SAVE THE DATE!
2009 Theme: "Stepping Together"
The 4th Annual Westerville Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration
is scheduled for January 19, 2009, at the Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center
Doors will open promptly at 7:30 a.m.; Guest Emcee Angela An will begin the program at 8:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Jefferson A. Thomas of the Little Rock Nine
Mr. Jefferson A. Thomas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended the all-Black public schools, as did his seven older siblings. Because of the US Supreme Court’s ban on Public School segregation (Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, May 17, 1954), Mr. Thomas volunteered to desegregate the all-White Central High School along with a group of eight other Black students, now known as the “Little Rock Nine.”
Jefferson was a 15-year-old sophomore when he bravely entered Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957. He was a quiet, soft spoken, unique, and special person. He had a subtle, infectious sense of humor that served him well throughout his life. He would find that sense of humor and his LOVE for humanity severely tested by the hate and violence directed toward him by some of the white students at Central High School. (CLICK HERE to read the rest of Mr. Thomas' biography)
Thank you for making the January 21, 2008 Westerville Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration ("Stepping Into Action") the best yet. Last year's event drew a record attendance of more than 400 participants!
(View photos from the 2008 Breakfast Celebration)
Thanks to our 2008 Keynote Speaker:
Sheriff Walter L. "Magnum" Davis III
Delaware County Sheriff's Office
Congratulations to Frank Kersanty, winner of the inaugural 2008 Alston Community Award and Ellie Hamrick, winner of the inaugural 2008 Fouse Student Award.
