[Archived] City Of Alexandria Schedules Martin Luther King Commemorations

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	January 5, 2007 PIO# 003-07/rdo	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA SCHEDULES MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMEMORATIONS

The City of Alexandria will celebrate and honor the legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the following programs and activities:

� The City’s Charles Barrett, Charles Houston, Mt. Vernon, Nannie J. Lee, Patrick Henry, and William Ramsay recreation centers along with the MacArthur and John Adams after- school programs will hold a week of after-school activities and events for City youth beginning Monday, Jan. 8, through Friday, Jan. 12. For detailed information, call the City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities at 703-838-4842.

� The City of Alexandria Employees’ Program Honoring the Birthday of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held at noon on Friday, Jan. 12, at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. The event’s featured speaker is the Rev. Elbert Ransom, Jr., a private consultant and former Assistant to the City Manager. The Alexandria City Employees’ Choir will perform.

� The 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service will be held on Monday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Alexandria First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, located at 2723 King St. The event’s keynote speaker is Father Francis Hull of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The Men’s Choir of the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, DC will perform. The City of Alexandria is sponsoring the memorial service in cooperation with local religious, civic, and social organizations.

� The M.L.K. Jr. Poster Contest Exhibition and Awards Program will feature the art of Alexandria elementary school students in grades 1 through 5. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Dr. Oswald Durant Center, 1605 Cameron St. The students’ works of art will illustrate the ideals of Dr. King’s nonviolent movement. The exhibit will remain on display at the Durant Center through the end of February. The Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage, Inc. and the Alexandria Black History Museum are presenting the exhibition and awards program.

For more information on the City’s employee’s program and the memorial service, call the Office of Citizen Assistance at 703-838-4800. For additional information on the exhibition and awards program or to make reservations, call the Alexandria Black History Museum at 703-838-4356.

The Lee Center is served by DASH transit line #7. The Alexandria First Christian Church Disciples of Christ is served by the DASH #AT 5 and 6 and Metrobus 28B. The Dr. Oswald Durant Center is a short walk from the King Street Metro Station and is served by the DASH #AT 2, 5, and 7. For DASH schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000 or visit www.wmata.com.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, please contact Jackie Person of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities at 703-519-3353, TTY 703-838-4902, or e-mail jackie.person@alexandriava.gov, Rose Boyd of the Office of Citizen Assistance at 703-838-4800 (TTY 703-838-5056) or e-mail rose.boyd@alexandriava.gov, or Louis Hicks of the Alexandria Black History at 703-838-4356 or e-mail louis.hicks@alexandriava.gov.

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