I was recently given the following information about the festivities surrounding Martin Luther King Day in Dayton, Ohio, and I wanted to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in participating. I plan to be there on Monday for the march. I hope to see you there.
2009 MLK CELEBRATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DAYTON, Ohio, January 7, 2009- – -As the nation prepares to inaugurate its first African-American president, Dayton SCLC officials have planned a historic 2009 MLK Holiday Celebration. The following is the list of events scheduled:
MLK Youth Events ~ January 12-19
Events include educational workshops, skating, a community service project at St. Vincent Hotel, musical concert. For event details, call: Dr. Donnell Gregory (333-4021) or Marlong Shackelford (475-2707)
MLK Social Justice Worship Services
(North) Jewish Temple Israel
January 16 – 7:30pm
1 Riverbend Dr. – Dayton , OH 45405
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Daryl Ward , Senior Pastor Omega Baptist Church
(East) Dayton Mercy Society
January 16 – 1:30pm
2277 Maue Road – Miamisburg , OH 45342
Speaker: Dr. Wayel Azmeh
(South) Cross Creek Community Church
January 17 – 5:00 pm
January 18 – 9:30 am and 11:00am
667 Miamisburg-Centerville Road – Centerville , OH 45459
Speaker: Pat Meadows, Executive Director, NCCJ
(Northwest) Omega Baptist Church
January 18 – 8:00am
Speaker: Rabbi David Sofian, Temple Israel
January 18 – 11:15 am
1821 Emerson Avenue – Dayton , OH 45406
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Academic Dean, Payne Theological Seminary
(Downtown) First Baptist Church
January 18 – 10:30 am
111 W. Monument Ave. – Dayton , OH 45402
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ivan Hicks, Dean, African American Studies, United
Theological Seminary and Pastor, First Baptist Church , Indianapolis , IN.
January 16 MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Speaker: The Honorable Cynthia Willard-Lewis, New Orleans Council Member
Dayton Convention Center
Ticket Price: $30.00
7:30am
January 16 MLK/Margaret E. Peters School Awards Program
University of Dayton-Kennedy Union
7:00pm
January 17 Dayton Presidential Inaugural Ball
Crowne Plaza Hotel
$30 Individual/$250 table of ten
For tickets: www.30thirtysomething.com or call (937) 304-6210
January 18 MLK Musical Concert
Victoria Theatre
138 N. Main Street – Dayton, OH
6:00pm
January 19 MLK March
Departing from (4) different locations:
*Dayton SCLC Offices (10:45am)
*St. Paul’s UMC Church – 101Huffman Ave. (11:00am)
*Vineyar
d Church – 1222 N. Main Street (11:00am)
*Montgomery County Fairgrounds (11:00am)
January 19 MLK Rally
The Old Courthouse (Third & Main)
11:30am
January 19 MLK Presidential Banquet
Speaker: Dr. Alvin Poussaint
Dayton Convention Center
Ticket Price: $60.00
6:30pm
For tickets, call:
Dayton SCLC
(937) 268-0051
