Old Point Club Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Banquet
by Janet Brooks

The Old Point Kiwanis Club held its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Banquet Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009 at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, Hampton, Virginia. The program included a variety of tributes to Dr. King: Mr. Rufus Easter performed a piano solo; the queen Street Baptist Church Sons of Praise performed an interpretative dance and Mrs. Coretha Holland performed two saxophone solos. Rev. Vernon Harris, the keynote speaker, spoke about the Civil Rights Movement and particularly of the times he met and heard Dr. King speak first in 1955 and several other times during the years prior to Dr. King's death. The event was well received by all. There were four other local Kiwanis Clubs in attendance including By the Bay, Warwick, Mercury 64 and Hampton clubs.