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Coe College student Tevin Bell reads passages of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at MMU day of service. (Photo by Maddy Jones)

Community gathers for service at MMU

By Ben Wood
Business Manager

Mayor of Cedar Rapids Ron Corbett, President Dr. Christopher Blake, and representatives from Mount Mercy, Coe College, and Americorps were gathered to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Hennessey Recreation Center on Monday.

Tevin Bell, a sophomore history major from Coe College, was selected to read passages from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for this special opening ceremony.

"I was honored and very nervous to honor someone as great as Martin Luther King (Jr.)," said Bell.

For the past several years, Mount Mercy has been the center of the community's celebration in honoring the man who fought for the freedom from racial discrimination. In the spirit of his service and dedication in fighting Mount Mercy has dedicated the first Monday following January 15, a day of service and outreach to the community of Cedar Rapids.

"We wanted to have more of a partnership with other community organizations," said Brooke Oehme, coordinator of volunteerism and service learning at Mount Mercy University.

Community organizations included United Way and HACAP. This year, Mount Mercy is collecting non-perishable items for the HACAP Reservoir of Cedar Rapids. Community members also had the chance to write their own dream on a banner in the lobby of Hennessey.

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