The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District, will host a 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - South Richmond Cleanup on the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 17, 2011. All individuals, community groups, businesses, families, friends, neighbors, and organizations are invited to come out and help make Richmond an even better place to live, work, learn, play, visit, and raise a family.
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Councilman Doug Conner to host 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - South Richmond Community Cleanup, District Meeting and Lunch
Entire Community invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District, will host a 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - South Richmond Cleanup on the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 17, 2011. All individuals, community groups, businesses, families, friends, neighbors, and organizations are invited to come out and help make Richmond an even better place to live, work, learn, play, visit, and raise a family.
The Cleanup will be in conjunction with the Richmond Outreach Center and the Southside Baptist Christian School. A South Central 9th District meeting will follow the event in which District and citywide issues will be presented and discussed.
A hearty lunch will be served (free of charge) for all participants of cleanup or attendees of meeting. Please come out and invite your family friends and neighbors to join you.
In 1994, the United States of America Congress and U.S. President William J. Clinton designated the existing Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday (established in 1986) as a national day of service. Since that time, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service has taken place on third Monday of January of each year and is recognized across the United States of America as a day to encourage Americans to action through volunteer service.
The day is named after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a vital leader of the Civil Right Movement in the United States of America in the 20th Century.
WHEN Monday, January 17, 2011
8:00 a.m. – Noon
SCHEDULE 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Meet-up at Southside Baptist Christian School
5515 Bryce Lane, Richmond 23224
8:15 - 10:15 a.m. Cleanup
10:15 a.m. - Noon South Central 9th District Meeting
Southside Baptist Christian School
5515 Bryce Lane, Richmond, Virginia
WHO The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District
CONTACT For more information, please call Eli Wong, at 804.233.8288.
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