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Club Members Work to Bring Community Together through the MLK Community Celebration
By John ButterfieldFriday, February 5, 2021
Club Members Work to Bring Community Together through the MLK Community Celebration
Four club members – Trent Bowers, Matt Greeson, Nick Linkenhoker and Darnell Perkins – were involved in the planning and presentation of the City of Worthington’s 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration on January 18.
The hour-long program, presented virtually by the city’s Community Relations Commission (CRC), featured a collection of music, remarks and reflections about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a champion of the Civil Rights Movement, from people in the Worthington community. The presenters, who included youth and adults, reflected on meaning of his words and vision —his dream for racial equality—more than 50 years after his death. View the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration.
Matt is Worthington’s city manager, and Trent is superintendent of Worthington Schools. Nick, executive director of Worthington Resource Pantry, serves on the CRC board, and Darnell was a member of the event planning committee.
The CRC promotes an atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation among all members of the Worthington community. The commission acts in an advisory capacity to Worthington City Council on community issues related to fair and equal treatment for all persons. In addition to the annual MLK Community Celebration, the CRC annually sponsors the Good Neighbor Award, the Neighborhood Grant Program and many other programs of community interest.
Club members are encouraged to get involved by volunteering with the CRC on one of its working groups focusing on Age-Friendly, Youth, and Racial Justice initiatives. For more information, contact Nick at nick@worthingtonresourcepantry.org.
“In Worthington Schools we dream of a better place for each of our students, staff and community members. May we have the love, imagination and the courage necessary to do better, to be better and to work together to create something better for future generations in our community.” – Trent Bowers
Four club members – Trent Bowers, Matt Greeson, Nick Linkenhoker and Darnell Perkins – were involved in the planning and presentation of the City of Worthington’s 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration on January 18. The hour-long program, presented virtually by the city’s Community Relations Commission (CRC), featured a collection of music, remarks and reflections about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a champion of the Civil Rights Movement, from people in the Worthington community. The presenters, who included youth and adults, reflected on meaning of his words and vision —his dream for racial equality—more than 50 years after his death. View the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration.
Matt is Worthington’s city manager, and Trent is superintendent of Worthington Schools. Nick, executive director of Worthington Resource Pantry, serves on the CRC board, and Darnell was a member of the event planning committee.
The CRC promotes an atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation among all members of the Worthington community. The commission acts in an advisory capacity to Worthington City Council on community issues related to fair and equal treatment for all persons. In addition to the annual MLK Community Celebration, the CRC annually sponsors the Good Neighbor Award, the Neighborhood Grant Program and many other programs of community interest.
Club members are encouraged to get involved by volunteering with the CRC on one of its working groups focusing on Age-Friendly, Youth, and Racial Justice initiatives. For more information, contact Nick at nick@worthingtonresourcepantry.org.
“In Worthington Schools we dream of a better place for each of our students, staff and community members. May we have the love, imagination and the courage necessary to do better, to be better and to work together to create something better for future generations in our community.” – Trent Bowers