ROCHESTER, N.Y. – About 35 students, faculty, and staff from Nazareth University, along with students from Roberts Wesleyan and local SUNY schools, took part in MLK’s: King for a Day on Saturday.

This is a service day of action and advocacy with partner organizations around Rochester to honor the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The students volunteered at various service sites, including Agape Haven of Abundance on Driving Park Avenue, where they worked at the food pantry, cleaned, and where student Brent Glaza took to social media to spread MLK’s message online.

“It continues on his legacy, making sure that in a more modern generation, we continue to follow in his footsteps,” Glaza said.

Julia Oakley, Director and founder of Agape Haven of Abundance is grateful that young people have compassion and are willing to help those in need.

Oakley said, “Martin Luther King was all about service, paying it forward, helping those in need, fighting for equality and justice for all and diversity. We see here how we created a welcoming and inclusive space, so having a day of service honoring him and commemorating his legacy and memory is what we do every day.”