(ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) joined with the Rockville Centre community and his colleagues in village government on Monday, Jan. 19 to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Rockville Centre’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. The standing-room-only event included inspiring speeches from a multigenerational roster of speakers, performances in honor of Dr. King’s legacy, and a community meal.
Legislator Davis currently serves as Vice President of the RVC Friends of MLK, a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to supporting and growing youth, adult, senior, and community programming for Rockville Centre’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. Since opening in 1971, the Center has developed a schedule of academic, social, and support programs for youth, teens, adults, seniors, and the greater community.
“Rockville Centre’s MLK Community Center embodies the core tenets of Dr. King’s advocacy and does so much to impart the lessons of his lifelong pursuit of equality, empowerment, and dignity into the minds and hearts of our next generation of leaders,” Legislator Davis said. “Anchored in his belief that ‘injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,’ each of us has a duty to ensure that the pursuit of his noble mission continues without interruption, and that calling is why I am so proud to be part of the Rockville Centre MLK Center. Thank you to Director Patrick Morris, Assistant Director Sharon Sheppard, and Karen Mobley for you they do throughout the year to honor Dr. King and honor his legacy through service.”
PHOTO CREDITS – Office of Legislator Scott M. Davis