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MLK Day of Service finds Dins serving the community
From left: Leighaja Kelso ’26, Myla Crosby ’24, Mia Freeman ’24 and Jordyn Wilson ’24 helped Risen Church in Travelers Rest organize donations during the MLK Day of Service.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be a holiday and a day to commemorate a legendary civil rights leader, but it’s also recognized as a national day of service with the recurring theme “A Day On, Not a Day Off.” Furman students understood the assignment. After an interfaith celebration and breakfast on the morning of Jan. 16, campus organizations and athletic teams fanned out throughout Greenville County to lend a hand to local organizations – organizing donations at churches, assisting at a senior living center and picking up trash by the highway.
Gallery: 2023 MLK Day of Service
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Jocelyn Boulware Bruce ’17, assistant director of the Center for Inclusive Communities, speaks in the Burgiss Theater at the Trone Student Center during the MLK Interfaith Celebration and Breakfast at Daniel Chapel on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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Members of the Furman University Gospel Ensemble perform in the Burgiss Theater at the Trone Student Center during the MLK Interfaith Celebration and Breakfast at Daniel Chapel on Monday, January 16, 2023
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Furman men’s soccer player Christian Newman ’24 and Denison Jones ’24 help pick up trash along US Highway 25 in Travelers Rest as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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Furman men’s soccer player Denison Jones ’24 and Christian Newman ’24 help pick up trash along US Highway 25 in Travelers Rest as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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Furman men’s soccer player Christian Newman ’24, left, and Denison Jones ’24 pose for a photo while helping pick up trash along US Highway 25 in Travelers Rest as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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From left, Jonathan Luines ’26, Jalen Livingston ’25, Victor Nnodim ’26, and Chase Sledge ’26, stack chairs at Springfield Baptist Church in Greenville as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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From left, Jordyn Wilson ’24, Mia Freeman ’24, Myla Crosby ’24, and Leighaja Kelso ’26, helped Risen Church in Travelers Rest organize donations as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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Lana Aga ’23 helps organize donated clothing at The Woodlands at Furman, an active senior living community, as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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From left: Leighaja Kelso ’26, Myla Crosby ’24, Mia Freeman ’24 and Jordyn Wilson ’24 helped Risen Church in Travelers Rest organize donations.
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Mia Freeman ’24 helped Risen Church in Travelers Rest organize donations.
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Leighaja Kelso ’26 helped Risen Church in Travelers Rest organize donations.
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The Furman volleyball team picks up trash along Krieger Drive in Travelers Rest.
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Furman volleyball team members Nicole Swindle '25 and Gráinne McGrath '26 help pick up trash along Krieger Drive in Travelers Rest.
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The Furman Volleyball Team helped picked up trash along Krieger Drive in Travelers Rest as part of the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2023.
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