The Thermal Belt Friendship Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. The discussion will focus on the recent showing of the “Soundtrack for a Revolution.” The meeting will be held at Roseland Community Center, located at the corner of Peak and Howard Streets in Tryon.

Over 60 local residents viewed the documentary on Saturday, March 26, at the Congregational Church in Tryon. Many viewers were visually moved by the scenes that played out on film related to the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. Individuals attending Tuesday’s meeting will be encouraged to share their experiences and to discuss how to move the mission of unity forward.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council is a loosely organized group of local residents that meets together to narrow the racial divide. There is not a membership fee to join the organization. The organization was established during the late 1980s, in response to a planned Klan march in Tryon. Individuals gathered together to examine strategies to demonstrate their lack of support for the Klan. Out of the meeting grew the first community picnic.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council has continued its monthly lunches, but has expanded its activities to include monthly meetings, an annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration celebration, Christmas caroling at White Oak Nursing Home and its annual community picnic.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council recently co-sponsored, in conjunction with the Tryon Fine Arts Center, a play pertaining to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Anyone interested in joining the many activities sponsored by the Thermal Belt Friendship Council should contact its president, Dr. Joseph Fox, at JLFox1@charter.net.