Falmouth MLK National Holiday Community Breakfast: RSVP now

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Everyone is invited to join in Falmouth’s community celebration of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 2025 MLK National Holiday Community Breakfast. This event will be held at the Coonamessett Inn in Falmouth on Monday, January 20 from 9:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. Secure your tickets ($30 adults / $15 students) by the January 15 deadline at the No Place for Hate – Falmouth website: www.npfhfalmouth.org. There you can find instructions on how to order a ticket by mail. Please contact No Place for Hate – Falmouth at npfhfalmouth@gmail.com if you require financial assistance to attend. Additional donations are also accepted to help offset the cost of this event. Space permitting, tickets will be sold at the door at the cost of $35 for adults and $20 for students.

The morning will include a full breakfast, live musical entertainment, participation by Falmouth students, and will feature a presentation on “Dr. King’s Work and the Power of Mentorship ” by keynote speaker James Morton, retired CEO of YMCA of Greater Boston, with additional comments from Cape-based community organizations about their mentoring programs opportunities.
Mr. Morton, a dynamic public speaker, will share the powerful story of how mentors contributed to his personal and professional development and reflect on the power of mentorship within the legacy of Dr. King. James Morton served as President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston and previously held this position in both Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts. He has a deep professional connection to work force development and education and, for 18 years, practiced law in greater Boston and Springfield, with a focus on housing, small business development, domestic relations, and contracts. In 2020, he was recognized as one of Boston’s Power 50 by the Boston Business Journal for his leadership during the Coronavirus health crisis and, in 2021, he was named one of the 100 Most Influential People by Boston Magazine.

No Place for Hate – Falmouth will also recognize the L.I.N.K. (Linking Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge) as recipient of its 2025 Civic Leadership Award. L.I.N.K., a local Cape Cod organization seeking pathways to understanding and reciprocity between the non-Native community and the Wampanoag Nation. The non-profit was formed in late 2021 by co-founders, Marilyn Hajer and Paula Pace. L.I.N.K.’s goal, long-term, is to contribute to building authentic relations and partnerships with Wampanoag members by listening to and honoring Native needs and concerns, recognizing their contributions. L.I.N.K. seeks active collaboration with community groups and organizations to change the current environment of societal injustice and to heal relations.

Participants are invited to bring a donation for the Brazilian Resource Center in Hyannis, which seeks any of these items: rice, beans, pasta, shampoo and moisturizing lotion.
This breakfast is hosted and organized by No Place for Hate - Falmouth, which works to combat bias, build bridges, and promote respect for everyone in our community through advocacy and education, partnering with Falmouth Public Schools, Falmouth Education Foundation and other civic groups.