MLK Jr. Day scholarship breakfast celebrates 30th year

The Hartford Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and event sponsor United Technologies Corp. celebrated the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Jan. 19 at the Connecticut Convention Center.  More than 600 people gathered to help raise college scholarships for female high school students from Greater Hartford.  Since 1984, the Delta Sigma Theta’s Hartford Chapter has awarded more than $200,000 in renewable scholarships to 130 women. Pictured, from left, are: Veronica DeLandro, Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Peyton Suggs, UConn; Dantaya Williams, United Technologies; Danielle Wellington, UConn; Chevannah Hardie, UConn; and Velma Walters, Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.