{"id":17019,"date":"2025-01-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/?p=17019"},"modified":"2025-01-18T12:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:58:02","slug":"virginia-western-honors-kings-legacy-through-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/20\/virginia-western-honors-kings-legacy-through-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Western honors King&#8217;s legacy through service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Virginia Western sponsored\u00a0its annual Day of Service for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers from Virginia Western take the morning shift on the Day of Service, directed by Feeding Southwest Virginia staff member James Andrews (front right).\" class=\"wp-image-17022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOS_MorningGroup2025_resized.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volunteers from Virginia Western take the morning shift on the Day of Service, directed by Feeding Southwest Virginia staff member James Andrews (front right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty and staff were able to positively impact the community through these service opportunities:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized-942x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The afternoon shift of Virginia Western volunteers at Feeding Southwest Virginia, directed by James Andrews (front right) of the food bank.\" class=\"wp-image-17027\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized-942x1024.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized-1414x1536.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSFSWVaAfternoon_resized.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The afternoon shift of Virginia Western volunteers at Feeding Southwest Virginia, directed by James Andrews (front right) of the food bank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;American Red Cross&nbsp;held a Blood Drive at the Fralin Center for Science and Health Professions.&nbsp;The drive collected 20 units of blood, including contributions from four first-time donors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia Western volunteers processed 7,548 pounds of food through morning and afternoon shifts at Feeding Southwest Virginia&#8217;s&nbsp;Salem Food Bank. Those serving were given the task to evaluate donated food products by inspecting and sorting packaged food products to control for such issues as shelf life (dates), dented cans, crushed boxes or other superficially damaged food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An on-campus Food Drive gave the opportunity to contribute items for the Virginia Western Student Food Co-Op, powered by Kroger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a chance to care for the greater community surrounding Virginia Western,&#8221; said Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President Jolene D. Hamm of the College&#8217;s Office of Institutional Effectiveness. &#8220;We are honored to celebrate Dr. King&#8217;s work and teachings.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" data-id=\"17026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSBloodDrive2025_resized-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"The American Red Cross held a blood drive on campus for the Day of Service.\" class=\"wp-image-17026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSBloodDrive2025_resized-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/DOSBloodDrive2025_resized-300x223.jpg 300w, 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