Photo contributed by Jason Spencer, Photo Editor
Jason Spencer
Reporter
January 20, 2006
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This display and others like it were placed in
several buildings around campus to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to
encourage students to get involved in a service project. Photo contributed by Jason Spencer, Photo Editor |
Milligan students had the opportunity to give back to the community Tuesday as Milligan held its third annual Day of Serving. Students honored and remembered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on this day by serving the community surrounding Milligan.
Beth Anderson, director of the Institute for Servant Leadership, challenged students in convocation to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a “day on and not a day off.”
“We choose to remember Dr. Martin Luther King by serving,” said Dr. Pat Magness, professor of humanities and English.
Students accomplished this by participating in different service projects throughout the Tri-Cities area.
Three hundred students signed up to participate in 18 organized activities available to students according to Amanda Ruble, assistant for the Institute for Servant Leadership.
The Photography Club did a service project at Fantasia Farms and Crumley House Rehabilitation Center where they cleaned up and worked on the farm doing manual labor.
Many other organizations and clubs worked together doing service projects. The Men’s Soccer Team went to the Johnson City Senior Living center where they cleaned trophies, organized supply rooms and built relationships with senior citizens by participating in dance instruction offered to the residents.
The day also opened up opportunities for students to go back and serve again..
For more information on serving, contact the offices of Linking Individuals to the Need of the Community (LINC). LINC is the on-campus volunteer center that connects the community with students who want to lend a helping hand throughout the year.