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Today, Kansas Citians are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with more than just a day off; he's being celebrated with a day of service.
Kansas City group hosts day of service events to honor MLK
Here are a few events to give back:
- Harvesters Day of Service — Harvesters Volunteer Center
- Volunteers are spending the day sorting and packing food to fight hunger
- Happening all day long
- MLK Speaker Program & Nature Walk — Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center
- Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for an MLK speaker program
- Nature Walk to support environmental justice begins at 11 a.m.
- City Year Day of Service — East High School
- More than 100 volunteers will paint murals around the school
- Mayor Quinton Lucas is expected to address guests
- Begins at 9 a.m.
"There’s a lot of good happening in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s honor today," said Valerie Nicholson Watson, interim president and CEO of Harvesters. "Dr. King's legacy is one of self-sacrifice and lifting up those who are in need.”
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