MLK Events in Asbury Park Area

Dear Constituents,

I am writing to invite you to three events I will be taking part in to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH @ 4PM
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1ST AND GRAND AVENUES
ASBURY PARK, NJ

Associate Pastor Gil Caldwell and First United Methodist Church, First and Grand Avenues, Asbury Park are hosting their Martin Luther King Observance: "THE WORDS of MARTIN LUTHER KING and THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC as played by Vinnie Carrao and friends; Jazz and Gospel. Martin Luther King in his address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, said "God has wrought many things out of oppression. We have been endowed with the capacity to create - and from this capacity has flowed the songs of sorrow and joy that allowed us to cope...Jazz has been a stepping stone to this." The public is invited to this FREE event.

For more information, please contact Rev. Gil Caldwell at (732) 775-2693.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH @ 12PM
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEGRO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB - CENTRAL JERSEY CLUB
LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
81 HIGHWAY 35
NEPTUNE, NJ

The Central Jersey Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club will be hosting their Annual Dr. King Community Celebration, featuring comments from local officials and a keynote from Rev. Porter Brown of Asbury Park. The national theme for club’s events is “Remember, Celebrate, Act: A Day On - Not a Day Off.” The local theme is “Stand Up and Speak Out for Justice -Because Freedom Cannot Defend Itself.”

For more information, please contact Janice G. Sweeney at (732) 922-1804.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH @ 6PM
SPIRIT OF TRUTH WORLD VISION OUTREACH
WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
115 DEWITT AVENUE
ASBURY PARK, NJ

Spirit of Truth World Vision Outreach presents the 2nd Annual "Keeping the Dream Alive" Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration to celebrate the life and contributions of Dr. King. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. The event will feature readings, quotations and commentaries of Dr. King, read by a diverse assembly of Ministers, City Officials and Community Activists from Asbury Park. There will also be performances by local singers, poets, dancers, choirs, and rappers. A free hot dinner will be served and there will be a distribution of free canned goods, boxed food, new hats and gloves, and a toy giveaway for children 10 and under.

For more information, please contact Rev. Kevin Nunn at (732) 367-7537.

Peace,

Councilman James W. Keady
City of Asbury Park, NJ