- January 19, 2026
Mary Davis-Johnson and Victor Montgomery, of Omicron Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, help serve breakfast during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Rev. Emmanuel Swift welcomes people to the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Chrissy Williams and Tina Carlyle lead the national Black anthem during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Donna Tucker was the mistress of ceremony during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Pastor Gary Pelham offers the prayer during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Girls with the Ormond Beach Police Athletic League lead the pledge of allegiance during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Aiden Bond recites Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "If I had sneezed," during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Elite Dance Team performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Elite Dance Team performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Elite Dance Team performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Elite Dance Team performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion performs during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Damien Johnson and Damaris Robinson help serve breakfast during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Fire Chief Howard Bailey, City Commissioner Lori Tolland, City Manager Joyce Shanahan, Police Capt. Chris Roos, Police Chief Jesse Godfrey and City Commissioner Travis Sargent attended the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Victor Montgomery and Rod Smith, of the Omicron Ormicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, help serve breakfast during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Geri Brown, Fairley Brown and Joe Daniels enjoy the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Patricia Harvey, of the Daytona Beach Black Nurses Association, helps serve coffee during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie and Aiden Bond. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach PAL Athletic Coach Avery Randolph and Alan Burton. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Parks and Recreation employee Robert Durden and Tiara Glenn, recreation center coordinator. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Chloe Walker, Danaizha Walker, Susan Walker and Patricia Harvey, with the Daytona Beach Black Nurses Association, help serve coffee during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Robin Campos sings a solo during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Eulissa Boyd was the keynote speaker during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie issues a proclamation during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach City Commissioner Lori Tolland, Mayor Jason Leslie, MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle and City Commissioner Travis Sargent. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Brenda Loper sings a solo during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle presents committee member Belinda Davis with the event's Trailblazer award. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle and award recipient Belinda Davis. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Elder George Ward delivers the benediction during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
MLK Committee Chair Tina Carlyle is presented with flowers during the MLK Prayer Breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Monday, Jan. 19. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
God is intentional about us.
That was the phrase Eulissa Boyd based her speech on during the Ormond Beach Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast, held on Monday, Jan. 19, at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center. She shared her faith about Jesus Christ, how God was intentional with his life, and how his influence spread over the Civil Rights movement.
"In 1963, the man we celebrate today walked arm in arm with his Black and white brothers in a march on Washington to deliver the 'I have a dream' sermon," Boyd said. "He is intentional."
This year's event featured performances from the Ormond Beach Elementary Elite Dance Team, the Ormond Beach Elementary Stomp Percussion, as well as solos by local residents Robin Campos and Brenda Loper. Aiden Bond, from Experience Creative Arts Ministry, recited King's "If I had sneezed" speech.
Attendees received a free hot breakfast, served by the Omicron Omicron Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mayor Jason Leslie also issued a proclamation.
The event is organized every year by the MLK Committee and held in partnership with the City of Ormond Beach. This year's committee was made up of Chair Tina Carlyle and members Veronica Jones, Belinda Davis, Pastor George Ward and Eleanor Jackson.
Davis was presented with the Committee's Trailblazer award. Carlyle said selecting Davis was an easy decision.
"This young lady has a vision — she has a mission to be very resourceful to our community," Carlyle said. "She's someone that I can call on day and night. She's someone that, no matter what I ask her to do, she's there."
Davis has served on the MLK Committee for several years. In 2022, she also founded her own nonprofit, Healthier. Wealthier. Wiser. Inc. Through her organization, she provides monthly "Lunch and Learn" events at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center to connect people, especially seniors, with health care resources.
Her family settled in Ormond Beach in the 1800s. Her great-grandmother, Mabel Rose Baker, was the grand marshal of the only MLK parade ever held in Ormond Beach.
"Today, 50 years later, her great granddaughter – which is my myself, the beginning of the sixth generation — is being recognized today," Davis said. "And I'm just so overjoyed for it. Our family was about service."
Carlyle thanked the city for its partnership and said the committee is planning to make next year's event bigger.
"Please make sure you let everyone that you know know to come out because this is a celebration of faith, legacy, togetherness and strength," Carlyle said.
