Please join us for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Event: Raytown MLK Celebration
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2015
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Graceway 5460 Blue Ridge Cut-Off, Kansas City, MO 64133
Organizers: Barker Memorial Cathedral of Praise ? Graceway ?Raytown Chamber of Commerce ? Raytown Community Interfaith Alliance ? City of Raytown Human Relations Commission
Event Contact: Pat Jackson 816-820-4746
Program Highlights:
- This will be the 18th annual MLK Celebration in Raytown to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King, build community and help others!
- Keynote speaker will be John Wiley of The River Church
- Raytown City Mayor David Bower will issue a Proclamation
- A dramatic reading of King’s “I have a dream” speech by 8 community members, including the Raytown Chief of Police, Jim Lynch.
- Winners of the “MLK Today” essay contest will be announced. Students were charged to propose a project that would further Dr. King’s vision in our own community today. Graceway will donate up to $3,000 and 1,000 volunteer hours to implement the winning project. The winning student will receive a Google Nexus 7 Tablet.
- Maxine “Queen Mother” McFarlane will bring down the house with her annual rendition of “Pass it On”
- A Community Choir drawn from the faith communities across Raytown will participate.
- Other faith and civic leaders will participate.
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