The Harriet Tubman African American Museum located in Macon, Georgia

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Join the Tubman Museum for several activities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18th, 2010.

Day's Events

10:00am    MLK Jr. March to City Hall
Hundreds march to Macon City Hall to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Join the West-bound marching group, as they pass the Tubman Museum on their way to City Hall. This march is 0.75 mile.

9:00am - 11:00am    Assemble Packages for Deployed US Soldiers
Join Volunteer Macon at the Red Cross building at 195 Holt Ave. in Macon to help assemble packages for our deployed military personnel.
 

1:00pm - 4:00pm    Neighborhood Clean-up
Join Volunteer Macon and Mayor Robert Reichert's challenge to clean-up Lynmore Estates (aka "The Peach Orchard"). Located in south Macon, Lynmore Estates was once a thriving post-WWII working-class neighborhood. This neighborhood has been left behind by recent development and expansion on Macon's north side. Macon area Habitat for Humanity has been working to revitalize this area through a pledge to build 20 homes in 2005-2010, plus another 26 homes after that.

For more information, please call (478) 743-8544