DATE:             January 16, 2012 (MLK Jr. Holiday)

TIME:              7:00 a.m. – Breakfast Begins

                        8:00 a.m. – Program Begins

PLACE:          St. Bridget’s Fellowship Hall

          211 East Division St

          River Falls WI 54022

TICKETS:       $5.00 Donation (children under 5 free)

             Great Gift Idea!

After December 15, 2011 buy tickets at:

Whole Earth Grocery, 126 S Main St, River Falls (715-425-7971)

Dish & the Spoon Café, 208 North Main St, River Falls (715-426-9392)

                                         or call Kathy Scott at 715-426-3510

DONATION:                    Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Inc.

RECIPIENT:                  www.turningpoint-wi.org; New Text Hotline: 715-821-8626

PROGRAM:               Hot breakfast (vegan option available)

River Falls Community Gospel Choir

2012 River Falls MLK Jr. Youth Emerging Legend Award(s)

Youth Poetry Contest Winner(s) read their poetry

Youth Placemat Art

                       ----Live broadcast of Naomi Tutu’s keynote speech from Twin Cities breakfast

HOW YOU                    *Nominate a Youth who exemplifies service to others in our

CAN HELP:                     River Falls community for the MLK Jr. Emerging Legend Award!

*Encourage a Young Poet to submit a poem for the breakfast that takes inspiration this year’s theme and quote!

*Be an “I Have a Dream” Sponsor of the breakfast (financial support for Turningpoint from this event will include “I Have a Dream” sponsorships ($40 cash or in-kind donations from individuals, businesses or organizations); a freewill offering at the breakfast; and tickets sale receipts exceeding costs.

The River Falls Community MLK Jr. Holiday Breakfast and program celebrates the legacy of service of Dr. King and creates a springboard for looking past our individual needs to those of our neighbors.  Youth demonstrating this in our community will be highlighted at our event again this year:

MLK Jr. Emerging Legend Award:  Nominate a Youth who exemplifies service to others in our River Falls community!

A youth will be selected and recognized at our MLK Jr. Breakfast who has been an example of service to others in our community.  NOMINATE A YOUTH EMERGING LEGEND BY January 4, 2012 (postmarked U.S. Mail) or by email by January 9, 2012.  Nomination information and Nomination Form is available by clicking this link.  The selected Youth Emerging Legend and up to two family members will receive tickets to the event and recognition at the event.  Nominations will be reviewed and selected by the MLK Jr. Planning Committee.  For questions, contact Don Richards at 715-425-7467 or donrich3833@comcast.net.

Youth Poetry Contest: Encourage a Young Poet to submit a poem!

Youth Poetry written for this event is being requested.  The poems should be reflective of this year’s theme and quote:

Building Peace and Unity Within the Global Community, and

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  Martin Luther King Jr.

At least two youth poems selected will be read at the event, published in the program, and the youth and up to two family members will receive tickets to the event.  Deadline is January 11, 2012.  Poetry will then be reviewed and selected by the MLK Planning Committee.  Please submit poetry electronically in the form you would like to see it printed to: donrich3833@comcast.net and kathy.scott@sbwireless.net. For questions, contact Don Richards, 715-425-7467.

Youth Placemat Art

Once again, elementary students in River Falls will provide Placemat Art reflective of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and this year’s theme and quote.  Elementary students from St. Bridget Parish School and the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary School will be providing this year’s placement art.  For questions, contact Ann Leake, 715-425-7538, annleake@sbcglobal.net.

Become an “I Have a Dream” Sponsor of the 2012 MLK Breakfast!

To help raise funds for our donation recipient, Turningpoint, we are asking individuals, businesses and organizations to become “I Have A Dream” Sponsors of the breakfast by giving $40 or a $40 in-kind donation.  “I Have A Dream” Sponsors that are known prior to the breakfast will be listed on this webpage, in the program, and otherwise recognized at the breakfast.

Prior to the breakfast, checks can be made payable to Turningpoint, memo section MLK breakfast, and mailed to Kathy Scott, N8202 1155th St, River Falls WI 54022.

We Are “I HAVE A DREAM” Sponsors of the 2012 MLK Breakfast (this list will be updated)

The following businesses, individuals or organizations have contributed at least $40 cash or in-kind towards the breakfast:

• Dish and the Spoon Café, www.dishandthespooncafe.com
• General Mills, www.mlkbreakfast.com
• Hope Lutheran Church, www.hopelutheran-riverfalls.org
• River Falls Community Arts Base, 439 West Maple St, Suite 109, River Falls, WI, 54022, 715-425-7645 ext. 2109, rfcab@sbcglobal.net, www.riverfallscab.org
• River Falls Diversity Committee, donrich3833@comcast.net (liaison)
• St. Bridget Catholic Church, www.saintbridgets.org
• St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program,215 N 2^nd St, Suite 108, River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425-1100, www.scvrjp.org
• St. Paul Area Council of Churches, www.spacc.org
• Treadmill Embroidery, 128 N 2nd Street, River Falls, (715) 425-7088, www.companycasuals.com/treadmill
• Whole Earth Grocery, www.wholeearthgrocery.coop
• Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls, www.uusrf.org

River Falls Gospel Choir

If you are interested in joining the choir, please contact Carl Warren at 715-426-5215, winterlightfarm@hughes.net

Volunteer Opportunities:

Contact Kathy Scott, 715-426-3510 or kathy.scott@sbwireless.net

Publicity coordinator

• Volunteer coordinator
• Photographer
• Put together a PowerPoint for the program
• Develop a River Falls MLK website

PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Tickets and General Coordinator: Kathy Scott, 715-426-3510, kathy.scott@sbwireless.net, N8202 1155th St, River Falls, WI 54022

Publicity: Michaela Toth, michaela.toth@uwrf.edu, Trudy Ohnsorg, tohnsorg@hotmail.com

Food Committee: Rachel Iverson, 715-273-3167, iverson.rachel@yahoo.com, Faye Perkins, 715-425-8218, faye.j.perkins@uwrf.edu

Youth Placemat Art and Event Decorations: Ann Leake, 715-425-7538, annleake@sbcglobal.net

Youth Poetry Contest and Emerging Legends Award: Don Richards, 715-441-2397, donrich3833@comcast.net

Gospel Choir: Carl Warren, 715-426-5215, winterlightfarm@hughes.net

DEscription of this Event

Background.  This is the 5th year for the River Falls Community Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast!  A special thanks to the generosity of St. Bridget Catholic Church for hosting this event at no cost for us again this year.  The River Falls breakfast is held in conjunction with the main Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast that is celebrating its 22nd year and is sponsored by the General Mills Foundation and the United Negro College Fund.  Over the years, the main breakfast has grown from a relatively small gathering, to seating approximately 2000 people at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  This event grew through organizational efforts of the St Paul Area Council of Churches by coordinating six community breakfasts in the Twin Cities area, one of which is at River Falls WI. 

The River Falls Community Breakfast is held in conjunction with the main twin cities event at the Minneapolis Convention Center, which is proudly sponsored by General Mills Foundation, the United Negro College Fund and the St Paul Area Council of Churches.  Information about the main event and other community breakfasts can be found at the main website: www.mlkbreakfast.com; www.spacc.org

(Content provided by the River Falls MLK Breakfast Committee)