All residents of Kershaw County are invited to join the third annual MLK Unity Celebration on Saturday, January 13, hosted in partnership by Concerned Citizens of Kershaw County, the City of Camden, the Camden-Kershaw County Branch of the NAACP, Unity in the Community – Kershaw County, SC and the Concerned Clergy.

Beginning at 11 am to kick off the celebration, the public is invited to join in a “pep rally” at the African American Cultural Center, 517 York Street, and proceed with a commemorative march stepping off at11:30 am to end at City Hall, 1000 Lyttleton Street, where the celebration program will commence at 12:00 Noon. This year’s theme is “Living the Dream: It Starts with Me – Spreading Hope, Courage and Unity”.

Chairwoman of the Concerned Citizens, Ms. Ann Davis, exclaimed, “I always look forward to our gathering on MLK Unity Day to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy. He was an outstanding leader who fought so long and so hard for the rights and dignity of all people. Our celebration does not only reflect our past, but it gives us the opportunity to celebrate our future which includes our wonderful youth. It also reaffirms our commitment to make our communities and our country a better place to live for everyone.”

Program participants will feature students from the Kershaw County School District: Lugoff Elementary and Doby’s Mill Elementary Choruses, Ayla J. Neely, Joyce A. Edwards, Jaden M. Hayes, and Zaria T. Kelly (all of Camden High School), Little Miss. Addison B. Dixon (Seven Oaks Elementary School) and North Central High School JROTC. Other participants will include city and county leaders, local pastors, and community leadership.