Page 30 - MLK 2021 Booklet Clickable
P. 30

The City of East Lansing









                                                                                                                                                        “Out of a Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope”
                                                                                                                                                                      -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



                                                                                                                                      WHEREAS: On behalf of the City of Lansing, it is an honor to join the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
                                                                                                                                      Commission of Mid-Michigan for their 36  Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration; and
                                                                                                                                                                               th

                                                                                                                                      WHEREAS: For nearly forty years, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan has
                                                                                                                                      memorialized Dr. King through not only this event, but as host to others throughout the year including a
                                                                                                                                      scholarship competition where more than $15,000 in scholarship funds are award to students who apply
                                                                                                                                      and are selected based on academic achievement and an essay where they are asked to reflect on its
                                                                                                                                      meaning both internally and externally; and

                                                                                                                                                                        th
                                                                                                                                      WHEREAS: The theme for the 36  annual celebration, “Out of a Mountain of Despair, a Stone of
                                                                                                                                      Hope”, is taken from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and reminds us all that hope can be found
                                                                                                                                      even in the darkest of hours; and

                                                                                                                                      WHEREAS: We honor the legacy of Dr. King by focusing on bringing people together and breaking
                                                                                                                                      down barriers that have historically divided communities and the nation; and

                                                                                                                                                                                           st
                                                                                                                                      WHEREAS: On what would have been Dr. King's 91  birthday, we honor and remember that he
                                                                                                                                      devoted his life to advancing social justice, equality, and opportunity; and

                                                                                                                                      NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANDY SCHOR, MAYOR of LANSING, by the power vested in me do
                                                                                                                                      hereby proclaim January 18, 2021, as:
                                                                                                                                                              “DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY”


                                                                                                                                      in Lansing. I encourage residents of Lansing to join me in honoring Dr. King by preserving and
                                                                                                                                      continuing his sacred legacy. I again thank the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan
                                                                                                                                      for their partnership in honoring, remembering and inspiring us through Dr. King’s life’s work and
                                                                                                                                      legacy.
                            is a proud supporter of the 36th Annual

                                         MLK Day of Celebration                                                                                                                                            Given under my hand and seal this
                                                                                                                                                                                                           eighteenth day of January in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                           year two thousand and twenty-one.
                      Mayor Aaron Stephens, Mayor Pro Tem Jessy Gregg, Councilmember Dana Watson,
                                  Councilmember Ron Bacon, Councilmember Lisa Babcock


                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Andy Schor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mayor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    City of Lansing




     30  • 36th Annual MLK Day of Celebration Luncheon                                                                                                                                             36th Annual MLK Day of Celebration Luncheon  •  31
   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35