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MLK CELEBRATION & DIVERSITY BREAKFAST

January 12, 2024 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am

 

Friday, January 12, 2023
7:30-9 am

American 1 Event Center
128 W Ganson St, Jackson, MI 49201

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce invites you to the annual MLK Diversity Breakfast, sponsored by AARP Michigan.

Mission of the MLK Diversity Breakfast: To promote community collaboration to reflect Dr. King’s dream and to motivate youth for service and excellence.

  • Join us to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • The event will include breakfast.
  • This year’s event also includes a video presentation showcasing children’s artwork that represents the work of Martin Luther King Jr., a project created by Jackson School of the Arts.

Special Speaker

This year’s community celebration features Aidan Sova, who serves on the Growing Michigan Together Council for the State of Michigan as well as the Board of Trustees for Ann Arbor District Library, and is a proud Jackson native.

While attending the University of Michigan, Sova advocated for public legal aid with the Legal Services Corporation. He was one of the youngest members to serve on both the Washtenaw County Human Rights Commission and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist’s Coronavirus Community Action Task Force addressing racial disparities caused by the pandemic. Sova also interned for the governor’s office, is in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, and currently works at Google as an AI Product Solutions Consultant.

Tickets

http://www.jacksonchamber.org/mlk

 

Details

Date:
January 12, 2024
Time:
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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