28th Annual MLK Celebration Focuses on Family Financial Freedom
News Harris-Stowe State University
For Immediate Release
Contact: Courtney McCall
(314) 340-3391
28th Annual MLK Celebration Focuses on Family Financial Freedom
ST. LOUIS, MO (December 17, 2013) - The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State
Celebration Commission of Missouri will host its 28th annual kick-off
program, "Focusing on Family Financial Freedom." This year's
distinguished honorees are individuals or organizations whose work
centers on assisting families with becoming more financially stable
through various outlets.
The 2014 honorees include: Distinguished Drum Major Award James Buford,
president emeritus, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis;
Distinguished Humanitarian Award Bob Fox, philanthropist, Founder of
Casa de Salud and CEO of NewSpace Inc.; Distinguished Public Service
Award James Clark, vice president of community outreach, Better Family
Life; Distinguished Organization Award St. Louis Equal Housing &
Community Reinvestment Alliance and the Distinguished Community Service
Award William L. Clay Sr. Scholarship Fund. Keynoter Roland S. Martin,
journalist and nationally syndicated columnist, will be honored with the
Distinguished Chairman's Award.
Additionally, there will be special performances by The St. Louis
Children's Choir; Theresa L. Payne and The Best Dance and Talent Center.
Danita Mumphard and band will entertain those attending the
Anheuser-Busch-sponsored post-reception, immediately following the
program.
The kickoff, which is free and open to the public, will begin promptly
at 6:30 p.m., Harris-Stowe's main auditorium, Saturday, January 11,
2014.
Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a
four-year institution that offers 14 degree programs in the areas of
Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early
Childhood Education, Educational Studies, Elementary Education, Health
Care Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology,
Mathematics, Middle School Education, Professional Interdisciplinary
Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Affairs. Ranked by U.S. News as
one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has
been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable
bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri.
Courtney Z. McCall
Harris-Stowe State University
Associate Vice President for University Relations
HGA 110
3026 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
Ofc: (314) 340-3391
Harris-Stowe State University
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