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United Planning Organization Breakfast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award Presentation

 
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4 Vice Chairperson Governor Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey Mayor of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Washington, D.C. 20004 Commissioners Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Mayor Murion Barry Arie Brouwer Jack Kent Cooke Hon. Lawrence Davenport Sea Robert Dole Christine King Farris Murray H. Finley Mary Hatwood Futrell - Hon. William H. Gray, Ш . Katie Hall " . . — ' 7:~ Jesse Hill, Jr. \ ~ ■ ~ Hon. Ernest F. Hollings Rev. Benjamin Hooks Rev. T. J. Jemison Hoa Edward M. Kennedy Hoa Jack Kemp James Kerrigan Yolanda King Jewel LaFontant Hoa Mickey Leland Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Hoa Richard E. Lyng Sea Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Albert L. Nellum Mario G. Obledo Michael A. Pelavin Hoa Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr. Hoa Ralph S. Regula Thomas Swan Mitch Snyder Hoa James R. Thompson Peter V. Ueberroth Stevie Wonder Hon. Charles Z. Wick Mayor Andrew Young Dear Marion: This January our Nation will once again be honor ing the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through the Federal Holiday that has been established for his birthday. Already, this new national holiday has begun to make many Americans aware of the deep significance of Dr. King's struggle for peace and justice. • • .. The Commission is' in the process of finalizing plans. for the “ 1988 observance in Washington. As part of that program, an Inter-Faith service entitled "Remembering the Cost of War and Dedicating Ourselves to the Cause of Peace" has been scheduled to take place on January 12, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.ra., at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial site. This service is being jointly sponsored by the Martin Luther King , Jr . Federal Holiday Commission; The Peace and Justice Community; The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation; and The Martin Luther *•' King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc;' We would be honored if you would make some brief remarks to open the program on this occasion. Leaders of various religious faiths, peace groups, Vietnam veterans and others will be present at this solemn commemorative service. A. large "Candle of Peace" will be placed near the Memorial in honor of those who gave their lives in the defense of .freedom. Prayers will be offered in the. hope -that-America - will never again- send its young men and women to war. - Executive Director Lloyd Davis Atlanta Office 449 Auburn Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30312 (404) 524-1956 Washington Office 451 Seventh Street, S.W. Suite 5182 Washington, D.C. 20410 (202) 755-1005/2650 We hope that you will be able to join us for this occasion. Should additional information be necessary, please have your staff contact Douglas Edwards, Commission Committee Coordinator, at (202) .755-1005. Chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr. • . . Federal Holiday Commission Tax deductible contributions may be made to the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Corporation, a Nonprofit Charitable Organization formed to carry out the work of the Commission.
Title
United Planning Organization Breakfast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award Presentation
Date
January 18 1988
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