Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration

Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration®

Monday, January 21, 2008 7:30 A.M.
The Hilton East Hotel
3663 Park East Drive
Beachwood, Ohio 44122

Individual Donation: $35.00
Table Donation (10): $350.00

Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Danita Harris, Anchor
NewsChannel 5 – ABC
Cleveland, Ohio

Theme: "WANTED! Courageous People for Challenging Times"

Presentations:
2008 Class of MLK Scholars
"In the Footsteps of Dr. King" Award ®
Recipient – Dr. Edgar B. Jackson

Honorary Chairman: The Honorable Sherrod Brown
Honorary Co-Chairmen: Mr. Terry Stewart & Mr. Charles A. Thigpen

This Breakfast Celebration is officially recognized by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change Atlanta, Georgia

Small Business Opportunities Forum

I would like to invite you to the Small Business Opportunities Forum! This event is designed to connect you to :

* Various financial resources and options available to small businesses
* Professional expertise such as marketing and business plan writing
* Networking and other growth strategies

Attached to this e-mail is a save the date card with all pertinent event information. PLEASE share this event with your colleagues, friends and family. Space is limited, so please RSVP to me by January 14th ( 216.881.0644 or jdoyle@stclairsuperior.org). I look forward to seeing you on January 21st!


When:

Monday, January 21, 2008 (MLK Day)

10:00 am – 2:30 pm



Where:

St. Martin dePorres High School

6111 Lausche Ave Cleveland 44103



Sponsors

COSE

ShoreBank

Dominion

St. Clair Superior Development Corporation

Jamar Doyle
Commercial Development Manager
St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
4205 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103
p. 216.881-0644 f. 216.881.1142

"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward. " - Booker T. Washington

Opporunities and Events for Youth

Northeast Ohio United Networks Of Youth Ministries
Invite You To A
"True Love Waits" - "Worth The Wait" Campaign Kick-Off and Revolution Rally!
The Kick -Off
Saturday January 26, 2008
At Mt. Sinai Baptist 7510 Woodland Ave. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Revolution Rally
Saturday March 15, 2008
At Mt. Zion in Oakwood Village One Mt. Zion Circle 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(Please see the attached flyer)

Please let us know if you and your youth group will be participating
in this years True Love Wait ? Worth The Wait Campaign
Our Guest Speaker will be Dr. Lindsay Marsh
She is a young adult and graduate of Shaker Hts. HS
She is also the founder of the ?Worth The Wait? Revolution
www.iamworththewait.com

We are asking Pastors, youth leaders, parents and all who want to help our youth to
please plan on involving your youth in this life-changing Campaign! We are also
asking you to consider sharing a donation with us to help defray the cost of the
2008 TLW-WTW Campaign. Checks or Money orders can be made payable to:
Ministry of Reconciliation P.O. Box 202206 Shaker Hts. , Ohio 44120

Our next planning meeting for the TLW-WTW Campaign will be Thursday
January 10th 6:30 p.m. at our new office space at Shalom Financial
23240 Chagrin Blvd. Commerce Park ? Building Four ? Suite 802
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You Are Invited To The
PHAT STAR TEST PREP BOOT CAMP
This boot camp helps prepares student of grades 6th, 7th and 8th for the OAT,
and the OGT and ACT for high school students. The students will participate in an
event filled day that will prepare them not only for the tests
but also prepare them for their future!
There will also be a Special Parent Empower Session - Friday evening
with founder and designer Dr. Rene Rochester
Friday February 17th 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. (Students & Parents)
(overnight lock-in is optional)
Saturday February 18th 9:00 - a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration $25 (Scholarships will be available )
At The YMCA Southeast-Bedford Branch

Sponsored by The Adopt-A-School Network c/o Ministry of Reconciliation
and The YMCA of Greater Cleveland
More information forthcoming
Please visit the PHAT STAR Website: www.drrene.net
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Northeast Ohio United Networks of Youth Ministries
Youth Leaders Network & Fellowship Night
Monday January 14th 7:00 p.m.
23240 Chagrin Blvd. Commerce Park ? Building Four ? Suite 802
(All Youth Leaders are welcome)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is having a
Parent Round-up with Workshops on various topics
Saturday January 12, 2008 9:00 a.m. ? 3:00 p.m. At East Tech High School
The Adopt-A-School Network will be facilitating 5 Sessions of a Special Workshop
on Mentoring through Tutoring and Character Educa

Ohio College Goal Sunday - Cleveland Scholarship Programs

Ohio College Goal Sunday link:
ohiocollegegoalsunday.org

The Cleveland Scholarship Programs link:
cspohio.org

The Tom Joyner Foundation - Full Ride Scholarship

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/foundation/fullride

Click on the link below to download the application:

blackamericaweb.com.

