USC Sumter to Host 18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk 2018
Sumter, SC (01/03/2018) — USC Sumter will host the 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk on Monday, January 15, 2018. The Dream Walk is a community effort created to acknowledge and celebrate the meaning and purpose of the holiday. Dream Walk 2018 is a 3-mile walk starting and ending at the USC Sumter Nettles Building. Registration for the walk will be at 8:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 9:30 a.m. A program of celebration will be held after the walk at 11:00 a.m. to include a keynote speaker and musical performances. Commemorative t-shirts will be available for a $13 donation. The Dream Walk is sponsored by USC Sumter, Morris College and Central Carolina Technical College, is free and open to the public.
Core News Facts
Who: University of South Carolina Sumter
What: 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk, a 3 mile walk starting and ending at USC Sumter Nettles Building.
When: Monday, January 15, 2018
Registration: 8:30 a.m.; Walk begins: 9:30 a.m.; Celebratory program: 11:00 a.m.
Where: USC Sumter Nettles Building
Contact: Mary Sutton, University of South Carolina Sumter, 803-938-3760
Fast Facts
- There is no cost to walk.
- Commemorative t-shirts will be available for a $13 donation; (2XL and
- 3XL will be $15.)
- Refreshments for walkers will be available.
- The Dream Walk is sponsored by USC Sumter, Morris College and Central Carolina Technical College.
- The theme this year is "This Situation Can and Will be Changed"
- Keynote Speaker: TBD
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Misty Hatfield, director of Marketing and Public Relations, 938-3728, hatfielm@uscsumter.eduShare this Story
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