ARCHIVES :: 2004
CELEBRATION
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Special thanks to judges: City of Arlington,
Tarrant County College, Arlington Independent School District, Cooks
Children's Hospital, UTA and the Star Telegram.
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The Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Begins Jan.
16
Former Mayor Elzie Odom is Keynote Speaker at MLK Banquet
The Arlington 2004 Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration begins Jan. 16. Former Arlington Mayor Elzie Odom will
be the keynote speaker at the Jan. 16 "Sharing the Dream" Banquet.
Odom served the city as mayor from May 1997 to 2003. He has more
than 14 years in public service in Arlington as a city councilmember
and planning and zoning commissioner.
Every year since 1990, the "Sharing the Dream"
Banquet has drawn people of all ages and diverse ethnic backgrounds.
The banquet is the kickoff event and will feature the Sam Houston
High School Choir and Step By Step Dance.
During the banquet, scholarships will be awarded
to the winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. art and essay contests.
Winning essay writer Lacy Cook, a Martin High School Senior, will
read her essay entitled: "It Was Only a Dream, But It Woke Up The
World." Tickets to the banquet are now on sale at any Arlington
public library or by calling the Star-Telegram Customer
Service Office at 817-548-5400.
The "Sharing the Dream" banquet is followed by
three days of citywide celebrations, which will include workshops
for youth, a step show, multicultural festival, worship service and
musical extravaganza. The Chair of the MLK Celebration is Robert
Phanelson, a student development and education services counselor at
Tarrant County College in Arlington.
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