2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March and Celebration

Monday, January 16; kick-off begins at 4pm, East High School, 1500 E. Broad St.; march begins at 4:30pm on Taylor Ave. north of E. Broad St.; program begins at 5:30pm, East High School, 1500 E. Broad St.

Join us as we honor Civil Rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Keynote address: Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, African Methodist Episcopal [AME] Church

Mistress of Ceremonies: Angela Pace, WBNS 10TV, Director of Community Affairs

• COTA Project Mainstream will be at the march so that all people will be able to participate.

• Mike Jackson from Channel 4 will be the emcee before the march takes off.

• Columbus Renaissance Hotel will be donating cookies and hot chocolate.

• Volunteers from the American Red Cross, Columbus Reads, Columbus State Community College, and AmeriCorps will be volunteering for this event.

Please RSVP, if possible, by January 13, to https://www.columbus.gov/MLK2017/  [or call 614-645-7787].

Contact: Gale A. Gray, 614-645-1950 or GAGray@columbus.gov