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| January 2011
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(1) - Sunday, January 16th
Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast
 | | MLK Scholarship Winners at a past Martin Luther King Youth Recognition Breakfast. |
What's the Buzz around the Urban League of Greater Madison? The annual Martin Luther King Youth Recognition Breakfast, of course! The breakfast is one of the largest observances of the King holiday, traditionally selling out and attracting over 800 people. Each year, Urban League recognizes nearly 200 Dane County youth who are exceptional.
In keeping with the King tradition, Urban League awards youth with a history of strong academics, school involvement, and community service. This year, with the help of our partners in the community, Urban League will also award five area seniors with Martin Luther King Scholarships. [Click here for list of awardees]
Sunday, January 16th | Doors open 7:30 AM Program begins promptly at 8 AM | Edgewood High School | Tickets are $8 in advance through Friday, Jan. 14 at 5PM, or $10 at the door.
This event usually sells out-buy your tickets in advance, or arrive as close to 7:30AM as possible the day of the event! [Order tickets online, use this form, or more information here]
For more information: www.ulgm.org/mlkevent, 608.729.1200, or agood@ulgm.org.
Thank you to our MLK Breakfast sponsors! Financial Sponsors: American Family Insurance | American Transmission Company | First Bank Financial Services | Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation | IBM | Lathrop & Clark LLP | Madison College | Murphy Desmond | Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation | St. Mary's Hospital | State Farm Insurance | UW-Madison, Office of the Chancellor | UW Credit Union | UW Health | WPS Health Insurance | Wegner LLP, CPAs & Consultants
In-Kind Sponsors: Aramark | Bagels Forever | Oscar Mayer/Kraft Foods | WP Beverages, LLC
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(2) - Monday, January 17th
Madison/Dane County Holiday King Observance
Featuring Charlayne Hunter-Gault
 | | Charlayne Hunter-Gault |
Charlayne Hunter-Gault made civil rights history as the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Georgia. She has since earned acclaim in her career as an award-winning journalist both on television and in print. She is known for her work in Johannesburg, South Africa as National Public Radio's chief correspondent in Africa and later for her work as CNN's Johannesburg bureau chief.
Monday, January 17 | 6 PM | Overture Center Capitol Theater, 201 State St. | No cost to attend and no tickets needed.
For more information: Gloria Hawkins or Edward Lee
Sponsored by: Madison/Dane County King Coalition.
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(3) - Friday, January 14th
24th Annual Free Community Dinner
Friday, January 14 | 4:30 to 7PM Gordon Commons,
Room B5 - 717 W. Johnson St., Madison | Free
For more info: Click here, or Ruth Gundlach, 233.5880
Sponsored by: Madison/Dane County King Coalition
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(4) - Saturday, January 15th
I Have a Dream Scholarship Ball
The Ball raises money to provide college scholarships to deserving students.
Saturday, January 15 | 6PM | Monona Terrace
For more info: www.womeninfocus.net, or Teresita Torrence, 825.4790
Sponsored by: Women in Focus
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(5) - Sunday, January 16th
MLK Ecumenical Church Service
Sunday, January 16 | 4PM | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2019 Fisher Street
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GET INSPIRED
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Contact Information |
Urban League of Greater Madison 2222 S. Park St., Ste. 200 Madison, WI 53713 Main: 608.729.1200 Fax: 608.729.1205   
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