FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Children trade places on stage to recite Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Andrews Park in Vacaville, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
Park rally, virtual events recall MLK, honor King’s legacy
VACAVILLE More than 50 area residents turned out Monday at Andrews Park to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It included a group of six children, and others, who recited portions of King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” which he delivered during what most remember as the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. (National Archives)
Group launches Solano 30-day service activity, others plan MLK Day celebrations
FAIRFIELD The Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership kicks off its Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Service campaign Monday with “30 Days of Action” through Feb. 18.
Melinda Earp, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership AmeriCorps VISTA in Marin and Sonoma counties, and Sophia Luna, an AmeriCorps VISTA member, have worked in partnership with AmeriCorps California and California Volunteers to design special Days of Service for 2021.
The campaign focuses on food insecurity.