A parade and a breakfast will commemorate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Marlboro County Branch NAACP will have its annual MLK Day Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The lineup will begin at 10 a.m.

The event is completely drive-thru with a theme of “Racial Equality and Fairness”.

The parade route will begin on John Corry Road; turning right onto East Main Street, traveling to West Main Street, turning right onto Cheraw Street, and exiting right onto Ball Park Road.

People are encouraged to decorate their vehicles with a “Happy Birthday message” and/or invite family and friends to park or stand (in small groups) along the street in support.

There will be no closing ceremony.

All participants will be given a lineup number on a first-come basis.

Participants are asked to have the correct entry fee in an envelope, stay in his/her vehicle, and maintain social distance. Masks are encouraged.

Parade entry fees are $10 for a vehicle, truck, or van; $10 for motorcycle/ATV; $25 for a group rate of three for vehicles, trucks, vans; $25 for a group rate of three for motorcycles and ATVs; no charge for walking groups and or horses. There will be no charge for fire, law enforcement, EMS.

All proceeds from this event will help defray the cost of seniors 70 and older membership dues. Membership is the lifeblood of the NAACP.

The membership campaign will run from Jan. 1 – Feb. 28.

For information, contact Pearlie Lawson at 843-862-4744 or Michael Toms at 843-479-1905.

The Marlboro School Community Center will have its annual Martin Luther King Breakfast at 10 a.m. Jan. 17.

The cost is $10 with the Rev. Jeremy Bethea of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Mullins as the guest speaker.