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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (January 16, 2005) — Milligan College will honor and remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as the “Picture of a Servant Leader” through a series of events this week, culminating in the third annual Day of Service on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
In lieu of classes on Tuesday, the campus will attend a 10 a.m. convocation and reflection service in Seeger Chapel, share in a campus brunch in the McCormick Dining Hall, reflect at various memorial locations set up throughout the campus and then spend the afternoon in service to the local community.
The convocation program will feature Boston, Mass., actress Kathryn Woods acting the part of Sojourner Truth. Truth spent 29 years in slavery and later joined notable abolitionists Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman in the fight against slavery. At the end of the Civil War she was appointed counselor for the Freedman’s Relief Association.
In the program, Woods will recall Truth’s early days as a slave, details of her strong relationship with God, as well as sharing poignant stories of her life. Woods uses Truth’s own words and the spiritual music she may have sung to recreate the inspiring woman and her story.
“This day of service is part of Milligan’s ongoing dedication to serving others. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and dreams reflect Milligan’s mission of servant leadership and it is appropriate for us to dedicate ourselves to serving those around us,” said Beth Anderson, director of Milligan College ‘s Institute for Servant Leadership.
Milligan students and personnel will be volunteering at the following organizations on Tuesday, Jan. 17:
· King Benevolent Fund, 1:45-4:30 p.m. | Sort medicines for distribution to worldwide missions.
· Girl’s Inc., 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Help with after school program.
· Second Harvest Food Bank, 1-4 p.m. | Sort and box food.
· Carver Recreation, 3:30-5 p.m. | Assist with after school program.
· Coalition for Kids, 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Help with after school program and assist in tutoring.
· Lincoln Elementary, 1-4 p.m. | Basketball team to help with reading program.
· Buffalo Mountain Camp, 1-4 p.m. | Help with trail work and winter maintenance.
· Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Elizabethton, 3:30-5 p.m. | Assist with the after-school program.
· Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Johnson City, 3:30-5 p.m. | Assist with the after-school program.
· Pine Oaks Assisted Living, 1-3 p.m. | Assist in a presentation of a Martin Luther King, Jr. program.
· Homework Club, 3-5 p.m. | Help tutor students that are part of the homework clubs ad Southside and Fairmont Elementary Schools.
· Girl Scouts, 1-5 p.m. | Development of an online training module.
· Salvation Army, 4:45-6:30 p.m. | Preparing and serving the evening meal.
· Good Samaritan Ministries/ Melting Pot, 1-5 p.m. | Help with various tasks as needed.
· American Red Cross, 1-3 p.m. | General office work.
· ARK, 1-4 p.m. | Help with Animals Reaching Kids program and assist in cleaning.
· Ronald McDonald House, 1-3 p.m. | Assist in general housekeeping.
· Johnson City Medical Center (various locations), 1-5 p.m.
For more information, please contact Beth Anderson, Milligan College director of the Institute for Servant Leadership at 423.461.8316, or BAnderson@milligan.edu.