REBELS FIND JOY THROUGH SERVING OTHERS AT
PRESIDENT WHITFIELD'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE EVENT
In the days following the tragic Dec. 6 shooting at UNLV, campus leadership had to make difficult decisions about many things, including events already scheduled to take place on campus. This included President Whitfield’s Holiday Village, originally scheduled for Dec. 9.
One would be hard-pressed to find anyone from the UNLV community in the mood to “celebrate.” Initially, the sentiment was to cancel the Holiday Village event this year, but that would have taken away what’s become a tradition for the families in the neighborhoods surrounding UNLV.
Some members of the campus pointed to the healing aspects of serving others, and others noted how they’d welcome the opportunity to experience some joy in the midst of all the pain.
And so, on Saturday, Dec. 16, nearly a year’s worth of planning between UNLV, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and United Movement Organized Kindness came to life. Supported by a small but mighty team of volunteers from the campus and community, UNLV hosted more than 1,300 youth from 460-plus households for President Whitfield’s Holiday Village…(more)
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