Scottsdale Community Celebrating Diversity hosts beloved MLK event
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Scottsdale Community Celebrating Diversity is seeking nominations for its annual Diversity Champions awards.
The selected nominees are recognized and honored each year at the annual Scottsdale Celebrates MLK Jr. community dinner event, which is 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at The Fieldhouse at Scottsdale Stadium.
Of Note: Make nominations HERE.
“Scottsdale’s Diversity Champions are individuals who exemplify the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and who have enriched and impacted the Scottsdale community through their work and/or volunteerism by empowering others,” said CCD Board Member Michelle Pabis.
Each Diversity Champion Award recipient is a person who has greatly impacted Scottsdale by empowering others.
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., they will have lived, worked, or volunteered in the community to bring diverse groups together and to promote civil and human rights in the pursuit of justice for all, Community Celebrating Diversity representatives tell the Digital Free Press.
The nomination process is open. Deadline is noon Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Make a nomination HERE.
Nominators will be asked to provide a one-page written statement describing the nominee’s accomplishments and community involvement that describe how the nominee encouraged positive human relations in Scottsdale and personified Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence, unity, and respect for all people.
Eligible nominees must live, work or volunteer in Scottsdale.
Kris Cano and Dr. Velma Trayham were recognized as the 2024 Diversity Champions, joining the many other Diversity Champions honored since the recognition program started in 2001.
