The Wake Forest community will again celebrate the life and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 17, with a light fellowship supper at 6 p.m. and a program beginning at 7 p.m. in Friendship Chapel Baptist Church on Friendship Chapel Road.
Wake Forest High School football coach Reggie Lucas and the members of the team who recently won the 4AA championship have been invited to the fellowship supper and the program, and they will be recognized.
One feature of the evening will be the awards to area students who competed in contests for creative writing, performance and art to illustrate one of King’s messages: “The time is always right to do what is right.”
Mayor Vivian Jones will bring a welcome, and Dr. Earl C. Johnson will be the featured speaker.
This year the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration committee will award two $500 scholarships to local high school seniors.
The event is free and open to all.
