Children of incarcerated parents will benefit from a community service project that was begun to honor the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event, rescheduled from January, is one of two MLK programs offered Saturday by The Kansas African American Museum in Wichita.
Volunteers will sort through the donations at the museum beginning at 11 a.m. Museum education director Christyn Gunter says they are requesting various items, including school supplies.
"It can be anything from pencils, notebook paper, backpack, books," she says. "Second, we’re asking community members to please donate clothing items for ages 0 to 18, then finally, snack items so that when students are returning home from school they have something hearty to snack on."
The museum will also host an MLK program to honor Wichita community leaders, including civil rights activists. The event begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark United Methodist Church.
Dr. King was slain nearly 50 years ago on April 4, 1968.
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