FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:
MLK Holiday & Legacy Association, Inc.,
727-327-6555 or MLKholidaylegacy@aol.com
or Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 727-327-0085

Entry Forms Available for
January 21st MLK Drum Major for Justice Parade

St. Petersburg, Fla. (January 10, 2008) - The 23rd Annual National Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major For Justice Parade will take place on Monday, January 21, 2008, beginning at 1:15 p.m. in downtown St. Petersburg. Groups or organizations interested in participating in St. Petersburg’s 2008 parade can pick up entry application forms from these city recreation facilities:

Wildwood Recreation Center, 1000 28th St. S. or
Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S.

Parade entry application forms also can be downloaded as a PDF from www.mlknationalparade.org. The parade entry forms should be returned to either of these locations as soon as possible so the parade lineup can be finalized. For more information, potential parade entrants can contact the MLK Holiday Legacy Association via e-mail at MLKholidaylegacy@aol.com; by phone at 727-327-6555; or leave a message at the SCLC office, 727-327-0085.

More than 25 marching units are booked for the 2008 parade including Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach), Barron Collier High School (Naples, Fla.) and the Louisiana Leadership Institute All-Star Band from Baton Rouge, La. The parade route begins at Third Ave. S. and Dr. Martin Luther King St. S., proceeds north to Central Ave., then east to Bayshore Drive and north to Fifth Ave. N., disbanding near the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Vinoy Park area.

Vendors who want to sell items during the January 21 parade must be pre-registered and obtain the appropriate permits in advance. More information is available by calling Ariel Business Group, at 813-207-0003, or visiting the parade vendor Web site, www.spmlkparade.com.

Those interested in obtaining parade float services, decorating materials or reserving a float may contact Festive Floats in Tampa at 813-879-2878 or visit www.festivefloats.com.

This year’s Drum Major for Justice national parade is cosponsored by the MLK Holiday & Legacy Association, Inc., City of St Petersburg, St. Petersburg Times, ABC Action News/WTSP-TV, and 95.7 WBTP The Beat Radio.