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manity will launch a program
In light of the growing cost of
with holiday
Matt Hennessee
Tenyl Ross
King Breakfast
in Vancouver
Mosaic Blueprint is coordi
nating the Dr. Martin Luther
King Breakfast Celebration on
Saturday, Jan. 15 at Gaiser Hall
at Clark College in Vancouver
starting at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This
will be a true birthday celebra
tion honoring Dr. King and his
dedication to community service.
This will be interactive event so
be ready!
Speakers include Pastor Matt
Hennessee with Vancouver First
Avenue Baptist Church and Dr.
Terry 1 Ross, diversity director at
Oregon State University. There
will be a special performances
by Poet Emmett Wheatfall and a
vocal performance by Clairece
Rosati.
Cost is $15 in advance and
$20 at Door (includes southern
style breakfast). Pre-registra
tion is required and can be pro
cessed by visiting the website
mosaicblueprint.com/events.
D ream sp o n so rs in c lu d e
Hewlett Packard and the Mi
nority E m ployees C oalition.
D ream su p p o rte rs are the
NAACP, Latino Resource Com
munity Group, and Urban Entre
preneurs Network.
For more information, contact
D een a
P ie ro tt
at
engage@ mosaicblueprint.com.
Oregon Volunteers
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 6
Share. A reflection period on the
teachings of Martin Luther King
Jr. will follow the event.
N ew b erg - A m e riC o rp s
HOPE, LOVE Inc., and Boy
Scouts of America Troop 777.
The community will join together
to create handmade blankets,
pillows and inspirational cards to
be delivered to the homeless in
the community.
Organizations are encouraged
to register their service projects
w ith O regon V o lu n teers at
oregonvolunteers.org. A list of
registered projects in Oregon is
also posted on the website, along
with MLK Day resources, learn
ing tools and more.
The Corporation for National
and Community Service leads
the annual MLK Day of Ser
vice, working with the King Cen
ter in Atlanta and thousands of
nonprofit groups, faith-based
organizations, and schools and
businesses nationwide.
Projects are taking place in all
50 states and include delivering
meals, refurbishing schools and
community centers, collecting
food and clothing, signing up
mentors, reading to children, pro
moting nonviolence, and more.
O regon V olunteers is the
Commission for Voluntary Ac
tion and Service promoting and
su p p o rtin g
A m e riC o rp s,
volunteerism and civic engage
ment to strengthen Oregon com
munities. For more information
about Oregon Volunteers and
A m e riC o rp s,
v isit
oregonvolunteers.org
The Corporation for National
and Community Service is a fed
eral agency that engages more
than five million Americans in
service each year through its
core programs, Senior Corps,
A m eriC orps, and Learn and
Serve America, and leads Presi
dent Obama's national call to
service initiative, United We
Serve. Visit nationalservice.gov
for more information.
State of Oregon
Legislative Administration
intern programs
Proud to honor the man who
gave all Americans a share of
his dream.
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