Honda associates across North America honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by gathering to remember him and by volunteering in their own communities. Here is a snapshot of activities that took place this week:

-In Alpharetta, Ga., American Honda associates made comfort blankets called “Snuggle Blankets” for children’s charities in Georgia.

-In California, associates worked on an outdoor learning garden at a local elementary school, made hospital kits and turtle pillows for The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with serious medical conditions and made inspiration rocks for East Los Angeles High School.

-Honda R&D Americas, Inc. associates volunteered at the historic King Arts Complex’s annual open house in Ohio and hosted activities that included drawing futuristic cars and trivia about Honda and African Americans in engineering.

-Associates from R&D and Honda of America Manufacturing attended the 33rd annual MLK Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio.

-Honda Manufacturing of Indiana associates volunteered at the Greensburg-Decatur Co. Public Library hosting activities for children of all ages.

-Honda Manufacturing of Alabama associates spent the day painting and making improvements at a local school in Birmingham.

-Honda of South Carolina associates helped prepare a wall for a mural and clean up local roads in Timmonsville, S.C.