
Veronica Njuguna, a Westborough High School junior, helps Tyson Robinson draw his name during the sixth annual Community Celebration for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)
WESTBOROUGH – Westborough Connects, in partnership with Central MA Connections in Faith (CMACIF), Westborough Interfaith Clergy and Westborough Public Schools, has announced the seventh annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration.
The event will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Westborough High School, 90 W. Main St., in the cafeteria, and it is free and open to all.
This year’s theme is “Purpose, Partnership and Power: The Path to Civic Well-Being,” and the celebration will feature a performance by a Westborough High School choral group and speaker Jerren Chang, co-founder and CEO of GenUnity. The event will continue with small group conversations led by Jerren.
The event is one of only a few MLK Day celebrations being held in central Massachusetts and MetroWest. Participants are encouraged to bring a canned good for the Westborough Food Pantry.
A children’s program will take place simultaneously and will be run by Westborough’s pre-K-eighth grade Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Tara Gestrich, and students from Westborough High School’s Black Student Union.
Otha Day will lead a drum circle for the children, and all adults are welcome to join as the event concludes.
There will be a StoryWalk set up to enjoy in the weeks following the event located on the grounds of Fales Elementary School.
Financial support for the event is being provided in part by Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation and Westborough Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
For up-to-date details, and to register, go to www.westboroughconnects.org/programs