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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, some 50 children and adults participated in a \u201cDay of Service and Learning\u201d at the First Presbyterian Union Church (FPUC), located at 111 Temple St. in Owego, N.Y.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year marks the 91st birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The beloved minister and civil rights activist left the world with an inspirational and enduring legacy.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scouts from various Tioga County troops, along with the community, took on a special service project on MLK Day at the First Presbyterian Union Church in Owego.\u00a0The event also included lunch and educational films. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To commemorate the day, Girl Scouts from Troop 60959 and Boy Scouts from Troops 38 and 638, along with FPUC members and others from the community gathered together at the church to take on a special service project of making hygiene kits to be used in disaster relief efforts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FPUC Pastor, Bruce Gillette, remarked, \u201cThis was our second annual MLK Day event and it was a wonderful success,\u201d adding, \u201c184 disaster emergency packets were assembled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each kit assembled contained a hand towel, washcloth, nail clippers and a comb, along with a bath-sized bar soap, toothbrush and adhesive bandages. Church World Service (CWS), a relief agency supported by a number of Christian Churches throughout the U.S., takes on the final distribution of the hygiene kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"MLK
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, some 50 children and adults participated in a \u201cDay of Service and Learning\u201d at the First Presbyterian Union Church, located at 111 Temple St. in Owego, N.Y. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Gillette explained that FPUC and the community were recipients of similar hygiene kits when Tropical Storm Lee devastated this area in 2011. FPUC is pleased to pay it forward, having spearheaded the project previously via the Presbyterian Women\u2019s Group. Last year it was decided to reach out and invite the community to participate, and Pastor Gillette said he was elated to see a large turnout of various age groups this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CWS website, cwskits.org, \u201c[The kits] make all the difference between sickness and health for struggling families,\u201d and are, \u201cAssembled by volunteers and shipped to communities in need all around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Gillette also remarked that church volunteers will travel this summer on a mini-mission trip to New Windsor, Md., and where the CWS hub is located. While there, the volunteers will take part in project work and also learn about the vast scope of services that CWS provides, such as disaster response and hunger and displacement outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a lunch break at the FPUC event, young people were invited to watch the educational animated film, \u201cOur Friend, Martin,\u201d which featured the Civil Rights Movement, while adults and older youth stayed to watch \u201cAmazing Grace,\u201d a biographical film focused on the campaign against the slave trade in the late-1700\u2019s British Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Jones, a community member who attended the event, noted that the young people were enthusiastic about the film and, regarding the hygiene kits, she observed that the children were able to \u201cput their hands in action and be a part of the effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, you can find the FPUC on Facebook or visit their website, www.owegofpuc.org\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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