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Committee explores partnership with NAACP for MLK breakfast; volunteer liaison sought
Summary
The advisory committee discussed partnering with the NAACP on the annual MLK breakfast, possible venues and budget contributions and agreed to identify a regular committee liaison to support planning.
The advisory committee discussed how it might partner with the NAACP on the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast and the staffing required to be an active partner.
Committee members reported the MLK planning group will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. and said continued committee participation would require a consistent volunteer to attend. One member offered to serve as the liaison: “I’m happy to just be the liaison and do all of them,” a member said during the meeting.
Members raised cost and venue questions. Committee members discussed possible venues such as the Cross Insurance Center, which can be costly, and other community locations, including an education or campus dining space that could involve students in food service. The committee noted students or a local hospitality program could help prepare a meal at lower cost and provide community involvement.
The committee emphasized the need to be realistic about time commitments and agreed that a single, consistent liaison would help continuity rather than rotating the responsibility. Members asked staff to introduce a volunteer liaison to the NAACP planning group and to clarify what financial support the city might provide. No final financial commitment or formal motion was made at the meeting.
