Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Day of Service

Turn a day off into a day on in Acworth! The Acworth MLK Celebration and Day of Service will be held Monday, January 20, 2025. Everyone is invited to join us for a light welcome breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Roberts School Community and Education Center.  Following the welcome breakfast, the Unity Walk will begin at 9:15 a.m. and leave from the Roberts School and finish at the Acworth Community Center. Our program honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the Tanyard Creek Overlook of the Acworth Community Center.  After the program concludes, we will begin our service project helping an organization in our community.  MLK Day of Service shirts will be for sale at the Acworth Community Center leading up to and on the day of the event.  All proceeds will go towards the Acworth Expanding Horizons and Acworth Achievers programs.

Timeline:
8:30 am – 9:15 am: Morning Reception Breakfast at the Roberts School Community & Education Center (4681 School Street Acworth, GA 30101)
– Guests can park at either Roberts School or the Acworth Community Center. If parking at the Community Center, shuttles will take guests to Roberts School beginning at 8:30.

9:15 am – 10:00 am: Unity Walk (Roberts School to Acworth Community Center 4361 Cherokee Street Acworth, GA 30101)
– The route begins at Roberts School (4681 School Street), travels down and around School Street and then left on Cherokee towards the Acworth Community Center passing by our historic Acworth Rosenwald School.

10:00 am – 11:00 am: MLK Day of Service Ceremony at Tanyard Creek Overlook
– Welcome from Mayor Allegood
– Guest Speaker: Apostle DeAnna Fountain Breeden
– Acworth Achievers Student Presentation

11:30 am: Community Service Projects – 2 Service Projects
– Leading up to the event we will be doing a donation drive to support Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue. The community is welcome to donate items to support Mostly Mutts starting now and leading up to the MLK Day of Service event. Donations can be left at the Acworth Community Center. Volunteers can also sign up to volunteer at Mostly Mutts on Monday, January 20, after the MLK Program concludes.
– The second volunteer opportunity available to sign up for will be at Acworth Presbyterian Church to help paint their Fellowship Room and Choir Room. These rooms not only serve the church congregation but also are rooms used once a month in partnership with Life Changing Ministries to provide a monthly birthday program to Acworth youth. We will be painting these rooms to help update the spaces and provide a much-needed update to this historic church.
With volunteer opportunities happening at the same time, volunteers should choose one volunteer opportunity for the day.

For additional information, please contact Jordon Gonzalez at jgonzalez@acworth-ga.gov

For more information on the Acworth Expanding Horizons and Acworth Achievers programs, please visit www.acworthexpandinghorizons.org