List of Chairs & Co-Chairs
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Mr. Anthony B. Whitmore
General Chairperson
Ms. Carol
Prewitt
Finance Chairperson
Ms. Barbara Hudson-Banner,
Programing Chairperson
Mr. Islom Shakhbandarov, Program
Co-Chairperson
Rev. Dr. Junior Greenlee
Emancipation Proclamation Chairperson
Rev. Dr. Robert Jones
Emancipation Proclamation Co-Chairperson
Ms. Margaret Peters
MLK School Program Chairperson
Ms. Gracie Stone
Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Chairperson
Rev. Dr. Hence C. Coats
Interfaith Worship Service
Chairperson
Mr. Michael Cunningham
Musical Celebration Chairperson
Ms. Wilma Greenlee
Musical Celebration Co-Chairperson
Mr. Eldred Coats
Musical Celebration Co-Chairperson
Rev. Jerome McCorry
Banquet Chairperson
Ms. Constance Johnson
Banquet Co-chairperson
Mr. Jim Hagan
March, Rally & Workshop Chairperson
Mrs. Candace McCorry
March, Rally and Workshop Co-Chairperson
Mrs. Patricia Meadows
March, Rally and Workshop Co-Chairperson
Mr. Mathew Cotton
Youth Group Chairperson
Ms. Taylor McCorry
Youth Group Co-Chairperson
Mrs. Veronica Nevels
Community Food Distribution Chairperson
Ms. Valerie Elijah
Public Relations Chairperson
Mr. Skip Ross
Public Relations Co-Chairperson
Dr. Munsup Seoh
Communication Chairperson
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: VALERIE ELIJAH, 937-830-8962
NEW MLK GROUP ANNOUNCES MLK CELEBRATION
Dayton, Ohio – December 26, 2011 Newly formed MLK Dayton welcomes any
member of the Dayton community including residents of all neighborhoods
and suburbs north, south, east and west to celebrate Martin Luther King
Day, Monday, January 16, 2012. The themes of the 2012 celebration are
“Civil and Voting Rights” and “The World House, representing all people,
all nations, and all religions.”
MLK Dayton invites anyone wishing to walk to gather Monday, January 16,
2012 at 11 a.m. at Welcome Stadium, 1601 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. to
march together to the Dayton Convention Center downtown. A rally will be
held inside the Dayton Convention Center upon arrival. After the rally,
participants can attend one of several workshops planned for adults,
college students and youth. The workshops will take place from 1 p.m.
until 3 p.m. at the Convention Center. Transportation will be provided
back to Welcome Stadium from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, January 16,
2012.
The day’s events will culminate with the traditional Martin Luther King
Banquet Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Dayton Convention
Center, 22 E. Fifth Street. The featured speaker is Rev. Dr. Lewis
Brogdon, Director of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of New
Testament and Black Church Studies at Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary.
Newly formed MLK Dayton has support from local colleges and universities
including Wright State University, Sinclair Community College and the
University of Dayton. Members of MLK Dayton will be contacting area
businesses for participation and contributions.
For further information on these and other events taking place prior to,
on and after Martin Luther King Day, please visit
www.mlkdayton.org.
Please make
all donation checks payable to ATACC. Please include in the 'MEMO'
line on the check, MLK Dayton and
any other event information. Checks should be mailed to the Finance
Committee at the following address.
Carol A. Prewitt
MLK Dayton Chairman, Finance
P.O. Box 24311
Huber Heights, OH 45424 |
MLK Ticket Information
(See below or feel free to
downlard the Word file!)
This website for year 2012 is donated by the
Asian American Council
and will be maintained for organizng events for celebrating MLK
Holiday in the Greater Dayton
area in January.
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