Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
8-25-2021
Abstract
Ouachita Baptist University has made a $50,000 pledge to help fund construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park in Arkadelphia, the first organizational contribution to the project.
The MLK Memorial Park Committee is led by honorary co-chairs and Ouachita alumni Fitzgerald Hill and Mitch Bettis, both natives of Arkadelphia. They are seeking to raise $2.5 million through grass-roots community efforts to develop the park in King’s memory.
“Ouachita has been a part of the Arkadelphia since our founding in 1886, and this is an important investment in our community and our shared future,” said Dr. Ben Sells, Ouachita president. “Our financial commitment was made possible, in part, by a contribution to Ouachita that allows us to join our alumni Fitz Hill and Mitch Bettis.”
Recommended Citation
Lawson, Felley and Ouachita News Bureau, "Ouachita gives $50,000 to Arkadelphia MLK Park project" (2021). Press Releases. 862.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/press_releases/862
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