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Salvation Army to give invocation & serve hot cocoa at Annual Dr. King Celebration

January 19, 2013

Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee County Commander, will give the invocation at the 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration. Salvation Army volunteers will also be on hand serving free hot chocolate to guests. The event will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., and begins at 1:00. Hot chocolate will be served from Noon until 3 p.m.

The Dr. King Birthday Celebration is free and open to the public. Free parking is also available.

Milwaukee’s Dr. King celebration is only one of two nationally, along with Atlanta that is still held on an annual basis. This year’s theme ‘Fair Play, Good Will and Justice’ will include performances by local arts groups representing many cultures. The event will also include winners of the student speech and writing contests.

“The Salvation Army is happy to be part of an event that celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Major Roger Ross.

Dr. King once said, “Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t even have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…you only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

“Dr. King was a man who believed in service to others, a man full of peace and love, a man I know would support our mission of meeting human need without discrimination through the love of Jesus Christ,” said Major Ross.

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