WEST PASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Martin Luther King Day Celebration in Sims Park (2007)

Here are pictures from Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration held in Sims Park in New Port Richey, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2007. The event was sponsored by the African American Club of West Pasco and co-sponsored by the City of New Port Richey.

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Judges read the contributed essays.

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Welcome by Sandy Wright, AAC President; invocation by Pastor Ronald Smart

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Antioch Baptist Church Choir

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Right: Lavaughn McNary Jr. and his father, Pastor Lavaughn McNary

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NPR City Council member Marilynn DeChant; Pasco County Schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino

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Union Missionary Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir

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Mase Caine & Juice City/Diesel & Brickwall

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Judge Debra Roberts

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Left, not in order: essay contest winners: Melissa Holmes [1st place], Gianella Reyes [2nd place], Tyquann Dawkins [3rd place],
Laticia Holmes [Honorable Mention], Shenandoah Lizzie Hardesty [Honorable Mention].

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Left: Paris & Birds of Paradise. Right: Jeff Cannon, a member of the AAC, discussing pictures on his slide show

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African American Club After School Kids Club Dancers & Gotta Dance Studio

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Right: Patrick James, Board member, African American Club of West Pasco, and Heather Fiorentino, Pasco Schools Superintendent

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Right photo: Keynote Speaker — Judge Myra McNary

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