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Over 70 businesses, churches, and nonprofit organizations came together for four days this January to transform Gus Young Avenue in the heart of Mid City Baton Rouge. To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. volunteers worked to reactivate Gus Young Avenue by painting murals, fixing up houses, planting community gardens, and cleaning up blighted properties. This year over 4000 community members participated over 4 days to build on the momentum of 2016 when 2000 volunteers converged to beautify Main Street from Downtown to Mid City.
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2017 Many Thanks To Our Partner Organizations
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The Walls Project, City of Baton Rouge, Mid City Redevelopment Alliance, City Year, BREC, Star Hill Church, St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Cox Communications, Starbucks Coffee, BR Hope Zone, 100 Black Men, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, United Way, Forum 35, B.R.A.V.E., Dialogue On Race, Small World Intl, Baton Rouge Music Studios, G.E.E.P. Blight Team Ministry, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, State Representative C. Denise Marcelle District 61, Councilman Lamont Cole, Center for Planning Excellence, The Futures Fund Student Photographers, Build The Fire, Urban League of Louisiana, Louisiana Delta Service Corps, The Resistance, Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful, LSU Multicultural Affairs, Volunteer Louisiana, Forward Arts Inc, Lamar Advertising Company, Metromorphosis, Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Food For Thought, Laniebird Designs, Tommy’s TV, River Road African American Museum, Dezins Interactive, The Junior League, Big Buddy Program, Jack & Jill Foundation, Emprint Moran Printing, The Force Agency, #10WordStoriesBR, The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, Xi Nu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Madison Prep/C-Sal, The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Teach For America, Shopper’s Value, Baton Rouge Youth Council, Woodforest Bank, Thin Red Line Project, PPG Pittsburgh Paints, Progressive Social Network Baton Rouge, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, RICOH USA, Orion Instruments
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2016 //MLK DAY OF SERVICE ‘The Murals on Main Street’ were painted right in the heart of Mid City Baton Rouge in collaboration with 50+ organizations and over 2000 volunteers on January 18, 2016. Food & Beverage Provided By: FREE Coffee (Starbucks) FREE Lemonade (Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers) $1 Slices of Pizza (Schlittz & Giggles) $1 Plates of Spaghetti & Meatballs (Our Cousin Vinny’s) Entertainment Provided By: Small World Intl and Baton Rouge Music Studios, LLC
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Sponsors: Mayor Kip Holden’s neighborhood revitalization initiative, Love Your Block, Mid City Redevelopment Alliance, City Year, Southern University Jaguars Tennis Team, Hotel Indigo, WAFB Channel 9, WBRZ, DIG Magazine, LSUReveilleNow, 91.1 KLSU FM, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Pastime Restaurant & Lounge, Capital City Alliance, Erin Stephens Photography
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MLK Day 2015 reactivated the Nicholson Drive interstate pillars in Downtown Baton Rouge, LA. Featured artists Clark Derbes, Marc Fresh, Charles Barbier & hundreds of volunteers came out for a day of community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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