CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Appalachian League executives participated in the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, volunteering in communities across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Tabbed as a “day on, not day off” to celebrate the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
Across the league, executives volunteered at:
- League Office: TABLE
- Bluefield: The Wade Center
- Burlington: Feed the Hunter Pack-a-thon at The Ebenezer Church
- Danville: Feed the Hunter Pack-a-thon at The Ebenezer Church
- Elizabethton: ARM (Arm Assistance and Resource Ministries)
- Greeneville: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Walk in Kingsport
- Johnson City: ARM (Arm Assistance and Resource Ministries)
- Kingsport: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Walk in Kingsport
- Pulaski: Pulaski Daily Bread and Pulaski Senior Center
About the Appalachian League
Founded in 1911, the Appalachian League is one of the longest-running baseball leagues in history. The Appy League is the only collegiate summer league under MLB and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline (“PDP”) and is an integral part of the identification and development process for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Teams and other future National teams.
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