Join a free community meal, dialogue, and service project in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 2500 University Ave., Des Moines.

Participants will have the opportunity to create and take home a starter kit for growing plants at home. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and toiletries to be donated to the Drake Area Food Pantry.

The project is open to all and is sponsored by Sprout Garden, NextCourse Food Recovery, and Drake’s Office of Community Engaged Learning. Thank you to Iowa Campus Compact for providing a MLK Day of Service grant to support this project.

RSVPs are encouraged: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlk-day-of-service-tickets-30137583323.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engagement and Service Learning