2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast Celebration

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast

Committee is pleased to announce the 2026 Unity Breakfast Celebration is planned for

Monday, January 19 at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall on Blue Ridge Community

College’s campus. The doors for the event will open at 8:00 a.m., with breakfast

provided by “A Catering Couple” at 8:15 a.m., and the program at 9:00 a.m.

The 2026 event marks the 26th year of the MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast in Henderson

County. This year’s celebration focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote “You don’t

have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step”.

Breeana Clayton, Henderson County Public School’s Beginning Teacher of the Year

2022-23, will lead this year’s celebration as emcee. The celebration will host music by

Ray Mapp, the Sax Man, and a clarinet performance of Lift Every Voice and Sing by Dr.

Christopher Wilson.

This year’s celebration will put a special emphasis on the up-and-coming generation of

leaders. City Council Woman Melinda Lawrence will announce the NAACP Afro-

Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics Poetry Contest winners.

Additionally, Citlally Diaz-Mar, the Boys & Girls Club 2025 North Carolina Youth of the

Year, will share her experiences in leadership and her hope for the future.

This event is open to the public; however, tickets are required. Tickets are $15 for adults

and $5 for youth under 18 and can be purchased through the Community Foundation of

Henderson County’s website, or at their office located at 401 N. Main Street, Suite

300.Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the event.

For more information, attendees can call (828) 697-6224 or visit cfhcforever.org and

click the button on the homepage’s rotating headers.

Community Foundation of Henderson County serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Martin

Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast Committee.