Students Volunteer for MLK Day Service Event

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 70 students volunteered at the “Harmony in Action: A Journey Towards Unity and Hope” service event, Jan. 20.

In the morning students were dispersed to six different service sites; the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Family Connection Center, the Kirksville Art Association, the Kirksville Historical Museum, the Adair County YMCA and the Adair County Public Library. At these sites, students helped with food packing, cleaning, painting, trash pick-up, dusting, shelf arranging and more.
 
A highlight site for the event was the Family Connection Center, a family crisis center that will be opening this summer. The center will be a safe haven and resource hub that addresses the poverty needs of the Kirksville community. It will help families find resources and aid, but also provide items such as food, clothing and diapers. The students at this location helped paint in preparation for its opening.