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Mostly Cloudy Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center hosts the 22nd annual Community Day in RVC
The 22nd annual Community Day block party at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center was a smashing success. People from all across the Rockville Centre community gathered along N. Centre Avenue on Saturday afternoon to celebrate in the spirit of unity and togetherness.
“Community Day is a common ritual for MLK to bring the community together no matter of their ethnicity or background,” Sharon Sheppard, assistant director of the MLK Center, said. “It’s an annual event that everyone looks forward to held on the fourth Saturday of August each year.”
Patrick Morris, the director of the MLK Center, helps organize the event each year as a way to showcase all of the incredible people and places that the west end of the village has to offer, including the many different programs and activities provided by the center.
Community Day also provides kids with a proper send-off before the start of the new school year, by throwing a big party featuring music, dancing, games, activities, food, amusements, and more.
“It was a fun day for the whole community,” Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley said. “Patrick, Sharon and the MLK Center staff really did a great job this year.”
The annual event additionally serves as a great way for residents to learn and interact with different organizations and services that are provided throughout the village, including the police department, school district, fire department, summer camps, and others.
Among these organizations are the RVC Friends of MLK, a nonprofit organization that helps raise money to provide support for youth, adult, senior, and community programs at the center.
Since its creation in 2020, the RVC Friends of MLK have focused primarily on supporting children in the community to provide after-school programs and lessons in science, culinary, dance, photography, and art.
The MLK Center is located at 150 N. Centre Ave. in Rockville Centre, and is open Monday through Friday. To learn more about the Friends of MLK or to help donate visit RVCFriendsOfMLK.org. For more details on programs and hours of operation call (516) 678-9236 or visit the village website at RVCNY.gov.
