
“These kids did not have to come in on their day off. They were excited to meet new people,<br />
and they were happy to help out! Akeena came up to me at the end and said, “You know,<br />
Hannah, I think I like community service! I didn’t know it would be fun!”…and I know exactly<br />
what she means.”<br />
-Hannah, <strong>Motus</strong> Employee<br />
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“<br />
Another highlight of the day<br />
was having time to socialize<br />
and get to know <strong>Motus</strong><br />
teammates better. All in all<br />
it was a fun and rewarding<br />
experience!<br />
”<br />
-Linda, <strong>Motus</strong> Employee
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PHOTOS<br />
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