Fraternity holds MLK Unity Breakfast

(From left to right): Reverend Doctor Kenneth C. Doe, Mr. Johnnie Thompson, Lawrence “Baby” Washington

The Brothers of the Xi Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; Beaufort, SC, presented their 12th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Unity Breakfast on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The annual theme was “Agenda 2012: Continuing to Build the Dream.”

The Chapter recognized and honored three Community Members with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award:

Reverend Doctor Kenneth C. Doe (Beaufort, SC), Pastor of the Bethesda Christian Fellowship, Community Leader and Mentor

Mr. Johnnie Thompson (Walterboro, SC), Retired Veteran, Former Walterboro City Councilman, Tuskegee Airman and Community Leader

Mr. Lawrence “Baby” Washington (Seabrook, SC), Deacon, Retired Community and Civil Rights Activist and a former businessman

The MLK Unity Breakfast Speaker was the Reverend Doctor Edward A. Johnson (Beaufort, SC), Pastor of the Union Baptist Church (Port Royal, SC), Xi Gamma Lambda Chapter President SC District MLK Memorial Chairperson and a Guidance Counselor with the Beaufort County School District.

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