On October 2nd the Martin Luther King, Jr. in Connecticut Committee made a presentation to the Simsbury Lions Club during their bi-monthly meeting at the Maple Tree Cafe in Simsbury. The Martin Luther King, Jr. in Connecticut Committee is a student led project which began approximately two years ago when two dozen Simsbury High School students researched, scripted, and produced a video documentary detailing the experiences Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had during his two summers as a young migrant worker on a tobacco farm here in Simsbury. The documentary examined the profound influence that the experience of living in a desegregated society had on Dr. King and on his call to ministry. The students are now embarking upon a project to raise $200,000 dollars to create a permanent memorial in Simsbury of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the impact that his time in the community had on his life. Please visit MLKinCT.com for more information and to make a donation.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. The 1.35 million members of this volunteer organization in 207 countries and geographic areas are different in many ways, but share a core belief – community is what we make it. To learn more about the Simsbury Lions Club, please visit http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/simsbury/.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. in Connecticut Committee thanks the Lions Club for the opportunity to make this presentation, and also thanks the Maple Tree Cafe for providing the committee with pizza and soft drinks that evening.
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