Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute
Urgency of Now: One Community, One Love The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a time set aside each year, where we as a country, work together, serving others, to make our communities more equitable. We annually observe this day each year on the third Monday in January. As the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service, MLK Day encourages all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. The theme for the City of College Park’s 2023 Tribute to Dr. King is the Urgency of Now: One Community, One Love. The City of College Park is providing multiple ways our residents can honor Dr. King’s legacy on January 16th and beyond. For the full list of this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration activities, please visit www.collegeparkmd.gov/mlktribute.
ART, VISUAL ART, AND ESSAY COMPETITION In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we would like to hear about how Dr. King’s legacy has impacted your life. This art, visual arts, and essay competition are open to kindergarten through 12th grade students who live in the City of College Park. Students must submit their entries by Friday, December 30, 2022. The artwork contest is open to students in Kindergarten through 6th grade and must be 2D or 3D works that convey a visual illustration of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech. The video and essay contest is open to students in 7th through 12th grades. For the prompts, details, and rules for entry, visit www.collegeparkmd.gov/mlktribute. Submissions will be judged on creativity, clarity, content, coherence, and adherence to the theme. Only one entry per student is allowed. All entries must include a cover page with the student’s first and last name, grade level, email, full school name, home address, and contact phone number.