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Sponsor
Your sponsorship helps support the celebration and keeps Dr. King's inspiration and message alive today and for future generations of Arlingtonians. Your gift also supports the furtherance of justice and equality in the greater community including yearly scholarships to two Black graduating seniors of Arlington High School.
We are grateful to our generous donors for sustaining our work.
2025 Sponsors
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Social Justice Warriors ($1,000+)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington
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Freedom Fighters ($500+)
Barbara Goodman
Neil Osborne
Pearl and Garfield Morrison
Watertown Savings Bank
Marchers for Justice ($200 - $499)
Arlington Education Association
Arlington Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee Brookline Bank Calvary
United Methodist Church
Mary and John Deyst
Park Avenue Congregational Church
Civil Rights Patriots ($50 - $199)
Arlington Democratic Town Committee
Arlington Human Rights Commission
Arlington League of Women Voters
Belmont Covenant Church
Carolyn and George Parsons
Center for Jewish Life of Arlington
Elizabeth Homan
Elsa Gomes Bondlow
Eric Nass
First Baptist Church of Arlington
Janice Bakey
Jo Anne Cullinane
Kate Tranquada
Kathleen Bodie
Knights of Columbus Arlington Council #109
Linda Kang
Lindsay Tomlinson
Mary Winstanley O’Connor
Miriam and Will Stein
Nancy Leonard
Paul Schlichtman
Rahsaan Hall
Robin Cassel
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston [St. Agnus and St. Camillus]
Schools for Children, Inc.
Sherry Hahn and James Hill
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Temple Emunah, Inc.
Temple Isaiah
Temple Shir-Tikvah
Trinity Baptist Church ​
​In-Kind Donations
​We greatly thank the generous local bakeries that enhanced our celebration with donations of delicious cookies and pastries:
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Arlington Bakery
Butternut Bakehouse
Cookie Time
Quebrada Baking Co.
Roasted Granola
Trader Joe’s
Whole Foods
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Thanks also to the Arlington Human Rights Committee that contributes supplies and snacks.
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We are indebted to Swifty Printing for expert and steady help.
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We extend praise and thanks to Arlington Community Media, Inc. for magnifying our reach by live streaming our event and rebroadcasting it on cable TV.
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You can donate on the day of the event, via the link below, or by mailing a check to:
Arlington Martin Luther King Birthday Observance Committee
PO Box 320
Arlington, MA 02476 ​
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Thank you!
Nominate
Please help us to recognize a community member whose focus and impact on furthering the goals of equality and justice exemplify the work of Dr. MLK, Jr. Send us the town person's name, along with a statement of why he or she deserves the honor. Such local recognition is a hallmark of our observance. Your recommendation may be emailed to our secretary Kate Cubeta: cubetasofarl@msn.com or mailed to the MLK Birthday Observance Committee, PO Box 320, Arlington, MA 02476 by November 30th, 2025.
The late Ann Mathes received our 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award for her dogged pursuit of racial equity, justice , and peace in every facet of her life.
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