MEDIA, Pa. — Writing messages and thank-you notes that will be distributed to veterans through Operation Gratitude, Chantel Hatton and Ally Giannakarios joined more than a hundred Penn State Brandywine students, faculty and staff as well as community members during the campus’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 21 in the Student Union.
“This is what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for — for us all to be in the same room, all different races,” said Hatton. She and Giannakarios are both sophomores and members of Brandywine’s basketball team.
Sponsored by the campus’ Center for Ethics and Civic Engagement, the event featured a morning of family-friendly service activities such as creating dream catchers based on participants' dreams for society, while learning about King’s life and legacy.