On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at Reavis Math and Science Specialty School in Bronzeville, volunteers spruced up the school with mural painting, classroom painting as well as cleaning and organizing.
“We’re going to create a black and golden mural, and put happy birthday on top and celebration and everything," said Fitsum Heilu, a volunteer. “We are trying to figure out how this thing is gonna work.”
Michael Richie, the school's principal, said he was so excited for students to return Tuesday to see the artwork.The King Day of Service in Bronzeville has really grown over the years, according to organizers and neighborhood residents Syda Segovia Taylor and Kelsey Taylor. In all, more than 200 people participated Monday, and organizers had to turn away hundreds of others.
“As Bahai’s, we are taught you’re supposed to be of service every day," said Segovia Taylor, executive director of“We’re here with our families, with our coworkers," added Kelsey Taylor, president of . “Companies brought their coworkers together, and we’re meeting our neighbors, seeing friends we haven’t seen in a long time. That’s the kind of thing we think Dr. King and his legacy was all about.”
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