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*Make plans to attend the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Kickoff Event, 9:00am, Friday, January 15, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Wreath Laying Ceremony, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens, 1500 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Raleigh, NC.
*MLK Day of Service– January 18, 2016- United Way of Greater Triangle at various locations throughout the Triangle. Make plans to recruit friends and family to work together to make MLK Day 2016 a “day on not a day off.”
*The 36th Annual MLK Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, Monday January 18th at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, RTP, Durham, NC. The 2016, keynote Speaker, Reverend Mark-Anthony Middleton, Pastor, Abundant Hope Christian Church, Durham, Doors open at 5:45 a.m., breakfast is served from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. The event if FREE, first come-first served.
*Following the Prayer Breakfast, the 36th Annual MLK “Fierce Urgency of Now” Memorial March departs from State Capitol Building, Edenton Street Side. The march gets underway at 11AM.
*The MLK Ecumenical Observance begins at 12noon at the Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC. Keynote Speaker Bishop Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr.Bible Way Cathedral, Danville VA.
*The evening concludes with the MLK Evening Musical Celebration, 5:30 PM, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC. Featuring special guest Gospel National Recording Artist, Pastor Tim Rogers-Tim Rogers and the Fellas.
