Whether it’s through prayer or community service, Bronxites are taking time Monday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
“We can never forget the legacy, leadership and selfless spirit of Dr. King,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
“In a very diverse borough like the Bronx,” he continued, “it is important to promote Dr. King’s ideas and to teach future generations that President Obama is an example of Dr. King’s dream, in which people of all races, religions and classes are equal.”
In Williamsbridge, Trinity Baptist Church is hosting its annual celebration starting at 10 a.m. Monday. This year’s theme: Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!
The service, co-hosted by the borough resident’s office and Pastor Naomi Tyler Lloyd, will feature musical selections from the church’s Legacy Choir as well as the Blessed Quietness Choir.
In Hunts Point, up to 1,000 volunteers will fan out across the neighborhood in a mass community service effort to beautify local schools, churches and recreation centers.
The effort is being sponsored by City Year New York, a non-profit that recruits young people for full time community service.
Volunteers will be painting, cleaning and doing light construction at 17 South Bronx sites including Middle School 424
“Dr. King said everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. So we’re just trying to live that out,” said Alice Pak, of City Year. Read more..
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