Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service set for Monday, January 20
By Office of Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence and Leadership | Jan 9, 2025
MURRAY, Ky. – The Office of Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence & Leadership will be hosting the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Curris Center Large Ballroom located on Chestnut Street. The day will begin with the MLK Jr. Community Breakfast and Keynote Address at 9:30 a.m., followed by the 3rd annual MLK Racers Challenge. This year’s theme is “Living the Dream: Creating Systemic Change Through Service.”
“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits,” said Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Pastor Raynarldo Henderson, Senior Pastor of Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the Board of Commissioners for the City of Paducah.
The MLK Racers Challenge is a challenge to donate goods to organizations that support the Murray community and surrounding areas. Murray State invites students, staff, faculty and community members to donate non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, toiletries and school supplies to help support the community. Donations will be collected on Monday, Jan. 20 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Curris Center Small Ballroom.
To RSVP for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast, or for additional
information on the Day of Service-Racers Challenge, call the Office of Student Enrichment
at 270-809-6836 or visit https://secure.smore.com/n/