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Volunteers across South Florida are coming together to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and raise awareness.
Events on Monday include:
West Palm Beach:
Surface 71, a student-run organization, is raising awareness about plastic pollution. The group will be holding a cleanup event at Currie Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in honor of King.
Palm Beach Atlantic University:
Volunteers will clean up Coleman Park and the surrounding neighborhood Monday. They will also sort and pack toiletry kits and bagged lunches for homeless people and supplies for students in schools serving low-income families.
Boynton Beach:
The city is hosting a celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Sara Sims Park. The event will be held outdoors and is free. There will be music, history, education, food trucks and children's activities. It'll be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Boca Raton:
The City of Boca Raton will honor King with a day of free community events and celebrations, themed, “Engaging Our Youth to Follow the Dream." The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lake Worth:
The annual MLK Interfaith Breakfast will be held at the Bryant Park Amphitheater and will become a brunch at 11 a.m. The amphitheater is located at the Intracoastal Waterway, just south of the Lake Worth Bridge.
The program will feature school-aged performers, along with music and inspiration from interfaith leaders.
At 5 p.m, near the steps of City Hall, a Civil Rights sings-along with Mel & Vinnie will take place, followed by the 28th annual Candlelight March through downtown Lake Worth. The procession will end at the MLK “Ball” Memorial in the Cultural Plaza, M Street and Lake Ave. A brief program will be held there to recognize the accomplishments and legacy of King.
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