This is an S.O.S. - A plea to ask you to labor together with us to help Save Our Students

The Call of Love
He left His home in Heaven, Sent to rescue men... Crucified and buried, The third rose again... Now in heaven seated, Reigning from above, His Spirit sent to seek us~ Calling out in love!

May His call of love ring loudly in your heart
at Christmas and in the New Year.

"This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His
one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him."
I John 4:9

Dear Co-laborer in Christ:
This is an S.O.S! Together we can help Save Our S tudents!

You are invited to partner with us in recruiting
1000+ volunteers for our schools in Cleveland and NE Ohio .

You Are Invited To The Adopt-A-School Network's
Volunteer Recruitment & Training
Thursday December 13th. 6:30 p.m. at Zion Chapel Baptist 4234 Lee Rd.

We are asking you to consider laboring with us as a partner in the following ways:
Share this information with others via announcements, emails, distributing flyers, inserting it into bulletins and placing it on bulletin boards, etc. encouraging them to attend.
Officially Adopt-A-School if you haven't done so already and share the information with your Pastor and congregation, inviting them to consider Adopting A School and having an Adopt-A-School Sunday if they haven't done so already. We will give you assistance with the steps to take with the Adopt-A-School initiatives.
Ask your Pastor to consider assigning an Adopt-A-School liaison person to meet periodically with the Adopt-A-School Network to help disseminate important information to the Pastor and congregation. The liaison will be kept informed of resources, school district information, etc that will help your Church maintain an effective and fruitful adoption with their school!
Please see the attached flyer and bulletin inserts for your convenience – If you need us to make copies for you please let us know as soon as possible! Also please visit our website www.ministryofreconciliationinc.org for more information. Thank you!


Praying for you with love!!!
Gail R. Reese
216-752-3442 office
216-571-4885 cell
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5th Annual All-City Winter Concert

5th Annual All-City Winter Concert

Tuesday December 4, 2007 beginning at 7:00 p.m.

at

Cuyahoga Community College Metro Auditorium
2900 Community College Avenue, 44115


Featuring:

CSA String Orchestra

Empire CompuTech Choir

Early College Band
All-City Choir

John Adams Choir...

and other great performances


http://www.cmsdnet.net/CMSDintroDocs/Winter_concert_07_rev5b%20flier.pdf

Larry Doby Scholarship

Larry Doby Scholarship

Cleveland Indians Charities, in partnership with Cleveland State University, provide an annual scholarship to a CSU student athlete based on athletic ability and financial need. The scholarship is named after baseball legend and Hall of Fame outfielder, Larry Doby, the first African-American baseball player to integrate the American League. He was a power-hitting center fielder and a key member of Cleveland's pennant winners in 1948 and 1954. Information about how to apply to this scholarship is coming soon.

http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/community/programs_educational.jsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Doby

Margaret Bernstein book signing of The Bond December 1, 2007

Deuteronomy Cafe Books & Music

Booksigning and discussion of The Bond
with co-author
Margaret Bernstein

Saturday, December 1, 2007, 3 ~ 6 p.m.

Fatherhood Discussion Guides
Reverend Hilton Smith
Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones
Councilman Kevin Conwell

On Saturday, December 1, 2007, beginning at 3:00 p.m., Deuteronomy 8:3 will joyfully host a book signing of The Bond with co-author Margaret Bernstein, which will include a reception and discussion of fatherhood, and the overwhelming absence thereof within our greater community. The discussion will be guided by three men who have been instrumental in sponsoring, developing and sustaining local fatherhood initiatives: Reverend Hilton Smith, Senior Vice President of Turner Construction Company and former chair of the Cleveland Municipal School District; Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones; and City of Cleveland Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell.

On the heels of their tremendous success with The Pact, "The Three Doctors," Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt, worked with Cleveland based writer Margaret Bernstein to pen their new release, The Bond, in which they recall their own difficulties in navigating inner-city life without the guidance of fathers, as well, they explore the larger communal absentee epidemic.

