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11:45 am Carlisle Town Band 
 
Noon Welcome: Master of Ceremonies, Representative Al Masland, introduces 
Sonya Browne, Unity Celebration Steering Committee, 
and Carlisle Mayor Kirk Wilson 

12:05 pm Invocation:
Reverend Lawrence Henryhand 
Father Andrew Fontanella
Mr. Tom Drucker 

12:10 pm Star Spangled Banner performed by the Dickinson College Choir,
followed by Closer to Fine and I Shall be Released
Baha'i singing group, Joy, performs Lift Every Voice and Sing 

12:25 pm Greetings from Community Leaders:
Paula Harris, President, Greater Harrisburg Chapter, NAACP
Trent Hargrove, Pennsylvania Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Josh Bartash, Assistant Director, Regional Office, Jewish Anti-Defamation League 

12:45 pm Performance by alternative rock band School Yard Bullies 

1:00 pm Remarks by Dr. William Durden, President of Dickinson College
Unity Declaration by the Cumberland County Bar Association 

1:05 pm Cultural Expressions:
Maureen Ferguson and Dyan Owens
Yasmine Moor 
 
1:15-2:00 pm Performance by R&B/Soul band Blitz Dynette 
 
2:00pm Community Voices:
Yongyi Song
Miriam Kessler
Carlisle High School Show Choir: Singers Unlimited
David Hernandez
Lonna Malmsheimer
Day Spring Ministries Choir 

2:50 pm Peter Alexander sings: His Eye is on the Sparrow 

2:55 pm Remarks by Unity Celebration Co-chairs Floyd Stokes and Ginny Appleman 

3:00 pm Peter Alexander leads the audience in We Shall Overcome