2nd Annual MLK National Day of Service

Via the African American Art & Culture Complex

• Monday, January 16, 2012
• Time

  9:00am until 3:00pm

Description

Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The African American Art & Culture Complex is partnering with ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA, MO MAGIC, San Francisco Mayor's Office, Rec & Park, DPW, SFMTA and CITIZEN HOPE to host a rally and a one-day volunteer initiative throughout San Francisco. We will start as early as 8:45 a.m. with breakfast and registration, followed by a rally with special guest. We will then dispatch hundreds of volunteers throughout the City for various volunteer opportunities including garden projects, tree-planting, clean-up in parks and streets, food pantry/kitchen, painting, letters to the troops, reading for seniors, and many more. Public Transportation is strongly encouraged to our site! We will provide transportation to volunteer sites for your convenience, as well as snacks and water. Tentative Schedule: 8:45am-9:15am - Breakfast and volunteer sign-up 9:15am-9:30am - Rally featuring Brando Hughes as Dr. King 9:30am-10:00am travel to volunteer destination by shuttle bus provided by SFMTA 10:00am-12:30pm - VOLUNTEER for as long as you like 12:30pm-1:00pm - Return to AAACC 1:00pm - Barbecue sponsored by Recology and performance by Tallent Allstars On January 16, 2012 we celebrate the 26th anniversary of the holiday recognizing one of America's greatest heroes-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the Inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009, he reminded us all that in 1994, Congress declared Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday a "National Day of Service." The President has urged US citizens to join or start a service event every year to honor Dr. King’s legacy and the spirit of coming together to make a difference in our communities. COFFEE, BAGELS, DONUTS, FRUIT, YOGURT will be served courtesy of Mo Magic, a program serving youth in the Western Addition community. If you would like to donate or sign up as a volunteer OR as site to host volunteers, please visit www.aaacc.org. Go to "Complex" then to "Special Events". Photos from last year's event can be found http://aaaccspecialprojects.wordpress.com/

Demonstrate What You Are Thankful For!

Sometime we take for granted how fortunate we truly are.  This year in particular, many people who normally volunteer to help those less fortunate, find themselves needing the very assistance that they have provided before in the past.  Whether this is your current situation or not, here is short list provided by

Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor, Fifth District, to help those in need this holiday season.  Happy Thanksgiving!

ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

1-800-870-3663 or 510-635-3663

7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621

Thanksgiving Basket registration starts Nov. 1st. Christmas Basket registration starts Dec. 1st.  Please call for more details and for volunteer opportunities and to donate.

ALBANY SENIOR CENTER

Thanksgiving Dinner

Wednesday, November 23, 3:30 pm

Admission: $5

846 Masonic Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

510-524-9122

BERKELEY FOOD AND HOUSING PROJECT (BFHP)

Thanksgiving Meal

Thursday, November 24, 2pm - 5pm.

Trinity Church

2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 649-4965 (BFHP)

No preregistration required.  Volunteers may contact Danielle Knutson at dknutson@bfhp.org

MCGEE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 24th at 12 pm

1640 Stuart Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

510-843-1774

No preregistration required.  If you would like to volunteer, please call ahead.

LAKE MERRITT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday November 24th, 1pm-3pm (Those who are eating can come as early as noon).

1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606

510-465-4793

If you are interested in volunteering, please call the church.

WILLIE KEYS RECREATION CENTER

Mothers of the Year Give Back: Thanksgiving Dinner

Saturday, November 19, 11-5 pm

3131 Union Street, Oakland, CA 94608

(510) 597-5042

For details or to help support the effort, contact Mary at 510-891-1395 or ksaveourkids@aol.com

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 24, 11 am—1 pm

5951 College Avenue, Oakland, CA

510-658-3487 (Mike Castner, Volunteer Coordinator)

Donations of money and food are welcome.  Volunteers can help beginning Monday, November 21.

