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Students, faculty and staff from The University of Tampa will honor the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service to the Tampa Bay community on Friday, Jan. 23.

An annual tradition at the University, participants will volunteer their time and energy at several area nonprofits, including:

• Feeding America Tampa Bay
  4702 Transport Drive, Building 6
  Lindsey Bressi, (813) 254-1190
  
  
• Sweetwater Organic Community Farm
  6942 W. Comanche Ave.
  Kaitlin Hennessy, (813) 887-4066
  
  
• Champions for Children Baby Bungalow
  3108 W. Azeele St.
  Glenn McKenzie, (813) 356-1293
  
  
• Freddie Solomon Boys and Girls Club
  4805 E. Sligh Ave.
  Dee Solomon, (813) 252-3947
  
  
• Tampa Bay Harvest
  Sustainable Living Project
  918 W. Sligh Ave.
  Will Carey, (727) 538-7777
  
  
• American Cancer Society Benjamin Mendick Hope Lodge
  12810 Magnolia Drive
  Carrie Brown, (813) 490-4700

There will be two sessions to accommodate students’ class schedules, a morning session from 8 a.m. to noon and an afternoon session from 1 to 5 p.m. Volunteers will gather in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon at the beginning of their session for orientation. They will then travel by bus to a volunteer location.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is organized by the PEACE (People Exploring Active Community Experience) Volunteer Center. For more information, contact Rebekah Vigil at peace@ut.edu.