Cherokee To Come Together For MLK Unity Breakfast

The annual breakfast, which promotes unity and tolerance among Cherokee County residents, will be held next Saturday in Canton.

Cherokee County's annual event to recognize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place next weekend.  The Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, coordinated by Allen Temple AME Church in Woodstock, will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday Jan. 19 at the Northside Hopsital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton. The event is free and open to the public. The unity breakfast will bring together local elected officials as well as "hundreds of residents from all racial, political, social and religious backgrounds to promote unity among the citizens of the county," according to the church's press release.  Sherri Monger, the chair of the event, said about 600 people are expected to attend this year's festivities.  Fox 5 Atlanta …

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Nominations Sought For MLK Unity Award

The recipient will recognized at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.

Nominations Sought For MLK Unity Award

The recipient will recognized at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.

There are only 11 days to submit your nominee to be considered for the 2013 MLK Unity Award.  The award, which will be given during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast in January, was established in 1999 and recognizes an individual who has made a positive impact on the community by encouraging positive racial and cultural relations. The nominee must be a resident of Cherokee County or someone who has contributed to the county by engaging in positive racial and cultural relationships on a local, regional and national level. The deadline to submit nominations is Dec. 31. Submission forms can be mailed to Allen Temple AME Church at 232 Arnold Mill Road in Woodstock. Forms can also be faxed to (770) 926-1103 or emailed to …

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A Celebration Fit for a King

A diverse crowd of more than 600 attended the 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast on Saturday.

Though today is the day that the nation pauses to remember Martin Luther King Jr., Cherokee County kicked off its celebration on Saturday. More than 600 people attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton, event chair Sherri Monger told Canton-Sixes Patch. Keynote speakers included Mark Hayes, co-host of Fox 5's Good Day Atlanta, and Don Perry, vice president of public relations for Chick-fil-A. The emcee was Ebony Steele of the nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Some of Cherokee County's largest employers are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is intended to be a day of service. To find volunteer opportunities …

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She's Bringing Unity to Cherokee

Canton's Sherri Monger is the chair for the MLK Unity Breakfast this Saturday.

When she told her pastor she'd take on this year's MLK breakfast in Canton, Sherri Monger never anticipated the response she'd get. It's the 14th year for the breakfast, and several changes were made this year. It took on the county as a partner and moved from Allen Temple AME Church in Woodstock to the larger Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton. And now, Monger is expecting about 500 people for breakfast on Saturday. "We didn't get turned down from any group," Monger said this week while on her lunch break. "Anybody can just show up Saturday." Monger, 39, laughs when asked how many hours she's put into the event. "Wow, oh wow. I'm always working on it." For three months, Monger and her 11-member committee have been …

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MLK Breakfast Moves to Canton

Since 1999, the breakfast has been held at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Woodstock.

Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Woodstock, which has hosted the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast since its inception in 1999, is moving the event to the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton this year. The breakfast, set for 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 14, is open to all Cherokee County residents. In the past, about 200 people attended, mostly event organizers and county leaders. Organizers hope the new venue will encourage a larger turnout from church and school groups and area residents. "The vision that Pastor (Carl) Moore gave us is to take it outside the walls of the church," said Sherri Monger, event chairperson. "We don't just want to community leaders to attend. We want the community to attend." The Allen Temple …

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