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(Washington, D.C.) Senators Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln, along with
Representative Mike Ross (D-4) announced today that Texarkana will receive
$10,000 in grants to encourage and support service activities in celebration
of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Pryor, Lincoln and Ross said grant money will help support two service
projects in rural southern Arkansas. The City of Texarkana has received
$4,000 to build a playground at New Testament Christian Academy in Fulton,
AR. The playground is intended to provide a safe place for children
before, during and after school hours. Volunteers have started to
build the playground, but more volunteers are needed, they said.
Texarkana has also received a $6,000 grant to help cover costs of 75
volunteers who will package and deliver hygiene baskets to 175 low-income
households on February 14. Individuals who would like to donate items
may bring them to the College Hill Neighborhood Center, located at 1102
Ferguson Street until February 3.
Pryor, Lincoln and Ross said that Texarkana will also host a prayer
breakfast, youth rally, commemorative service and black tie event in honor
of King’s birthday.
Pryor, Lincoln and Ross said the grants are a result of previous Congressional
legislation passed in 1994 making the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday a
day for encouragement and participation in service activities around the
United States. |
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