Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast
The King Legacy: Inspiring a New Generation of Diversity
Program
Master of Ceremonies – David Love, director, marketing and communication, Clarion University
8 a.m.
Clarion County Community Choir performs
"Hear Me, Redeemer" (Henry Mollicone)
"America, the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates/Samuel A. Ward)
8:10 a.m.
Welcome by Dr. Karen M. Whitney, president of Clarion University, and Andrea Estadt, mayor of Clarion Borough
8:15 a.m.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. D. K. Larsen, First United Methodist Church, Clarion, Pa.
Pledge of Allegiance
Singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson)
8:20 a.m.
E xcerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech read by Master Chase Ponsford Masters
8:30 a.m.
Keynote presentation by Mel Witherspoon, northwest regional director, Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General, Erie, Pa.
9 a.m.
Recognize winner of the poster contest by Dan Parker, executive director, Clarion Free Library
9:20 a.m.
Closing remarks by Dr. Brenda Sanders Dédé, associate vice president for academic affairs, Clarion University
9:25 a.m.
Benediction by the Rev. Tony Fields Sr., St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Knox, Pa.
9:30 a.m.
Singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key)
A food drive to support Clarion County Food Banks is a part of this event. Food will be distributed through the First United Methodist Church's "Love Cupboard."
