Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee Announces Schedule of Holiday Events! January 18th & 19th, 2009

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 8, 2009

2009 THEME: “Honoring the Past-Marching Toward the Future”

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Calendar 2009

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“Western Kentucky University- Men & Women of Distinction”

This year’s calendar will feature 24 dedicated faculty and staff members of Western Kentucky University. Price: $7.00

January 18, 2009 State Street Baptist Church 4:00PM “Meet & Greet”- WKU Men & Women of Distinction Calendar Participants. Speaker: Dr. Richard Miller, Associate Vice president Academic Affairs Western Kentucky University

January 19, 2009 Memorial Breakfast – 7:30AM Girls Inc. n 260 Scott Way, Bowling Green Guest Speaker: Reverend Porter Bailey Rockfield Baptist Church Ticket price- $ 10.00

Information & Ticket sale locations: Bowling Green Human Rights Commission (270) 782-7900, Housing Authority of Bowling Green (270) 843-6071, WKU- Office of Diversity Programs (270) 745-5066

• 10:00AM Traditional symbolic March Justice Center to State Street Baptist Church ** Shuttle Vans will be available from 9:15AM at State Street Baptist

• Main Program n State Street Baptist Church -340 State Street 11:00AM Keynote Speaker Reverend William Sheals Hopewell Baptist Church, Norcross, Georgia

• Presentation of 4th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights & Humanitarian Award to: Alice Gatewood Waddell

• MLK Youth Activities 5:30PM n 7:30pm -January 12th -16th Old L.C. Curry Elementary School 1350 Durbin drive

Kaleidoscope’s Voices 4 Justice Program In partnership with the MLK Holiday Planning Committee presents: a week of arts and activism that includes dance, music, poetry and visual arts classes. Also Local guest speakers will lead discussions about Justice and equity in our community.

For more information call about Youth Activities call Kaleidoscope – Youth in Arts Program Lauren Cunningham (270) 282-4433