MLK COMMITTEE
Mission Statement
"Together in Unity"
The Martin Luther King Committee of the New Hope Community is a nonprofit (501) c3 organization. Our mission is to promote educational workshops on Dr. Martin Luther King’s Philosophy of nonviolence.
- To educate and teach citizens on the importance of voting. How to register to vote and where to vote.
- To teach citizens how to become community leaders.
- To ensure and promote annual MLK programs and activities.
- To ensure that the citizens of Rutherfordton are aware of the resources available from the MLK Committee of the life and legacy of Dr. King.
- To offer field trips to the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia and to other historical museums throughout the United States.
Contact Information
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MLK Committee Goals
- To award scholarships to deserving student whose goal is to pursue a higher education of learning.
- To offer a Summer Youth Leadership Program to youth ages 12-16. This program is held for three weeks in July of each year. The focus is on becoming a community leader.
- To offer youth and adult the opportunity to tour historical museums and attend workshops on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- To provide health awareness sessions to the citizens of Rutherfordton.
- To offer workshops on how to register to vote and the importance of voting. And to provide a ride to the voting polls.
- To work with other community agencies, organizations and churches on civil rights issues that promotes nonviolence, love, and peace.
For more information contact:
Helen Lynch, President of the MLK Committee: (828) 286 4754 or Doris Crute (828) 447 2674.
