There will be a number of ways to show your appreciation for the work of the late Martin Luther King Jr. over the next three days.

This morning, you can do it by bringing taking yourself and your appetite to the annual unity breakfast at Jones Chapel Baptist Church.

On Monday, you can do it with your feet by taking part in the King day march.

The march, which is more than 20 years old, will begin at 9 a.m. with walkers gathering at Badcock Furniture and then proceeding down Main Street to Bright Hopewell Baptist Church for a special program.

"It's something significant we do to recognize that we have had some successes and that we still have a long way to go," said state Rep. Garland Pierce, one of the march organizers.

In the past as many as 500 have participated in the march. With President-elect Barack Obama to be sworn-in on Tuesday, Monday's events will take on a special meaning in light of what the slain civil rights leader stood for, organizers say.

Bright Hopewell's program will include speaker Rev. Gregory Taylor of First Baptist Church in Bladenboro. Taylor is the moderator of the Lumber River Baptist Association, and a graduate of the Morehouse School of Religion -- the same school where King studied.

Scotland High School's Imani Gospel Choir will be providing music during the program, and local storyteller Tyrus Jones will also speak.

Those not interested in marching should be at the church by 10 a.m., Pierce said.

Other events include:

Saturday:

- The Scotland County Ministerial Alliance will be sponsoring a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unity breakfast at Jones Chapel Baptist Church at 9 a.m. The guest speaker for the event will be the Rev. Paschal McNair, pastor of Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in West End. Tickets are $6. For tickets, call the Rev. George Ellis at 384-3371.

-Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Maxton will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration beginning at 6 p.m. Dr. J.C. White, pastor of St. Matthews A.M.E. Zion Church, will be the guest speaker.

Sunday:

- Greater Lighthouse Full Gospel Church will present Prophetess Tonja Powell of Bucksport, S.C. as the guest speaker at 4 p.m. Everyone is invited.

-The Scotland County Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unity service at Union Grove Baptist Church at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Jack Poe, pastor of Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Rockingham. Music will be provided by the Ministerial Alliance Combined Choir. Public is invited.

Monday:

- Hope Christian Church of Laurinburg will sponsor a Youth Day community outreach event from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. "Helping a Child Find Happiness" will be held at the Highland Mobile Home Park in Laurinburg and Lee's Mill Roads. Step teams, praise dancers, poets and more will be featured. Youth between ages six and 16 can get manicures and their shoes shined for free. Everyone is invited for food, fellowship and fun. Call 910-987-2502 for information.

- The North Carolina A&T State University Fellowship Gospel Choir will highlight the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College at 5 p.m.

The choir will be joined by Dr. Fred McQueen, a family practice physician from Hamlet. McQueen is a Maxton native. The St. Andrews Chamber Choir will also perform during the event.

This year’s event will be in Avinger Auditorium on the St. Andrews campus. It is free and open to the public.

-Anointed House of Deliverance will celebrate their church anniversary at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.