The Crispus Attucks Community Center (CACC) will host its 34th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17. Due to the pandemic, the event will once again be fully virtual. The theme is "The Fierce Urgency of Now" in reference to King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.
The event is a fundraiser for Crispus Attucks Community Center (CACC) in Lancaster, which has been existence for nearly 100 years. It is named for Crispus Attucks, a black man who was the first American killed in the Revolutionary War. The breakfast is CACC's largest fundraiser, annually raising $100,000 - nearly one-third of the organization's yearly budget.
The livestreamed breakfast event will include performances, award recipients and a keynote by Aiko Bethea. Bethea is a leader, builder and connector whose career has included roles spanning the government, philanthropic, nonprofit and private sectors. After leading a legal team at the City of Atlanta under the direction of Stacey Abrams, Bethea 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 the head of diversity and inclusion for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting, Bethea guides leaders and teams from Fortune 100 companies and global nonprofit organizations in removing barriers to inclusion. She has been recognized by Forbes as one of the top seven anti-racism educators for companies.
Danielle Woods from WGAL-TV will be the master of ceremonies. Chip Cargas is this year's honorary event chair.
Tickets for the breakfast may be purchased at http://www.caplanc.org/MLK or by contacting Brittany Mitchell at bmitchell@caplanc.org or 717-299-7388, ext. 3099.
Sponsorships are available and will benefit the work of CACC. For sponsorship information, contact Kristy Aurand at kaurand@caplanc.org or 717-299-7388, ext. 3032.
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