Black History Luncheon growing in Seneca

Over 350 people attended the sixth annual Black History Luncheon hosted by the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum (BLSCM) and the City of Seneca on Friday at the Seneca River Family Institute. Seneca City Administrator Greg Dietterick said it is great to see so many people interested in celebrating the African-American community. “We are here to recognize the African-American community, which has been such a strong community and has been so good for Seneca. The participation is overwhelming, this event gets bigger and bigger every year. Its gratifying to know that when we first started there were just a handful of people and now we have to turn people away because we ran out of room for them. We have over 350 people here today with a great guest speaker. This is a great thing for the community and the city. I just fully enjoy it. I’m amazed at how big it has gotten and I can’t imagine how big it will grow to be because as we keep adding to our museums; the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum is growing like crazy with a great board, I mean the sky is the limit. I think you will see this event grow from 350 to 800 in no time at all. Its gratifying and great to be a part of it.” The Honorable Merl Code Sr. served as the guest speaker at the luncheon.