KTRK 13 News Team
Saturday was the first of three “days of service” honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and millions of Americans volunteered.
In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday as a national day of service. There are dozens of events planned in Houston throughout the long weekend.
Hundreds of volunteers were at the Houston Food Bank through 4pm to help sort food and pack boxes for those in need.
From families to church groups, corporations and even Girl Scouts, the food bank had 700 extra pairs of hands sorting canned donations and checking expiration dates. Some of the boxes will go to Houston’s elderly. Others will go to school children whose families can’t otherwise afford food outside what they’re served at school.
“I, too, have been in this same situation. So, there’s nothing wrong or shameful to get help when you need help,” volunteer Debra Pinkney said.
And with King’s message at the front of their minds, Houston-area volunteers team up to give back and to receive in hopes that cycle will continue. […]
(More of this story at KTRK 13 News)
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