During last year’s MLK Day of Service, High Point University student Macketta Johns (center) painted Dorothy Mainhood’s (left) and Kathy Spainhour’s (right) fingernails at Piedmont Christian Home.
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 8, 2020 – In honor of Martin Luther King Day, community members can sign up to participate in 28 service projects organized by High Point University that will take place throughout the city on Jan. 20.
Community members are invited to join HPU students and faculty and can sign up to participate here. Registration closes Jan. 15.
This year’s service projects include children’s activities, food packing, community gardens, preparing and serving meals, landscaping, a teach-in and more. The projects will take place on HPU’s campus and at partner agencies throughout the city of High Point.
“We are always glad to connect HPU students and faculty to our incredible community partners through projects and educational opportunities that uphold the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,” says Rev. Mary Beth Foust, assistant director of civic responsibility and social innovation.
In 1994, Congress designated a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service – “A Day On, Not a Day Off.”
HPU has taken that charge to heart by leading hundreds of volunteers in service to the city of High Point and surrounding areas each year. In 2019, more than 600 HPU students and faculty contributed more than 1,500 hours of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – part of the 110,000 hours of service the university contributes annually.