Molloy honors MLK with Day of Service

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:37 pm

Molloy University, in Rockville Centre, celebrated the fifth annual MLK Day of Service with a series of workshops. During the CPR training lesson, students Evelyn Fernandez and Natalia Tapia, of Freeport, practiced chest compressions on dummies.

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Travis Williams of Elmont said that the interactive virtual experience provided the unique opportunity of actually witnessing one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic speeches.

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Molloy University’s Dean of Students Karl Koeppel participates in the MLK Day of Service events.

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Kendra Teran, an 11th-grade student from Freeport High School tries out the virtual experience during the MLK Day of Service at Molloy University.

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William Shuart, 12, of Bellmore helps fold boxes during the MLK Day of Service event at Molloy University.

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Mary McCormack, Elizabeth Cotter, and Geraldine Moore participate in Molloy University’s MLK Day of Service event.

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Nursing student Melissa Jaco instructs the class on how to correctly perform CPR, during the MLK Day of Service event at Molloy University.

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By Daniel Offner

Molloy University honored the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jan. 16, with an entire day of community service activities, workshops, and historical tours.

The MLK Day of Service event started in 2019 with the goal of inspiring others to take action within their communities instead of simply treating the national holiday as a day off from school or work.

Their fifth annual MLK Day of Service began with a keynote presentation, entitled “Unearthing Pathways to Consciousness and Action,” by guest speaker Michael Rosino, an assistant professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Molloy, followed by a panel discussion on topics of service, Democratic ethics, community, and personal improvement.

Service activities and historical tours began at 10 a.m., with a training class on CPR. This life-saving technique is used in several emergencies and is good practice for anyone in the event that someone should need to be resuscitated.

Participants also pitched in to help organizations like the Long Island Coalition for Homeless and Midnight Run by collecting much-needed toiletry items for the homeless and helped prepare “smile bags” and similar care packages which will be distributed to children, teens, and seniors in the community and around the world.

The MLK historical tours also provided a unique experience for participants, who were given the opportunity to see and hear Dr. King’s lost “Fill up the Jails” speech through the use of a virtual reality headset.

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