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41st Annual Ecumenical Service
Sunday, January 19, 3pm
St. James Episcopal Church, New London
All are welcome to join a special ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our 12 newest MLK scholars will each play a role in this heartwarming service, offering tributes of song, poetry, and more.
The Scholarship Trust Fund empowers students of color to pursue higher education and understand and advance the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. These local students have been selected for their community engagement, leadership, academic excellence, and financial need.
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'Standing up and speaking up: Twelve honored at 43rd Annual MLK scholarship awards'
By Elizabeth Regan, The Day, October 22, 2024
Layan Faraj had a lot to say as a kindergarten student new to the United States. So she said it in Arabic.
Now a senior at Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton, she recalled the immediate problem: that those in school didn’t understand her, and she didn’t understand them. She ran into the rows of cubbies and cried into her father’s chest.
“I did not want to be the kid who was always quiet,” she said...
