Thousands of Meals Prepared at MLK “Day On” Event at MCC
Published on Monday, January 27th, 2025
Approximately 120 volunteers met at Montgomery Community College to package nearly 10,000 meals in a half-day of service on January 20, 2025. Volunteers from MCC (board, students, faculty and staff), Communities in Schools, 4-H, Youth Leadership Montgomery, Eckerd Connects, Montgomery County Schools staff, East Middle School, Montgomery County Early College and Troy Rotary participated in the 17th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. “Day On” Challenge.
PHOTO: MCC Board Chair Gordon Knowles joins volunteers to begin the assembly line process of packing thousands of meals. This year’s meal is a pasta dish with tomato basil sauce, with each bag feeding four to six people.
Montgomery Community College was the recipient of a Randolph Electric Member Corporation People Helping People Sharing Success Community Grant. Thousands of sealed meals were bagged and placed into boxes that were distributed to Montgomery County Food Pantries and the Backpack Pals program, providing nutritious meals to local neighbors. Montgomery County is a rural county with a high poverty rate; local food banks are always in need of additional meals and supplies for local residents.
“We are so grateful to Randolph Electric Member Corporation for their generosity, and for recognizing the merit of our outreach event,” said Amy Frieary, MCC’s point-person for this event and its Dean of Health and Human Services. “The MLK Day of Service event provides much-needed food for our communities, but also provides a wonderful day of fellowship and service for area youth. We would especially like to thank the Biscoe Lions Club and the MCC Foundation who donate every year; we appreciate their continued support of this event.” Prior to staging, assembling and delivering the meals, volunteers met in MCC’s Blair Hall where West Middle School Principal Enoc Robledo, and East Middle School Principal Marvin Smith discussed Dr. King’s legacy and how each person can make a difference through service to others. The total cost of hosting this event was $3,700, with additional funding provided by the Montgomery Community College Foundation, Biscoe Lions Club, Fidelity Bank and Tom Smith with The Outreach Program. Special thanks go to several individuals who assisted in coordinating this event: Amy Frieary, Dean of Health & Human Services at MCC, Chrissy Haynes, Cooperative Extension Director, Anna Hamilton, 4-H Agent and Katie Hursey, Communities in Schools Executive Director.