Dozens of people shoveled out early Monday to attend the town’s first MLK Community Breakfast, hosted by the Marblehead Racial Justice Team at Old North Church. Others came out to SPUR to make soup jars for local families facing food insecurity.
At Old North, it was standing room only as Marblehead resident and the town’s new grant writer Donna Pearl Cotterell led a community sing of “LIft Every Voice and Sing.” She and MRJT member Cheryl Boots also led the singing of “This Little Light of Mine.”
MRJT member Kristin du Bay Horton led a discussion, asking people what changes they could do starting this day, to make the world a better place. Answers ranged from bringng warm-weather clothing to a Salem homeless encampment to “love your neighbor.”
Marblehead reisdent Lottie Horton recited two poems by award-winning writer Amanda Gorman.
At SPUR, folks made 156 jars of dried soup mix, which will be delivered to local food panttries.
