The Rev. Dr. Tom Jackson will be the featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 23, when Wake Forest will celebrate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the twentieth year.
The stars of the event will be the children and youth winners of the three contests: performance, writing and art. The young people attend Wake Forest area elementary, middle and high schools.
The theme for this year’s event is Advancing the Dream, and it will be held at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church on Friendship Chapel Road. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a fellowship meal free to all and prepared by the women on the Hospitality Committee at the church.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. It also is free and open to everyone in the Wake Forest community.
Dr. Jackson, pastor emeritus at Wake Forest Baptist Church, was one of the men and women who organized the first Wake Forest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in 1994.
Students are reminded to get the contest information from their school, church, the Wake Forest Library or The Hope House. We are looking forward to a wonderful display of talent.
