Many across the nation have the day off this Martin Luther King Day, to honor the life and legacy of the man whose dream of equality became a reality.Students at High Point University view this day as a day "on" as they have prepared for a full day of events commemorating the day of service."As a senior, I’ve spent four years here, so I really want that opportunity to give back and say thank you to a place that I’ve called home for four years," said Reis Ally, a journalism major at High Point University.These events include an MLK Day Worship Service, a seed packaging event and interacting with West End Ministries Church to aid families in the fight to end food insecurity."The legacy of Dr. MLK is really important here at HPU, especially since we really emphasize service," said Grant Hines, a senior journalism High Point University student. "Our students put in hundreds of thousands of hours of service each year."The Ministers Conference of High Point and Vicinity held their annual breakfast and oratorical contest at the Quebin Conference Center of the university. "We come together for this breakfast to celebrate Dr. King and we hear from some aspiring high school seniors who will present an oratorical contest and compete for up to $10,000 in scholarships," Dr. Frank Thomas, pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in High Point and the secretary and treasurer of the Ministers Conference of High Point and Vicinity. WXII had the chance to interview one notable local singing group at the breakfast who shared various songs of praise. The group is called “1aChord,” and they are reminding everyone of the true meaning of Martin Luther King Day. "It's about the thoughts and the ideals that he showed to the world, and so today we're coming together to celebrate unity and to celebrate togetherness and to celebrate just treating everyone respectfully and with kindness, as Martin Luther King demonstrated," said Christoff Hairston, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a singer in “1aChord.”The university will continue volunteering and interacting with the community into the evening, with their ninth annual hunger banquet set to take place Monday night at 7 p.m.You can find more events catered to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here.