Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

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Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Date: January 15, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
Event Description:

         

Online Registration is closed. Limited walk-ins will be available day of the event.

Please join us for the annual "We Have a Dream" breakfast. Enjoy delicious food, listen to a panel of our community's dynamic youth, and get inspired. Tickets are only $10 and include breakfast.

7:30am - Doors open 
7:45 - 8:30am - Breakfast 
      * scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, danish, coffee, juice
8:30 - 10:00am - Program
* Welcome 
* Invocation
* Pledge of Allegiance & Presentation of Colors
* Musical Performance
* Poetry Contest Winners: Diversity Council
* Youth Panel Discussion: "Lessons Learned from Dr. King & What They Mean to Me
   *Closing Remarks - NAACP
10:00 am - Dismissal for post-breakfast march and activities

You can also partake in the post-breakfast march and activities listed below:
10:00     Rally and Instructions for March – North Lobby
10:30     Freedom March through Downtown Rochester
11:30     Return to Civic Center
12:00     Dr. King Program – Civic Theatre Lobby
1:15       Dr. King Birthday Party 
2:00        Adjourn

A limited number of FREE tickets to this event are available for individuals and organizations.  Please contact the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce at (507)288-1122 for more information.

If you are interested in sponsoring seats for Community Members or other sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact Vice President, Development & Operations, Paul Richardson, or call (507) 424-5663.

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Location:
Mayo Civic Center
Exhibit Hall
30 Civic Center Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Date/Time Information:
Monday, January 15th
7:30 am - Doors open 
7:45 am- 8:30 am - Breakfast 
      * scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, danish, coffee, juice
8:30 am - 10:00 am - program
      * Welcome 
      * Invocation
      * Pledge of Allegiance & Presentation of Colors
      * Musical Performance
Contact Information:
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Fees/Admission:
Individual Seat - $10 per person
(Includes General Admission Seating, Breakfast & Program)

Table of 8 - $200
(Includes Reserved Seating, Breakfast & Program)
 
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