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NC MLK Commission Invites North Carolinians to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
On Friday, January 12, 2018, the State of North Carolina will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with its annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing and State Employees’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC. Governor Roy Cooper and MLK Commission Chair Rev. James White will provide remarks on Dr. King’s teachings about nonviolence as written in his 1963 Strength to Love collection of sermons.
License to Give Trust Fund Commission Awards $287,000 Grant for Organ Donation Education
The License to Give Trust Fund Commission has announced the completion of its 20th grant cycle and has awarded a project grant of $287,000 to Donate Life North Carolina of Durham, NC.
Flag Alert: Lowering of United States and North Carolina Flags on Thursday, December 7, in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, December 7, in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
MLK Grants Available To Qualified Organizations
Raleigh - Grants of up to $1,000 are available from the Martin Luther King Jr.
Flag Alert: Lowering of United States and North Carolina Flags in Honor of the Victims of the Attack in Sutherland Springs, Texas
Governor Roy Cooper has joined President Donald Trump in ordering all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff tomorrow, November 7, 2017 until sunset
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