Plain Dealer feature writer Margaret Bernstein, a Los Angeles native, earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California. As a metro columnist for The Plain Dealer, she won the 1992 first-place column award from he Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.

An award-winning volunteer as well as journalist, Margaret was named the National Big Sister of the Year in 2000 for her work with two Cleveland girls, Cora and Ernestine, through the local Big Sister chapter. She is also a main organizer of the Urban Journalism Workshop, an annual program for high school students sponsored by local journalists. A wife and mother of two, Margaret was blessed to have her father in her life, and we chose the December 1st date for her book signing in honor of his birthday.

The book signing and reception will begin at 3:00 p.m., with the discussion beginning at 3:30. Books can be ordered in advance by phone at (216) 376-9695, or by email at deuteronomy8cafe@aol.com. We encourage advance book reservations.

For more information on The Bond and "The Three Doctors," visit their website at www.threedoctors.com.
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Deuteronomy 8:3 occupies the ground floor of the Medical Associates Building located at 1464 East 105 Street, between Ashbury and Wade Park Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, 44106. Our routine business hours are: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (216) 376-9695, or email us at deuteronomy8cafe@aol.com, or visit us on the web at http://www.deuteronomy83cafe.com/

Upcoming Events

VISIT THE "D8:3 AT A GLANCE PAGE" AT WWW.DEUTERONOMY83CAFE.COM

FOR DETAILED STORIES AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAST AND FUTURE

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

Saturday, December 1, 2007
The Bond
Book signing with co-author Margaret Bernstein
Panel Discussion on Fatherhood with
Reverend Hilton Smith
Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones
Councilman Kevin Conwell

Sunday, December 30, 2007, ~ 4 - 6 p.m.
Nguzo Saba Awards Ceremony
Location to be announced

Tuesday, January 1, 2008, ~ 5 - 8 p.m.
7th Annual Imani Celebration

From Street Knowledge

The Cleveland State University
Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center
(An Instrument of the Black Studies Program)
Presents

A Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture:

“From Street Knowledge
to College”
By Johnnie Dent, Author of
Sugar Boy: A Journey Into Manhood

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
6:00 PM, UC 103
Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center
2121 Euclid Avenue (Corner of East 22nd Street and Euclid Avenue)

Free and Open to the Public!!!

Attend this lecture to hear a first-hand report on the violence in the streets that challenges the lives of our youth—particularly African American males. Learn about Mr. Dent’s survival story and his preventative measures that are being employed to address the shootings and stabbings that are escalating on a daily basis.

For more information contact Prester Pickett, M.F.A., Coordinator of the African American Cultural Center/Assistant to the Director of Black Studies at
(216) 687-3656 or visit www.csuohio.edu/blackstudies

FREE College Information & Planning Workshop, Dec 1st, 12:00 noon -3:00pm

Prepare your High School Freshmen, Sophomore, or Junior for
college by taking advantage of this FREE workshop where they will
learn about:
o High School preparation tips
o Preparing for and performing well on the ACT
o Deciding on a major
o Finding the right institution
o Searching for financial aid and scholarships
o What companies look for in college graduates
o Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines

The first 25 students who register will receive the "Real ACT
Prep Guide" for FREE! (The official prep book from the makers of the
ACT.)


December 1, 2007 (Saturday)
12:00 noon - 3:00 pm
Holiday Inn @ 6001 Rockside Road
(Located in Independence at Rockside Rd & I-77)

Lunch will be provided.


Register by November 28th at
https://www.collegeinformationandplanning.com/Sponsors.html or by
calling (440) 263-8698.

Sponsored by the National Technical Association Cleveland
Chapter and presented by College Information and Planning Services.

