Unity Celebration Schedule of Events

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