Celebrate the Dream With Martin Luther King Day Activities, January 17

January 9, 2005

January 9, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - You're invited to join in the annual community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 17, from 12:15 to 3 p.m. The theme for the day, which honors the legacy of the great civil rights leader, is, “Contact -- the Reason that Everything Happens.” Sponsors include DePauw University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and Center for Spiritual Life, the Putnam County Public Library, Putnam County school corporations, the NAACP, Indiana Reading Corps, the Indiana Blood Center, Putnam County Division of Family and Children, and the Mental Health Association of Putnam County.

Events include:

• 12:15-12:50 p.m.: Readings & music by DePauw students in Watson Forum of the Eugene S. Pulliam Center for Communication & Media, 609 S. Locust Street. Open to the public. Please note: the program is adult-oriented.
• 1 – 1:45 pm.: Community Program featuring the Covered Bridge Country Chorus, Greencastle Primary School Singers, and Community Sing-Along at Ridpath Primary School, 405 Howard Street.
• 1:45 – 3 p.m. Art Show and Activities Fair at Ridpath School.  Activities will include an adult-child negotiation workshop (limited to 15 people), games and videos, and a presentation on Dr. King's life.  The bloodmobile will also be on hand to collect donations, and visitors may also drop off canned food and/or new children's underwear and socks, which will be distributed to needy families via the A-Way Home Shelter and the Division of Family and Children.

For more information, please call the Putnam County Public Library at (765) 653-2755, ext. 110 or Indiana Reading Corps at (765) 658-4867.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Gobin United Methodist Church on the DePauw campus, September 5, 1960 (seen in photo at top of page). His son, Martin Luther King III, addressed a crowd in Meharry Hall of historic East College on February 28, 2002. You can access a story of that event, which includes video and audio clips of the speech, by clicking here.

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