A gallery of images showing Penn State students donating their time to provide community service at locations around the region during the annual MLK Day of Service on Jan. 21.
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Kerriana Moore, a junior at Penn State, helped organize toys for the creation of ‘Jared Boxes’ during the 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Penn State students fanned out throughout the community to provide support for a variety of organizations and charities.
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Penn State students Kaitlin Goodman and Amaya Tucker shoveled away some ice from the main entrance to Centre Furnace Mansion during the 2019 MLK Day of Caring event. Both students were participating for the first time in the annual day of community service and hope to continue to provide their support in the future.
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Brooke Wise, a sophomore at Penn State and a MLK Day of Service team leader, cleaned the windows at Lion Pantry during MLK Day of Service 2019. Students participating in the annual day of service helped sort through food donations and clean the facility.
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Several groups of Penn State students helped organize and shelve a variety of non-perishable foods at Lions Pantry during MLK Day of Service 2019.
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Deja Lewis, a Penn State senior, helped to create decorative fringe to blankets that will be donated to needy veterans during MLK Day of Service 2019. This is the fourth year that Deja has volunteered her time during the annual MLK Day of Service.
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Penn State student Angelina Hin prepared to create decorative fringe on a blanket during MLK Day of Service 2019. Angelina's finished blanket, along with many more, will be donated to needy veterans.
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Keith Batiste, a junior at Penn State studying materials science and engineering, helped to organize the community library at Centre Furnace Mansion during MLK Day of Service 2019.
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Brian Caldwell, a 2nd year MBA student at Penn State, sorted canned goods at ‘Lion Pantry’ during MLK Day of Service 2019. Lion Pantry was created by students for students to address the issue of food insecurity at Penn State.
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Penn State students participating in MLK Day of Service 2019 made warm mittens that will be distributed at the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. The annual day of service offered Penn State students the opportunity to provide support to organizations and charities throughout the region.
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