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LWC students give back to Adair County on Malvina Farkle Day Lindsey students and faculty performed community service projects at Adair County Elementary School, Adair County High School, Adair Middle School, Adair County Family Resource Center, Colonel William Casey School, Columbia Cemetery, Columba Christian Church, Doll House Daycare, Elder Care, Green River Animal Shelter, Greensburg Street Cleanup, Joe Johnson Little League Park, Pinewood Country Club, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Russell Springs, Summit Manor Nursing Home, Trinity United Methodist Church, and Youth Soccer Field. By Duane Bonifer, Director Public Affairs, LWC Jessica Warren thought she was awakened by girls running through her residence hall a little before 7 a.m. on Wednesday. But soon the Lindsey Wilson freshman realized that what she heard instead were high-pitched whistles, which were used to rouse her and the rest of the residents in Phillipps Hall for Malvina Farkle Day 2006. "I thought it was girls running in our hallways before someone told me that it was time for Malvina Farkle Day," said Warren, an undeclared freshman from White Mills, Ky. Day is named for mythical college student and employee Malvina Farkle Day, a day named after mythical college student and employee who was dedicated to community service and fun, consists of morning community-service activities and an afternoon of campus games. Following the wake-up call in residence halls, students joined faculty and staff for breakfast in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center, where Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr. declared Sept. 13 Malvina Farkle Day, the 12th the college has celebrated. "Malvina Farkle Day is a great day of community service. Not only do students get involved in projects, but so do faculty and staff," said Director of Student Activities Christy Graves, who coordinated the day's activities. "This is Lindsey Wilson's day to celebrate a community that's given us so much over the years." This year marked the first time Lindsey Wilson had exported Malvina Farkle Day. In addition to the community-service projects in Southcentral Kentucky, Lindsey Wilson's community campuses in Ashland, Cumberland, Scottsville and Somerset also celebrated the day on the previous two weekends. At Wednesday's breakfast, Luckey urged the students, faculty and staff to "get out, serve the world and make it a better place." "We've got a small city right here at Lindsey Wilson College," he said. "At the end of the day, Columbia, Adair County and our region will be stronger because of what you're doing here today." Work ranged from cleaning sidewalks to working with area schools Most of Lindsey Wilson's "small city" spread out into Adair and Russell counties to work on 17 community-service projects that ranged from cleaning roadsides to working with area schools. The remaining population stayed on campus to work on 10 campus beautification projects. One of the students who participated in her first Malvina Farkle Day was Michelle Dye of Nelson County, Ky. Dye spent the morning at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Russell Springs, Ky., where her group helped clean the grounds. "It makes you feel good about yourself when you can do something to make a difference in the community," said Dye, who is a physical education freshman. Lauren Prater of Russell Springs, who participated in her second Malvina Farkle, said the annual day also makes her "feel good that we are helping out the community." Luckey said that what especially impresses him about this generation of college students is their spirit of giving. Dr. Luckey worked at ACES Library "One of the amazing things about this generation of young people is their commitment to helping others," said Luckey, who spent the morning on a service project in Adair Elementary School's library. "We didn't do these kinds of things when I was growing up." The day also impressed Associate Professor of Education Fred Smiley, who is serving his first year on the college's faculty. "This is a great example of what I call 'service learning,'" said Smiley, who also spent the morning in Adair Elementary's library. "When you help others, it's impossible to not feel good yourself, and everybody is in a good mood." This story was posted on 2006-09-14 03:31:41
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