MLK Parade and Fun Day in the Park

MLK Parade and Fun Day in the Park

By S. Jones

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02/07/2025

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 2025

THANK YOU to everyone that made the Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a success in 2025!

MLK Parade

Special shout out to our Grand Marshalls: Tammie Fields from Spectrum News channel 13 and the Lake Mary Little League WORLD CHAMPS! We even had an Olympian Omari Jones join in the festivities!

There were a total of 32 parade participants in this year's event including Flag bearer Antonio Ortiz, Oviedo Marching Band, Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenway Ford, Oviedo Christian Minister's Association, Mayor Sladek, Oviedo City Council, Oviedo American Legion Memorial Post 243, League of Women Voters of Seminole County, Boys Town of Central Florida, Johnson Hill - Washington Heights Community Outreach (including Bronze Medal Olympian Omari Jones!), Gril Scout Troop 2422, Mission Road Church of God in Christ, UCF Jazz Quartet, Hagerty and Oviedo HS BSU, SemDems, State Farm Insurance -Jeffery Cambell, Troop 608 and pack 608, Oviedo Bowling Center, Oviedo Police Foundation, Zoomin and Groomin, Sonic Drive In, OCIA, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Oviedo Fire Department, Seminole County Fire Department, and Oviedo Police Department.

Check out this Facebook post for pictures of the parade: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14twf3AzC7/

Fun Day in the Park

Here are a few highlights from the fun we had at Center Lake Park:

erok(1).jpg The Fun Day in the Park was hosted at Oviedo's Center Lake Park by DJ E-Rok and his live band!

hagertybsu(1).jpg The Hagerty High School Black Student Union went head to head with the Oviedo High School Black Student Union in the Brain Bowl competition. Hagerty High School Black Student Union won first place, earning a $500 prize, a trophy, and a year of bragging rights!

474382215_1044993180999015_7566141429630891404_n(1).jpg Congratulations to Lt. Jermaine Walton who was awarded the "I Have A Dream" Award from Oviedo Citizens in Action, during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. festivities. His dedicated service to the community makes a difference.

474581410_995452419074078_5786264799715760188_n(1).jpg Stage viewing area

473442140_1037572564842521_7916035975162152240_n(1).jpg OCIA members with Tammie Fields

474209525_1037572311509213_2279034010533367622_n(1).jpg Grand Marshals Tammie Fields (Spectrum news 13) and Lake Mary Little League World Champions!

Special thank you to our first responders for keeping us safe today and everyday, and for coming out year after year to celebrate MLK with us!

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