As the nation celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, several local events are taking place as part of the holiday.Hundreds of men and women marched from the Freedom Center to Fountain Square for a prayer service, then to Music Hall for a celebration of King's life and teachings.Younger marchers said they wanted to learn more about King, while older marchers said they use the day as a time to reflect on the man and his impact."What it means to me, it's like a really good opportunity to find out more about Martin Luther King that I don't already know," Jamar Saunders said."He's given to all of us he's given all of us liberties that we would not have had not marched and fought with others for the civil rights of all people," June Hill said.Some supporters said that work still needs to be done to reach King's dream."It's not about one specific leader and not about one person. It's about coming together as a whole and everyone doing their individual part which collectively equals up to a greater thing that anybody can do by themselves," Karinne Turnbow said."We still have a lot of racial tensions here, we still have a lot of institutional racism here, we still have a lot of poverty here. We have a lot of discrimination that we must still work on," Hill said.Residents also gathered and marched at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard."When people head from Michigan to Florida and Florida to Michigan, they'll see a sign that says MLK Boulevard heading into Covington," a resident said.City commissioner Steve Frank said the signage will let people know that Covington is a progressive city with its main boulevard named as Martin Luther King Boulevard.Covington drummers said they are inspired by Martin Luther King."Dr. King's legacy means a lot to me because he died with honor," said Roy Carter, of the Eastside Covington Drummers. "Martin Luther King Jr. didn't come here to give a bunch of speeches. He came here to let everyone know that he wanted freedom."Elsewhere, Cincinnati Habitat, its AmeriCorp members and dozens of students participated in Woodward Career Technical High School's framing blitz as part of the National Martin Luther King Day of Service.Woodward students will pre-frame walls at their "Construction Lab" that will be used for an upcoming Habitat for Humanity project slated to begin construction this spring in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati.More on the Woodward framing blitz here. Volunteers gathered on Fountain Square to participate in the Freestore Foodbank’s Power Pack-a-Thon.The volunteers are high school members of Delta Sigma Theta and the middle school students whom they mentor. The students will help pack food items into "Power Packs", which provide nutritious meals to other local school children who are at risk of chronic hunger on weekends.