MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

IU¹s keynote speaker for the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, is an internationally known motivational speaker, successful entrepreneur and an associate professor of engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr.

Calvin Mackie will speak at 5 p.m. on Jan. 20 in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St.

After starting college in remedial reading because of weak SAT scores, Mackie concurrently earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and a bachelor of science in mathematics from Morehouse College. in 1990. He also holds THE MS degree and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.

Following graduation, he joined the faculty at Tulane, where he pursues research related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, energy efficiency and renewable energy. In 1992, he co-founded Channel ZerO, an educational and motivational consulting company and has presented to numerous civic, educational institutions and Fortune 500 corporations.

Mackie is one of 33 board members of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, the guiding agency to lead the state's rebuilding efforts following the hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He was featured prominently in Spike Lee¹s acclaimed documentary on HBO ³When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts.² He also has appeared on numerous news shows, such as the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

He is the author of the book, A View from the Roof: Lessons for Life and Business (Acanthus Publishing, 2005).

Complete information about all IU King Day events is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~mlkjr/.

A DAY ON! - Children's Health Day

Shalom Community Center will host its fourth annual Children's Health Day, targeting families with children who are living in poverty, on January 21st from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Volunteers will participate as support to the Mobile Dentist clinic and other participating agencies, facilitating children's activities, coordinating food services and distributing take-home packets of health care products and supplies. All ages welcome! For more information contact: Mary Andrus-Overley at 334-5728 or mao.shalom@yahoo.com (www.hoosier.net/~shalom).

A DAY ON! - Decorative Tile Painting

On MLK Day, January 21st, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., volunteers will work with tenants and children from The Rise, Middle Way's Transitional Housing Program, to add warmth, color and vibrancy to the common areas of the building. Volunteers will be paired with families to paint ceramic tiles to form a decorative back splash for the drinking fountain in the lobby. Volunteers will also learn about domestic violence and the programs provided at The Rise and Middle Way House. Minimum age is 14. For more information contact: Forest King at 337-4510 or foresttracyking@gmail.com (www.bloomington.in.us/~mwhouse/therise).

Buskirk-Chumley Theater presents Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration

Date: Jan 21, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM

Mayor Mark Kruzan invites the community to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, preceded by a reception at the First United Methodist Church featuring a display of students' winning Web designs, awarding of prizes to the designers, and refreshments at 5 p.m. Both the program and reception are free and open to the public. Speakers at the Buskirk-Chumley include Mayor Kruzan, Ivy Tech-Bloomington Chancellor John Whikehart, City of Bloomington King Commission Chair Barbara Fuqua, and others, and the celebration features performances by the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble directed by Professor Keith McCutchen and music by Distinguished Professor David Baker, presentation of the Commission's Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award, announcement of the winners of the Commission's Web Design contest, announcement of the book selected for "One Book One Bloomington and Beyond" project, and recognition of volunteers who participated in "A Day On! Not A Day Off." Information about the MLK Day Celebration is available online at http://www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd, or by calling Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator in the City's Community and Family Resources Department, at 812-349-3471.

More Contact Info: 812-349-3471
Other Info: Both the program and reception are free and open to the public.
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47408

Celebrate A Day On! Not A Day Off

Save the date! The City of Bloomington's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission invites you to participate in an active celebration of the holiday on Monday, January 21st. Since many businesses are closed and there are no classes that day, why not get involved in the community-wide effort to provide meaningful service? A wide variety of volunteer opportunities for all ages are available. Local projects needing volunteers are posted at my.mlkday.gov. For more information
contact: Craig Brenner at 349-3471 or brennerc@bloomington.in.gov (www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd).

Hoosier Hills MLK Day Volunteers

As the calendar year begins to wrap up, we at the food bank are already looking ahead to the exciting events that will be kicking off 2008! First and foremost is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day - "A Day On, Not A Day Off". Taking place on Monday, January 21, 2008, we will be hosting
volunteers all day long from 9 am through 7pm.

We will be doing similar work this year folding paper bags and placing stickers on them in preparation for our large Live From Bloomington food drive in April. Volunteers are welcome to decorate bags with messages of hunger, as done last year. A few groups may be able to work at the Cook Warehouse on our two USDA programs, packing boxes of food or staging pallets in preparation for distribution. We are also looking for additional help for our Repack session that evening, which will begin at 5:30pm.

Please get back to me as soon as possible to schedule a time for your group to come help out! Even if you are not sure of the exact number of volunteers, schedule a block of time now before the day fills up!! We greatly appreciated all of your help last year and really hope we can
share the day with you all again this January!

Kim Kanney
Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Volunteer Coordinator
812.334.8374
volunteer@hhfoodbank.org