MLK Commemoration and Celebration Event

January 17^th, 2011 @ 9am

Chester YWCA, 4 East 7^th Street

The MLK Commemorative Committee invites you and your family to join other Chester/Delco residents in remembering Dr. King and his legacy. The 2011 MLK Day Celebration will be the kick off for the Pieces of Peace Project, an ongoing anti-violence initiative that will engage community members in dialogue and community based art projects throughout the city. 

The day will consist of various activities including: Quilting, decorating Peace Flags for your home, creating an antiviolence Peace Pledge a wreath laying at the site where Dr. King attended seminary school and various other educational workshops.  

Work sites will also be available for those interested in doing hands-on volunteer service. 

The event also includes complementary lunch and t-shirts for those in attendance. If you definitely have an interest in participating, please register beforehand. 

Contact Twyla Simpkins at ywtwyla@gmail.com or 610-876-8226.  

If interested in work sites please contact Erica at erica@foehllaw.com. 

About the MLK Commemorative Committee

Since 1994 the Martin Luther King Commemorative Committee has come together to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. King in Chester, Pa. This was, in fact, the city where King studied and preached before emerging as a civil rights leader on the national scene.  As such, this holiday has always had a special meaning for Chester residents. In fact, it was the first community in Southeastern Pennsylvania to have a day of service on the holiday honoring Dr. King.  For 16 years the MLK Commemorative Committee has worked with the City of Chester, the Chester-Upland School District and numerous nonprofits who have all been regular participants. The MLK Day of Celebration has gone from 45 volunteers working at a few work sites to nearly 300 people coming together to celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy. 2011 will mark the 17^th MLK Day of Celebration to take place here in Chester.