A lot of people are off of work and school Monday as America marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Many are using the holiday as a way to give back and get involved.

It seemed the Lands at Hillside Farms in Shavertown came to life Monday well before sunrise.

The majority of the activity, the feeding, the raking, involved Penn State students.

They came from several PSU campuses, using their day off from classes on this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a way to get involved; a way to give back.

"We've kind of forgotten what Martin Luther King was about. Everybody thinks it was just civil rights but it was about helping out. I believe charity begins at home," said Penn State junior Bob Danko.

"Most schools, government agencies, actually have the day off but what's happening we're doing a day on where we're going out and doing work throughout the community," explained Jackie Warnick-Piatt with Penn State Student Activities.

"This is very interesting. I've never been in a barn before. I'm pretty much a city kid. This has actually been very eye opening for me," said penn State junior Bill Ritchie.

Workers at the non-profit farm said just by having the students volunteer there, even if it's just for a day, actually frees up the farmers to allow them to work on other projects.

Chores like training the steers or educating people about life on a working dairy farm.

"I never ever thought there would be that much work at a farm," Ritchie added.

Work that happens day in and day out at the farm in Luzerne County and jobs that wouldn't get done without plenty of patience and plenty of volunteers.