NEWS RELEASE
January 8, 2010 Contact: Frank Murray, 542-4835
Kimberly Camp, chief executive officer (CEO) for the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, will deliver the keynote address at the 19th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Bell-Ringing ceremony on the Columbia Basin College campus, January18 at noon.
The Martin Luther King Spirit Award winner will be announced, the Federation of Choirs will perform, CBC President Dr. Richard Cummins, will introduce this years Spirit Award winner, and CBC Intercultural Studies professor Dr. David Arnold will deliver the faculty address.
The MLK Spirit Award is given to an individual who has inspired positive social change in our community in the spirit of Dr. King.
The bell-ringing ceremony begins at noon, January 18, at the King statue on the CBC campus outside the Thornton Center for Science, Diversity and Technology. Following opening ceremonies, the program will move into the Gjerde Center. Refreshments for all and activities for kids will follow the ceremony. For more information, call 542-4835.