This Saturday hundreds of students, alumni, faculty and staff from Loyola Marymount University will take part in the “Centennial Day of Service” to mark the university’s 100-year commitment to Los Angeles.

The service day comes as LMU culminates its centennial year celebration. There will be events across Los Angeles where the LMU community will feed the homeless, stock food pantry shelves and organize children’s activities, as well as improve several community parks, including Discovery Park at Ballona Wetlands.

Service to others is an essential element of LMU’s mission, and every year members of the university collectively volunteer approximately 175,000 hours to nonprofit organizations around Los Angeles.