2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration

ONLINE TICKET SALES will start on November 22, 2020 - Off-line Tickets (will end on 1/8/21) are available from Active Brothers or by calling (864) 735-0880. The session opens at 11:30 AM and the program starts at Noon.

We also invite our supporters to consider other sponsorship options are available at our Solicitation Package.

We are honoring Mr. James E. Bobo as our 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Citizenship Award winner. Our event also features a Jazz Duet, "Serenade" featuring Angela Clark, and MLK Speaker, Revenard Sean Dogan of Long Branch Baptist Church.

The Scholarship Luncheon is the oldest celebration of MLK Day in Greenville, SC; with the first event being held in 1977. It has been co-sponsored by Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Furman University since 2008. This event serves three purposes for the Upstate Community. 

• First, it serves as a lead event for the Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter's and Furman University's community celebration of Dr. King's Legacy. 

• Second, this is the primary fundraising effort for the Luke H. Chatman Scholarship, which is awarded to Greenville High School Students in April of each year. 

• Third, the Gala serves as an opportunity to educate local youth about Dr. King’s Legacy and various programs that promote positive examples for youth to emulate. As a part of this effort, the Gala features various presentations and information about Dr. King’s message and programs which are ideal examples of his description of “Beloved Community”. 

• Finally, the Celebration is where we announce the latest award of the Martin Luther King Citizenship Award for Upstate of South Carolina. This year's winner is Mr. James E. Bobo, CEO & Owner, Community Informer News, LLC.