Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast

34th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast

For nearly 100 years, the Crispus Attucks Community Center (CACC) has stood in Lancaster as a pillar of African American history and legacy. 

The Center is named for Crispus Attucks, a Black man who was the first American killed in the Revolutionary War, of whom the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “He is one of the most important figures in African American history, not for what he did for his own race but for what he did for all oppressed people everywhere. He is a reminder that the African American heritage is not only African but American and it is a heritage that begins with the beginning of America.” 

Part of the Center’s continued commitment to amplifying the Black voice is through its annual hosting of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast. This event, the Center’s largest fundraiser, annually raises $100,000 in critical funds for the Center, nearly 1/3 of the its yearly budget. 

Out of an abundance of caution and concern regarding COVID-19 and its variants, the Center will once again be hosting a fully virtual event. The theme is “The Fierce Urgency of Now” in reference to Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech in which he said, “We have … come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.” 

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To make a donation to the Crispus Attucks Community Center, visit CAPLanc.org/donate.

 

 

 

The 34th annual event will be held Monday, Jan. 17, from 8 to 9 a.m. in a live, virtual format. 

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Consider making a donation, CLICK HERE.

For more information on tickets, please contact Kristy Aurand, Chief Development Officer,
email: kaurand@caplanc.org phone: 717.299.7388 x3032

Improving Our Community

We invite you to join us in helping to foster a vibrant, diverse and prosperous community, rich with cultural heritage and educational opportunities by making a gift to Crispus Attucks Community Center.

To do so, please CLICK HERE or text MLK to 243-725

Your gift will help CACC improve the quality of life for youth and families in Lancaster by providing services that promote community prosperity, physical and mental health, and by offering programs and cultural events which preserve the African American heritage.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

 

Keynote Speaker – Aiko Bethea

 

Ms. Bethea is a leader, builder and connector, and has successfully navigated a dynamic career with roles spanning government, philanthropic, nonprofit and private sectors. After leading a legal team at the City of Atlanta under the direction of Stacey Abrams, Aiko served as Director of Compliance for the City of Atlanta and Deputy Director of a compliance department at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Most recently, she was Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting, Aiko uses her gifts as an executive coach to guide leaders and teams of Fortune 100 companies and global nonprofit organizations in removing barriers to inclusion. And she has been recognized by Forbes as one of the top seven anti-racism educators for companies. 

The volunteer MLK Breakfast Committee is made up of the following individuals:

Sponsors

Exclusive Speaker 

Dream Makers

 

Champion

Shultz Transportation

Legacy 

Community First Fund

Franklin & Marshall College

Gateway Health

Highmark/Penn State Health

Marotta/Main Architects

Millersville University

Shumaker PDT

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

TriStarr

UPMC Central PA Region

Justice

Arconic

Barley Snyder, LLP

Community Services Group

Danene Sorace, Mayor

Electron Energy Corporation

The GIANT Company

Lancaster Theological Seminary

Laura Schanz Consulting Associates, LLC

M&T Bank

McKonly & Asbury

McNees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

MidPenn Bank

School District of Lancaster

Steinman Foundation

Stevens & Lee

TCW-GAV

Tony & Sherry Chivinski

Truist

UGI

UPMC Health Plan

Advocate

Advanced Cooling Technologies

Anonymous CAP Board Member

Armstrong Flooring

Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home

Commons Company

Donegal Insurance Group

EHD

Elizabethtown College

Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP

Groff Funeral and Cremation Services

LNP/LancasterOnline.com

Murray

North Group Consultants

Walz Group

Woodstream Corporation

Work Wisdom

 

 

About Crispus Attucks Community Center

Since the late 1920s, the Crispus Attucks Community Center has been an anchor in Southeast Lancaster City. The Center takes immense pride in its mission to improve the quality of life for youth and families in Lancaster by providing services that promote community prosperity, physical and mental health, and by offering programs and cultural events which preserve and celebrate the African American heritage. For more information, visit caplanc.org/crispusattucks.

About Community Action Partnership

The Community Action Partnership is Lancaster County’s largest anti-poverty organization, helping income-constrained families move toward economic empowerment. CAP’s service profile interrupts generational poverty with programs that support families and individuals at every age and place in life, in the areas of education and child development, health and nutrition, household stability and safety and empowerment. For more information, visit www.caplanc.org.