Warriors serve community on MLK Day

By Jacqui Nickell

For members of the Lakehill family, serving the community is not only a part of our mission, but it is who we are. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world around us, yet the answer is even more clear: Continue to give back to the Dallas community. 

For the 13th year in a row, Lakehill students Emory Johnston and Ethan Westerberg delivered Meals on Wheels to the Dallas community on MLK day. “Ethan and I look forward to this day every year,” said Emory. “We have done this with our families every year since I can remember, and it is always a fun day serving the community.”

This year, Ethan, Emory and their families did things slightly different. They ordered chicken fingers, collard greens and mac and cheese, Martin Luther King, Jr’s favorite foods, so that an additional meal would be provided. They tied a note and ribbon on top of the meal in celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy.

“We love to serve our community, but it has become so much more,” said Ethan. “It is tradition!” 

He and Emory laughed and shared stories for a few minutes on Wednesday afternoon. “One year we knocked on a door and discovered that a lady was celebrating her 100th birthday! They invited us inside, and we sang happy birthday and took photos with her.”