2 STAR MARKET

9^TH Annual Thanksgiving Celebration

Thursday, November 24, 1 pm-4 pm

2020 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602

510-531-3576 (Abdo Alawdi, Owner of 2 Star Market) or alawdi@aol.com

For more information, please visit: http://www.2starmarket.com/

OAKLAND BLACK CAUCUS AND WORD ASSEMBLY

Thanksgiving Feast

Thursday, November 24, 12 pm – 2 pm

410 14^th St., Oakland, CA 94612

For more information, please call Geoffrey Pete at 510-839-4644

Please note: This is a partial list. 

Kasim Reed - Mayor of Atlanta, GA - Special Guest - Bay Area Professionals Reception/Mixer - SF Chinatown Hilton Hotel - October 28, 2011

 Bay Area Professionals

Business Reception/Mixer

Special Guest

Kasim Reed - Mayor of Atlanta, GA

  Bio of Kasim Reed

October 28, 2011

San Francisco Chinatown Hitlon Hotel750 Kearney Street, San Francisco

VIP Reception w/Kasim Reed: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Event: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  

HOSTS

African American Professionals Network

Glass House Communications

Black Founders (Start-Up)

Howard University Alumni Association

LinkedIn Bay Area Black Professionals Groups

National Organization for the Professional Advancement of
Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChe)

Requested Contribution - $100.00

For payment at the door, please make checks payable to: Ed Lee For Mayor 2011

No Corporate/Business Checks AcceptedFPPC# 1340520

Please visit http://africamericanprofessionalsnetwork.eventbrite.com to register. Thanks.

Kevin Brown's Discovery Kingdom Backpack Drive

 

Please consider supporting the Kevin Brown Backpack Drive at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this Saturday featuring Pete Escovedo from 10am-4pm.  All those who bring a backpack with school supplies will get discounted admission.

Six Flags is a wonderful destination for fun and excitement for all ages and just a hop-skip away.  Please check out some of these photos below.

If you want to make a weekend, stay-cation out of it, please consider staying at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Fairfield-Napa Valley Area.  It is a clean hotel with wonderful amenities.  The staff is welcoming and the service is impeccable.  Breakfast is included in your stay and the rooms are spacious.  For more information, please visit http://www.homewoodsuitesfairfield.com

Or, you can stay at the Fairfield Inn  & Suites - Napa - American Canyon.  It is affordable, close to the park, has a pool and gives you the impression that you are far away staying at a resort.  Breakfast is also included and the rooms are inviting.  For more information, please visit http://www.marriott.com/sfoac

 

Please support this worthy cause of providing much needed backpacks for our youth.  Many thanks!

Managing Your Stress While Building Your Business

• Overview
• RSVPs

Starts:	Saturday July 30, 2011, 09:00AM PDT
Ends:	Saturday July 30, 2011, 05:00PM PDT
Event Type:	Training/Seminar
Location:	Ramada Inn 2436 Mahogany Way Antioch, CA 94609 US
Price:	http://www.xlence.org
Website:	http://www.xlence.org
Industry:
Keywords:	Women, leadership, stress management
Intended For:	Women entrepreneurs Women business owners professional women
Organization:	Julianna Hynes & Associates

Attention Women Business Leaders! Come out and learn how to manage your stress while building your business!
You don't want to miss out on this amazing 1-day leadership workshop for women in business where you will...
-Learn about the key life stressors that affect you as a leader and business owner. ...-Discover how to use coping strategies to ensure continued success and achieve overall results in life and business. -Gain critical insight into how stress in one area impacts other areas of life. -Learn four key coping strategies to better manage your stress while successfully building your business!
YOU'LL ALSO DISCOVER HOW TO....
-Improve your coping skills during stressful situations. -Capitalize on coping strategies to better manage stress. -Identify, minimize or eliminate common daily stressors. -Be more flexible in the face of change. -Communicate more effectively in stressful circumstances. -Build strong support systems within your network.
$59 by June 30 $79 by July 29
For more information, contact us at: womeninleadership@xlence.org 925.754.6600

National Bar Association's Mid-Year Conference

Kappa Health Finance Literacy Community Fair 4/9/11

Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Guide Right Program - The National Service Program - Health Finance Literacy Community Fair, 10 am - 2 pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, 960 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607

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