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Families Engage in Morning of Service

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the “most favorite day of the year” for first grade teacher Mary-Catherine Irving. In fact, it’s the only day she hopes it doesn’t snow. That’s because for the past three years, she has organized a Morning of Service in honor of Dr. King. This year’s event attracted numerous Lower and Middle School K-6 families (totaling more than 200 volunteers) who gave their time and energy in service to others. Volunteers spent the morning making activity bags for children at Johns Hopkins’ Believe in Tomorrow House, making blankets for cats at the SPCA, creating cards for hospitalized children, making lasagna for elderly residents of Roland Heights Tower, assembling craft kits for the Ronald McDonald House, decorating tins to be filled with treats for Meals on Wheels, and making sandwiches for the Corpus Christi Soup kitchen.