All are welcome to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County’s 36th annual memorial breakfast.

This year’s commemoration will feature a keynote address from Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.

The following awards will be presented:

YMCA Human Dignity Award - Terrence Porter, pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank and a resident of Scotch Plains.

YMCA Togetherhood Champion Award - Itzel Perez-Hernandez of the American Friends Service Committee. The Red Bank resident is a member of the Y board of directors.

YMCA Social Responsibility Award - Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ), who will assume a seat on the U.S. senate in January. He lives in Moorestown.

The two winners of the Y's annual MLK Essay Contest will read their essays and be presented $3,000 academic scholarships sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey Natural Gas, and PorterPlus Realty.

This community event will begin with registration at 7 a.m., followed by breakfast at 7:30 and the MLK program will start at 8.

Event tickets are $40 for adults, $15 for youth under 16 and $400 for a table of 10 and may be purchased online at https://ymcanj.org/mlk.