Youth from the Greater Harrisburg area performed at the Whitaker Center for the Sciences and the Arts on January 19, 2009 in Harrisburg honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We thank our sponsors: Hilton Harrisburg Hotel, Walmart, Sams Club, Hershey Corporation, Hershey Entertainment, Highmark, PIB & Associates, Citizens Bank and SpeakersAccess.com and all our volunteers and parents for their dedication.
A record number of Americans honored Dr. King by volunteering on the January 19 King Day of Service. More than 13,000 service projects took place across the country. Americans made it “a day on, not a day off” by delivering meals, refurbishing schools, reading to children, signing up mentors, and much, much more.
The performances of our students was absolutely awesome! Over 700 attendees enjoyed the two-hour show featuring our talented students performing from classic piano, break dance to rap music and much more. An evening to remember!
Reilly Johnson (with parents) and Ian Holmes of Allentown delighted the audience
Thank you to our volunteer organizing committee:
Producer: Phyllis Bennet
Director of DREAM program: Kelly Summerford
Musical Director: Curtis A. Andrews, Jr.
MLK Day Project Coordinator: Robert Sayre
Students Essay & Poster Contest: Dr. Sibyl Knight-Burney
AV Technical Director: Robert Carvell
Technical Assistants: Rod Hood, Rowan Carvell & Hudson Swarts
Food Bank Collection: Shel Taylor & Rev. Marlin Enoch
Million Acts of Kindness Campaign: Katya Swarts
Organizing Committee Chair: Lourdes Swarts
