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Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Celebration

Tuesday, January 22 Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center, Multi-purpose Room, room 1103
Noon – 12:05 p.m. Welcome to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Celebration
12:05 – 12:15 p.m. Musical performance of the Sengalese Drums: Diabel Diom, International Student’s Club
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.  Guest Speaker:  Dr. Bill Ingram, President, Durham Technical Community College
12:45 – 1:15 p.m.  Poetry and Martin Luther King, Jr. readings by The Final Draft
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Break:  Drinks and snack food items provided
1:30 – 2 p.m.  Musical performance by Voices in Praise (VIP), Gospel Choir
   
Wednesday, January 23 Educational Resources Center, Auditorium (lower level)
Noon – 1 p.m. Hygiene kit assembly, Verizon Conference Room, ERC (upper level)*
(Students, faculty, and staff are invited to assemble kits in the Verizon conference room)
1 – 2 p.m. Civility Chat: Theresa Fine-Pawsey, English Instructor
2 – 2:30 p.m. Break: Drinks and snack food items provided
*Hygiene kits to be distributed immediately following the Civility Chat on a first-come, first served basis. All remaining Hygiene kits will be distributed to Urban Ministries.
   
Thursday, January 24 Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center, The College Cafe, room 1102
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Video clips from the movie Soundtrack for a Revolution
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. The Final Draft: Poetry and Martin Luther King, Jr. readings
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Break: Drinks and snack food items provided
1:30 – 2 p.m.    Martin Luther King, Jr. faculty/staff choir and Voices in Praise musical performance
   
Friday, January 25 John Avery Boys and Girls Club
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Community Service**
808 East Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-687-4517
www.johnavery.org

Please contact Sabrina Bowyer, bowyers5754@connect.durhamtech.edu, for more information.

**Students interested in transportation to the Community Service event at the John Avery Boys and Girls Club, please contact Gilbert Umberger at umbergeg@durhamtech.edu, 919-536-7200 ext. 1410, by Wednesday, January 23 at 5 p.m.

 



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