Students Support their Community on MLK Day of Service at Drexel
Posted by Drexel University on February 17, 2026
On a frigid day in West Philadelphia, hundreds of Dragons donned their coats and ventured out to serve the community. Though Drexel University was closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, students from the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA), student-athletes and many more volunteered at 19 sites, including schools, churches and community centers for a Day of Service.
The Office of University & Community Partnerships (UCP) hosted a new kit-packing event this year that was open to all students. Volunteers came to the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships and packed 1,550 kits, including 450 appreciation bags for faculty and staff at five local schools with reusable water bottles, chocolates and cards; 100 bags for U.S. Dream Academy participants containing snacks, hygiene products, cards and small toys; and 1,000 “Blessings Bags” for Angels in Motion containing snacks.
More than 200 Dragons participated, coming from student groups and cohorts including Drexel fraternities and sororities, Lebow BRIDGE, resident assistants and their residents and more. In its first year, the kit-packing event was a success, said Rachel Viddy, UCP’s director of Partnerships and Programs, and the Lindy Center wants to make it a mainstay of Drexel’s other Martin Luther King, Jr. Day offerings.
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