Brickfish

Sponsor: Brickfish
Campaign Title: Rock Our World!
Description: Here's a sweet gig, Brickfish is holding auditions for our music category and we want your amped up ideas! What kind of music campaigns would YOU like us to crank out? Think blog, design, photo, video or audio and start rockin'. We want you to tell us in a blog, with photos if you'd like, or show us with a killer design the kind of music campaign(s) you'd like to see on Brickfish. You could win cash for music lessons, a new guitar or tickets to your favorite band. We don't care, we just want you to rock our world!
Rewards:
Grand Prize: One winner, deemed by the Brickfish Music Team as the coolest music category campaign idea, wins a $750 scholarship to use anyway they want.
Sweepstakes: One member that participates in the campaign by reviewing or voting wins a $250 scholarship to use anyway they want. *See rules for sweepstakes details.
Duration: October 8, 2007 10:00 AM (PST) - November 30, 2007 11:30 PM (PST)
How to Submit:
Cruise our current and archived music campaigns for inspiration then tell us what kind of campaigns you'd like us to tune into our music category! Enter your ideas as a blog or photo.
Click the Submit Entry tab and follow the steps provided.
Tell friends to come to Brickfish and vote for your entry!
Requirements: Your music category campaign ideas should inspire interest, excitement and totally rock!
Legal Notice: No purchase necessary. Open to anyone who has access to the Internet, and is 14 or older at the time of entry. Click here to view the complete campaign rules and regulations. *Sweepstakes winner must be a U.S. resident and 18+. See rules for complete details. Campaign ends on November 30, 2007.

Training for youth leaders, parents and student leaders...Adopt-A-School, United Community Prayer Gatherings

Dear Co-laborer in Christ:

We can be used of God to stop the destruction of the enemy upon our youth and the families in our communities! Ephesians 6:10-20 II Corinthians 10:4-6 We have been given weapons of warfare that are not carnal but mighty through God to pull down strongholds and cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God...

Please see the attachments that will share more details on the 3 initiatives listed below that will help equip us to do it!
RELOAD-Youth Leader & Student Leader Training - if you can't open the attachment please visit the website - www.uywi.org This training would also be a great blessing of very needful information for parents!
"Light The Cities" United Community Prayer Gatherings
Adopt-A-School
PS There is also an Evangelism Training this Saturday put on by - Ready Defense Ministries at the City Mission. - Please let me know if your desire more information!

Praying for you with love!!!
Gail R. Reese
216-752-3442 office
216-571-4885 cell

Brickfish Photography Shoot Out!

http://www.brickfish.com/Lifestyles/PhotographyContest&m_photoscholarship

Sponsor: Brickfish
Campaign Title: Brickfish Photography Shoot Out!
Description: Attention all photo enthusiasts! We are pleased to announce our first "Photography Only" campaign. Gather those old negatives or schedule a photo shoot ASAP. We want to see what you've seen. Portraits, landscapes, ordinary, obscure - submit your photos here.
Rewards: Grand Prize: The winning photographer (chosen by the Brickfish staff) receives $1000 scholarship or $1000 cash!
Most Viral: Three entries that get the most attention across the internet will each receive a KODAK EASYSHARE 5300 All-in-One Printer. Learn more about Most Viral.
Sweepstakes: Three members that participate in the campaign by voting or reviewing will be chosen at random to win a KODAK EASYSHARE 5300 All-in-One Printer. The more you participate the better your chances of winning. *See rules for complete details.
Duration: October 5, 2007 05:00 PM (PST) - December 4, 2007 05:00 PM (PST)
How to Submit:
Break out the camera or submit an old photo of your choice.
Click the Submit Entry tab to participate or just review and vote for your favorite entries.
Tell your friends to visit too and vote for your creation!
Requirements: Simply upload your submission from your computer, it's that easy! Photo must be your original creation. Enter as many of your different photos as you'd like. Please do not duplicate entries.
Legal Notice: No purchase necessary. Open to anyone who has access to the Internet, and is 14 or older at the time of entry. Click here to view the complete campaign rules and regulations. Sweepstakes limited to US residents and 18+ only. See rules for complete details. Campaign ends on December 4, 2007.

Footprints' 2007 Open House

Footprints'

2007 Open House

Are you looking for a program that is fun, interactive, nurtures positive relationships and prepares girls to be positive young ladies in our community? If you answered yes, then Footprints is the organization for you!

WHO: Girls ages 9 – 17 and Parents/Guardians

WHAT: Open House

WHERE: MLK Jr. Library, 1962 Stokes Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106

WHEN: Saturday, November 3, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

WHY: To provide young ladies and their parents/guardians who are interested in joining Footprints during the 2007 – 2008 school year, with information about our organization and the steps on how to become a member of Footprints.

