The public is invited to the MLK Day Celebration hosted by Washtenaw Community College from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, on the second floor of the Student Center building on campus. The event will .
The celebration will include live music and awards and will highlight an upcoming
student service project. Speakers will address one of Dr. Martin Luther鈥檚 King Jr.鈥檚
most famous quotes, 鈥淟ife鈥檚 most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing
for others?鈥�
The keynote speaker will be Washtenaw County Commissioner Caroline Sanders. Other speakers include 蘑菇视频 President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca and President Shemaiah Reeves. Musician and former 蘑菇视频 student , an Ypsilanti native, will perform.
The theme for this year鈥檚 event is service, which will be highlighted by an invitation from the college to take part in an upcoming service day. Students who recently attended 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Minority Student Leadership Retreat developed a community and family service day that will be held at Parkridge Community Center, 591 Armstrong Drive, Ypsilanti, from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.
The event will provide a meal, college and career services, activities for kids, and giveaways. Kids will be encouraged to work on fun activities that reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 famous 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥� speech and how it relates to their own life. They will also create a timeline of Dr. King鈥檚 life.
鈥淥ur hope is that families will get out and do something together,鈥� said Mia Lanier-Durkins, who recently transitioned from her former role as Coordinator of Student Engagement with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to Manager of College and Career Readiness at 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Parkridge Community Center.
鈥淲e know that families can transition out of poverty through college and career opportunities, and we want them to know what 蘑菇视频 offers. We are giving families affordable and tangible options.鈥�
Other organizations participating in the service day activity include the 蘑菇视频 Workforce Development and 蘑菇视频 Student Outreach and Recruitment offices, the , Michigan Reconnect and .
The link for Thursday鈥檚 MLK Day Celebration livestream is .
MLK CELEBRATION 2023
For details on these and other MLK Celebration events hosted by Washtenaw Community College, visit wccnet.edu/mlk-day.
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