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San Mateo County Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Celebration and Freedom Train
Monday, January 18, 2010
11th Annual Celebration -8:30am
25th Annual Freedom Train 10:00am Departure. www.mlksmc.com
(650) 377-8708
Note: This event is not directly sponsored the City of Redwood City.

For the 11th year, individuals representing San Mateo County, local cities, civic organizations and congregations will host the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration and Freedom Train at the Downtown San Mateo CalTrain Station. The annual Celebration, with continental breakfast, begins with an arts pre-program at 8:30 a.m. The Freedom Train will make its only San Mateo County stop at 10:00.

Harold Brooks, CEO of the Red Cross of the Bay Area, has been selected as the 2010 Honorary Chairperson and Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto is the 2010 Honored Organization for Advancing Civil Rights.

San Mateo County participants will join 1,500 Freedom Train riders to the San Francisco MLK, Jr. Day walk to the Yerba Buena Gardens event. Special San Mateo County Freedom Train tickets are sold only at the MLK, Jr. Day Celebration. Regular CalTrain tickets are not valid. Freedom Train tickets are good on any return train that day.

The 2010 celebration is supported by County Sponsor ReCology: San Mateo County. City Sponsors are the City of San Mateo for San Mateo, Notre Dame de Namur University for Belmont and Burlingame Plaza Shopping Center for Burlingame, Wells Fargo Bank for Atherton and Colma/Daly City, and McDonalds-EPA for East Palo Alto. Contributing Sponsor is the Downtown San Mateo Association. Print Sponsor is The Daily Journal and Broadcast Sponsor is PenTV.

Did you have fun this summer? We want to know! We would love to hear your feedback. If you attended any of our events listed below, we would appreciate you sharing your experiences with us.

1. Movies on the Square Survey

2. Music in the Park Survey

3. Music on the Square Survey

4. Jazz on Main Survey

5. Dancing on the Square Survey

6. Art on the Square Survey

7. Zoppe italian Family Circus

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