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Acworth plans MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20

Honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Acworth will host a Day of Service on Jan. 20. (Courtesy of Acworth)
Honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Acworth will host a Day of Service on Jan. 20. (Courtesy of Acworth)
By Carolyn Cunningham
Dec 31, 2019

Acworth’s seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and ninth annual Day of Service will be held on Jan. 20.

Hosting this event is the Acworth Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department.

A Unity Walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. from the Roberts School Community and Education Center, 4681 School St., Acworth to the Acworth Community Center, 4361 Cherokee St.

There a ceremony will follow at around 10 a.m. with Kit Cummings of the Power of Peace Project as the featured speaker.

After the ceremony, the Acworth Achievers Mentoring and After School Program invite everyone to join them for a service project at the Roberts School.

Information: Jordon Gonzalez at jgonzalez@acworth.org

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