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Dirty hands and hard work at Leola Community Garden. Students worked in a local community garden as part of the MLK Challenge, which is a day of service to the community.

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Difficult work at the Leola Community Garden.

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Students with tools of the trade at the Leola Community Garden.

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Cleaning at F.A.R.M. Cafe, a nonprofit, pay-what-you-can community cafe.

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More cleaning at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Scrubbing on hands and knees at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Cleaning the walls at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Cleaning the walls at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Kitchen cleaning and organization at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Scrubbing in and around shelves at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Cleaning all shelves and surfaces at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Cleaning all surfaces at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Organizing merchandise for F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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Painting at the Welcome Home Thriftique, a not-for-profit, upscale thrift store supporting and operated by Hospitality House of Boone.

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Putting up decorations at the Welcome Home Thriftique.

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Helping to organize merchandise at the Welcome Home Thriftique.

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Preparing merchandise for the Welcome Home Thriftique.

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Sometimes you have to climb a ladder (Welcome Home Thriftique).

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Volunteers freshen up a room at the Boone Veterans of Foreign Wars center.

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This smiling group just completed painting in the Green Valley Elementary School Gymnasium during the MLK Challenge.

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Trim work is part of painting at Green Valley Elementary School.

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Excellent straight-line painting effort at Green Valley Elementary School.

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Rolling the wall green at Green Valley Elementary.

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More rolling at Green Valley.

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More rolling at Green Valley.

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Just about done at Green Valley Elementary School.

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Photos from MLK Challenge 2017

Posted Jan. 30, 2017 at 8:57 a.m.

Appalachian State University students gave over 1,200 combined hours of local community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy during the MLK Challenge held Jan. 21. A total of 23 charitable organizations in the Boone area were served.

All Photos by Marie Freeman

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