Bristol Community College is making changes to its celebration of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Bristol Community College celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. with free community breakfast and NEW service workshops on Monday, January 20, 2020
For its 20th anniversary, Bristol Community College is transforming the college’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast, on Monday, January 20, 2020, into an all-new, interactive Day of Service, serving multiple age groups and community offerings. Following the breakfast and a brief program, including a keynote presentation by Marquis Taylor, founder of the school improvement initiative Coaching 4 Change, guests will have the option to visit multiple fun and engaging workshops and activities throughout the Bristol Fall River Campus.
The annual celebration will be held on Monday, January 20, 2020, beginning in the Commonwealth College Center (G Building) Cafeteria, on the Bristol Community College Fall River Campus, 777 Elsbree Street. The breakfast and brief program, which includes a keynote address, as well as entertainment by Mia Vaughn, will begin at 8:30 a.m., before transitioning to workshops and activities at 10:30 a.m.
New additions to the event include 90-minute workshops, about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., personal empowerment, financial literacy, a theatre workshop, as well as a motivational youth basketball clinic and more! For the most updated list of Day of Service workshops and activities at this year’s event, including descriptions and registration details, please visit http://www.bristolcc.edu/mlk.
Marquis Taylor founded Coaching for Change while attending graduate school, at the age of 27. Marquis’ passion is inspiring people to understand that where you start is not where you have to end up. He encourages young people to fight negativity by taking action, evaluating and thinking differently. Growing up in a low-income community in South Central Los Angeles, he witnessed violence, experienced failure and overcame many challenges, which led him to dedicate himself to motivating others.
He graduated from Stonehill College with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and earned his Master of Education in Teaching from Smith College, in Northhampton, MA. He has also be honored as an Echoing Green Fellow and Pahara Institute NextGen Fellow. He has been featured in Boston.com, Harvard Business Review, People Magazine, Huffington Post, CBS, and CNN.
For more information about the 20th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast and Day of Service, please visit http://www.bristolcc.edu/mlk.
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