(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. 20 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 an afternoon of inspiring speeches from a multigenerational roster of speakers, performances in honor of Dr. King’s legacy, and a community meal to conclude the festivities.
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.
“For more than half a century, Rockville Centre’s MLK Community Center has embodied Dr. King’s advocacy and the lifelong pursuit of equality, empowerment, and dignity for every marginalized member of our society. His noble mission lives on in all of us, and especially within the young people who will soon lead our society,” Legislator Davis said. “I am proud to be a part of the MLK Center and thankful to Director Patrick Morris, Assistant Director Sharon Sheppard, and Karen Mobley for all they do throughout the year to honor Dr. King and impart his message into the minds of our next generation of community leaders.”
PHOTO CREDITS – Office of Legislator Scott M. Davis