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View larger image — 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.

View larger image — Difficult work at the Leola Community Garden.

View larger image — Students with tools of the trade at the Leola Community Garden.

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

View larger image — More cleaning at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Scrubbing on hands and knees at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Cleaning the walls at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Cleaning the walls at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Kitchen cleaning and organization at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Scrubbing in and around shelves at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Cleaning all shelves and surfaces at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Cleaning all surfaces at F.A.R.M. Cafe.

View larger image — Organizing merchandise for F.A.R.M. Cafe.

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

View larger image — Putting up decorations at the Welcome Home Thriftique.

View larger image — Helping to organize merchandise at the Welcome Home Thriftique.

View larger image — Preparing merchandise for the Welcome Home Thriftique.

View larger image — Sometimes you have to climb a ladder (Welcome Home Thriftique).

View larger image — Volunteers freshen up a room at the Boone Veterans of Foreign Wars center.

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

View larger image — Trim work is part of painting at Green Valley Elementary School.

View larger image — Excellent straight-line painting effort at Green Valley Elementary School.

View larger image — Rolling the wall green at Green Valley Elementary.

View larger image — More rolling at Green Valley.

View larger image — More rolling at Green Valley.

View larger image — 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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As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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