A diverse group processed from the community gathering in Harry C. Moores Campus Center to convocation in Mees Hall on a mild January morning. Among them were college students, a fourth-grader, preschoolers, academicians, a university president, a city councilwoman, even the leader of a global missions and relief organization.
Their positions didn’t matter; only their purpose. And that was reinforced by the words of the man they came to commemorate, read aloud by students positioned along the path they processed. Quiet, reflective, and inspiring, it was a fitting introduction to Capital University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning, held Monday, January 16, 2012.
“Anyone can be great… because anybody can serve”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
An Afternoon of Community Service
Complementing the recurring push to empower people to act was an afternoon service component. Hundreds of volunteers reported to turn in nonperishable food items that had been collected across campus and to help assemble disaster preparedness kits for the
American Red Cross. More than 164 volunteers assembled 220 kits, and more than 1,000 food items were donated to the
Mid-Ohio Food Bank.
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