Students spend MLK Day serving community

Mt Hood students joined other volunteers from Concordia University on Monday to perform community service for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.

Pablo Perez, an MHCC international student from Honduras and part of the SEED program, attended the work part along with members from ASG, SOAR, and even the SUN program.

“We got to do a lot of gardening, removed some debris, prepared seeds for planting, we even learned how they make compost piles,” Perez said about a garden project located at a Portland-area public school.

According to Perez, close to 1,000 people showed up for this one event.

“It’s really nice to see many young leaders work for the community,” he said. His favorite part was the reflection participants had to give at the end of the event, thinking about why they helped out their community that day. Perez said he believes that it “is important to carry on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.”

“It’s a fun activity; you can make a lot of friends from different universities, also getting inspiration from it,” said Perez.