For more information, contact:

Stephanie Howse - Executive Director, Footprints

Phone: (216) 407-0876

Email: director@footprints4girls.com

Website: www.footprints4girls.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 606198 ~ Cleveland, Ohio 44106

1st annual Fall Festival and FREE Tutoring

Catapult Online
Marketing Call Center Team Leader

PHONE: 410-609-6371
PHONE: 800-417-3125


Come out to the on November 3rd to find out
if your child is eligible for free tutoring on a free computer from
Catapult Online. Many students in the Cleveland School District are
eligible and once they complete Catapult Online's program, they get to
keep the computer! Catapult Online and community partners, Slavic
Village Development Corporation, Boys and Girls Club, Job Corps,
Central Catholic High School , Wirenet, and TechRec will be hosting
this free event at the Boys and Girls Club located at 6114 Broadway
Avenue. Catapult Online and Catapult Online's Community Partners will
be onhand to show students that there are alternatives to violence
through education, jobs, and training. Enter raffles for an MP3
player, an autographed Browns Football, and even a FREE COMPUTER! The
event will have food, drinks, a dj, dancing, grab bags and much more!
Doors open at 11 a.m. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity for
a child in your family. For more information call 1-800-417-3125 or
visit www.catapultonline.com.

Boys II Men

Boys II Men


What's it like being a male in 2007?

Join us to hear real men talk real candidly about some real issues: careers, relationships, sex, goal setting and making good choices, fashion, grooming and hair care, violence, leadership skills, the value of life and death and respect

For males, ages 12 to 21

Saturday, November 3, 2007

11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. - Lunch will be served

RapArt Center

1941 South Taylor Road – Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118



Registration necessary for all who attend

To register, please fill out and return the form below and return it to RapArt

Or call 216/371-3915 OR 216/932-9497 x114

$2 fee required for all men & boys who attend

(first 10 boys to register will be free)


Presented by The Extended Family at RapArt



RapArt is a program of…Center For Families And Children


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Boys II Men registration form


Teen's name: ___________________________________


Parent/guardian's signature: _________________________________________________



Phone number: __________________________________________________________



Teen's age: _________________________________________________



*Please note: Photographs may be taken of participants during the program



Please return this form to: Keesha mcMillian, RapArt Center atn: Boys II Men/ 1941 South Taylor Road/ Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Truman Scholarship Foundation

http://www.truman.gov/

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foundation is:

to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.

The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications

Share this with your friends

Pass this one to your children, or anyone who is seeking
employment. I know some people wish they were between these ages. (smile)

FYI...

The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for air
traffic controller school. ( Ages of 18-31 with a high school diploma)

If you have or know kids between the ages of 18-31 with a high
school diploma. The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications
for air traffic controller school. We all have kids and know kids in the
right age group (under 31) and with some effort they could reach a
salary of over $100,000 with benefits in about 3 years. You need only a
high school diploma to apply and credit is given for college on the
exam. They need to go to faa.gov
http://www.faa.gov/jobs/job_opportunities/airtraffic_controllers/ for
details and to fill out the application immediately - even if they don't
know if they'd want to attend immediately - it's the federal government
and it may take them months to call. The key is to apply NOW.

There will be a lot of retirements coming up rather quickly and
they need to line up training to accommodate these openings. It's my
understanding that the FAA rarely has an open application such as this
and that the jobs are coveted. The person who shared this has a 28 year
old daughter who is well into 6 figures and has plenty of time for
travel/recreation and has started another career on the side. This is a
gr eat opportunity and it should be noted that choosing a site like
Anchorage or Indianapolis to train is a likely acceptance into the
training program - after-which you can transfer anywhere in the country
that has a tower. I hope you pass this information on to family,
friends,etc.

"Things will stay the same until the pain of change is less than
the pain of staying the same."

CAAO Youth Innovation Forum Orientation

Event: CAAO Youth Innovation Forum Orientation
Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Time: 10 am - 12 noon
Location: CAAO, Midtown Innovation Center, Suite 201, Cleveland OH
RSVP: Contact Beverly Peterson at 216-432-9481 Deadline to RSVP is Monday, October 29, 2007

Who should attend:

Youth between the ages of 11-19. Must be accompanied by at least one parent or guardian.

Adults interested in being youth mentors in the program. All mentors will go through a background check.


Details about the Youth Innovation Forum (YIF):

YIF is a unique educational opportunity for students between the ages of 11 and 19 to develop their talents to assist with idea generation for new products, fresh designs, and the latest creations. YIF promotes innovation and excellence and seeks to build creative thinkers and developers out of prospective consumers.


Below is a picture of the youth, mentors, and instructors of the 2006 CAAO YIF. The picture was taken at the group's final product presentations at American Greetings.