Celebrating the Dream through Service Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration January 18, 2010

The MLK holiday event will feature a Unity Prayer Service with a keynote address by Rev. Joe Young an Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church of South Richmond, VA. The prayer service will be followed by a community reception/brunch for the Keepers of the Dream honorees.

Keeper of the Dream nominees will receive a recognition award, video/DVD salute to the winners and 2 tickets to the Keepers of the Dream Recognition brunch.

The event will also mark the beginning of the Semester of Service for Kinston area youth. Young Women of Promise has been selected by Youth Service America to serve as a Semester of Service Lead Agency for the project period that spans from Martin Luther King Holiday on January 18, 2010 through Global Youth Service Day on April 23-25, 2010.