SAVE THE DATE!

2025 Ames/Story County Community Celebration

Monday, January 20, 2025
6:30 p.m. Program
Ames City Auditorium
520 Sixth Street (north side of City Hall)

** Birthday Cookies will be served in the City Hall Gymnasium at 6 p.m. **

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Martin Luther King Day (MLK) is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. He is most well-known for his campaigns to end racial segregation on public transport and for racial equality in the United States.

2025 MLK Celebration Essay Contests Now Open!

The Ames-Story County MLK Day Celebration Committee is hosting its 4th Annual Essay Writing Contest to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All Ames/Story County area high school students (9th-12th grades) are invited and encouraged to participate. 

Essay Contest Topic:

Contestants are asked to share "How Dr. King, Jr. impacted your life or the lives of family, friends, and community, which helps motivate and inspire others to continue his legacy."

Prize Awards are available for the top three Essays:

1st place prize: $500; 2nd place prize: $250; 3rd place prize:$200

Detailed information and instructions on how  to participate
in the 2025 Essay Contests are listed below:

FIRST
Download and READ:

2025 MLK Essay Contest Instructions

NEXT DOWNLOAD and COMPLETE: 

1. 2025 Fillable MLK Essay Contest Application

2. 2025 MLK Essay Contest Fillable Release Form

 ESSAY DEADLINE SUBMITTAL IS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024 AT 11:59 P.M.! 

2025 MLK Day Celebration Sponsors (to date):

Ames Alliance
Ames Branch of the NAACP
Ames Human Relations Commission
Ames Police Foundation
Ames Public Library
Ames Water & Pollution Control Department
Body of Christ Church (BCC)
City of Ames
Rotary Club of Ames
Story County League of Women Voters
United Church of Christ (UCC) 
Wayne and Edna Clinton
YWCA Ames-ISU