Fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream

“Fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream Through Education” will be the subject of the Sunday, January 19 meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville. Two programs will be highlighted in the panel presentation: Read to Succeed, and the MacNolia Cox Spelling Bee, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Marjorie Locke will discuss the range of after-school enrichment programs offered by Delta House, highlighting the spelling bee, which is named in honor of the first black child to become a finalist in the national spelling bee in 1936.

Read to Succeed (R2S) will be presented by three speakers: Isaac Coleman, focusing on the origin and founding of the program; Catherine Alter, discussing the current program’s goals, objects, and methods; and Pat Bastian, who will describe her experiences as an R2S tutor.

The meeting is held from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road in North Asheville (off Merrimon Avenue near UNCA). A discussion period follows the presentation, followed by informal conversation.

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