On January 12, 2017, the Sunstate Bank executives participated in the West Perrine Community Development Corporation Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast their 36th Annual Holiday Celebration. For almost two decades Sunstate Bank has been supporting the "dreams" of our South Florida Communities. For 2017, Sunstate Bank is again proud to sponsor the West Perrine Community Development Corporation Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The event that was sponsored by more than 33 organizations took place at the Miami Airport & Convention Center DoubleTree by Hilton. The keynote speaker Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., who is a reputed Civil Rights Movement activist, minister, educator, lecturer and authority on the strategy of Nonviolent Social Change. The event was also animated with the Motown Sound & like Music of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s from “The Old Skool Gang” music band.
The West Perrine Community Development Corporation Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast was only the tip of the iceberg for a celebration that had a busy schedule with events such as the “MLK Business EXPO” on January 13, followed by the “Holland & Knight” and the “Chicks & Wings” on January 14 and closing the celebration with the “Dr. King’s Holiday” on January 16
About West Perrine Community Development Corporation Inc
Since its inception in 1985, the West Perrine Community Development Corporation (WPCDC) has sought to address the redevelopment of the West Perrine area in a measured and comprehensive manner. A strategic plan of action was developed to promote the creation of affordable housing, new, viable business enterprises and to foster the growth of established businesses.
