Today, through parades, programs and service, we celebrated the life and dream of a man who fought for equality,
dignity and freedom for all social backgrounds. We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
as well as his life’s work involving the elimination of poverty, racism and nonviolence in America.
The former
U.S Senator Harris Wofford and Atlanta Congressman John Lewis, co-authors of
the King Holiday and Service Act started the Martin Luther King Day of Service
which transformed the King holiday into a day of citizen action volunteerism resulting
in the slogan, “A Day On, not a Day Off”.
Mrs.Coretta Scott King encouraged community service to carry on her husband’s
unfinished work and to honor the legacy of Dr. King by making one’s community, country
and the world a better place.
Last September, while Florida was under the siege
of a category 5 storm called Hurricane Irma, I was invited by a friend to evacuate
and visit Montgomery, Alabama. During my 4-day stay, I had the unique opportunity
and pleasure to visit Dexter Avenue
King Memorial Baptist Church where Dr. King was a full-time pastor. It was an
honor to visit Dr. King's office, located in the church's basement. It is from
this command post where he helped organized the infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Besides attending the annual MLK
Jr. parade in St. Petersburg Florida, I performed by conscientious obligatory
day of service at the Kind Mouse Productions Pantry. This wonderful
organization, which is run by CEO Gina Wilkins, assists local families in transition and their hungry children.
The families, who they provide with food, are those downsized by the economy
and are trying to reestablish themselves. This important organization who is partnered with the Pinellas County School Board for the Jane's Pantry/HEAT program, provides nine emergency meals per week per child in a family that are homeless or on the border of becoming homeless.
Full day, but with purpose and
celebratory praises to a man whose huge life contributions have touched the lives
of all walks of life.
All the best,
GMarie
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