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Being a Member of the Martin Luther King
Coalition is not just an honor; it's a commitment.
- The Member Organization Representatives (Member Org Reps) are the individuals who
make it possible for the Coalition to present the Martin Luther King Day
Community Celebration by carrying out Essential Tasks required to "make it
happen".
- Some of the Member Org Reps serve on the Steering Committee (SC),
which is responsible for all the planning & preparations for the MLK Day
Community Celebration, 10 months in the making. After a 2-month break,
the new year begins in March with a Segue
Dinner Meeting of the SC, to look back at January's Celebration;
it's a time for them to celebrate what was enthusiastically received,
as well as a time for analyzing what can be improved
upon. They do everything from holding the statewide Martin Luther King
Arts & Writing Contest; to performing the arduous
task of choosing one Martin Luther King Award Recipient from a very impressive pool of candidates;
to securing an impressive & apropos Guest Speaker, and a Master or Mistress
of Ceremonies to direct the celebration with great aplomb; to acquiring musical
entertainment for your listening pleasure; in effect, overseeing all the intricacies of
putting on the Martin Luther King Day Community Celebration. They also
maintain a Speakers Bureau, available year-round, primarily
to educate
students regarding the life, work, and principles of the Reverend Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
- Let's see what else the Martin Luther King Coalition Member
Organization Representatives do... (To email an individual for information
about the organization he or she represents, just click on his or her
link.)
- Glinda Allen is the Program Coordinator of the New Hampshire Minority
Health Coalition (NHMHC), an organization founded by the 1st Martin Luther
King Award Recipient (1987), Sandra T. Hicks. In her 2nd year as the Member Org Rep for the NHMHC, she
once again serving on the Steering Committee as its
Entertainment Coordinator. Glinda, her sister, and their 2 daughters, sang
several songs as the entertainment at the 2009 Celebration. Their performance
was met with a standing ovation.
- Arnie
Alpert is the Program Coordinator of the American Friends Service
Committee (AFSC-NH).
Arnie is one of the Founding Members of the Coalition. Although he
officially retired from the Steering Committee after 25 years of
service, he is the Coalition's Official Contact for AFSC-NH, and is
temporarily serving as the Member Org Rep until he appoints another.
Arnie will be presented the 2010 Martin Luther King Award Recipient in
recognition of his tireless efforts on behalf of civil rights & social
justice,
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Ellen Belanger represents the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Manchester (UUCM). Serving her first year on the Steering Committee, she is
its Silent Auction Coordinator, and is also performing the Essential Tasks of
soliciting donations of items for the 3rd Annual Silent Auction, and will serve as a Judge to determine the MLK Arts & Writing
Contest’s Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Award Winners.
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Traci Belanger is the Chair of the
Cultural Diversity Task Force of Greater Manchester (CDTF). She is serving her
2nd year as Chair of the Coalition's Steering Committee,
as well as being its (American Sign Language) ASL/English Coordinator. She has also taken on the Essential
Tasks of soliciting donations of food & beverages to augment the
'bring what you can' Potluck Meal, and soliciting donations of items for the
3rd Annual Silent Auction.
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Joyce Bourque is the Office Manager of Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
(SGGOC). Although it was then-Board President George Copadis who offered his
good friend, MLKC Founding Member Lionel Washington Johnson, the use of SGGOC
as the site of the MLK Day Community Celebration when Notre Dame College, site
of the celebration for close to 2 decades, closed its doors, it is Leah who
makes the annual arrangements to reserve the site for the Celebration,
coordinate all site-related preparations, and oversees the carrying out of
site setup the day of the celebration.
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Eva Castillo is the Coordinator of the NH Alliance for Immigrants and
Refugees (NHAIR). She is serving on the Steering Committee as Co-Coordinator
of the Arts & Writing Contest. She has also taken on the Essential Tasks of
being a new Member Organization of the Coalition this year. She is new
to the Steering Committee, and will be performing the additional Essential
Tasks of being a Judge to determine the MLK Arts & Writing Contest’s Lionel
Washington Johnson Youth Award Winners, and
being a Coordinator of the Potluck setup as Guest
arrive bearing gifts.
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Sally Crateau is a Board Member of New Hampshire Citizens Alliance (NHCA).
She has served on the Steering Committee for over a decade, perhaps closer to
two! She serves on the Steering Committee as Treasurer, and will be a
Coordinator of the Potluck setup as Guest arrive bearing gifts.
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Eleanor Dunfey-Freiburger is the Board Co-Chair of Global Citizens Circle
(GCC). She will serve as a Judge to determine the MLK Arts & Writing Contest’s
Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Award Winners. Although she has never
served on the Steering Committee, her Global Citizen Circle
affiliation allows her to be very helpful with the Committee's responsibility of acquiring
impressive & apropos Guest Speakers, in particular, Marian Wright Edelman & Mpho Tutu (Bishop Desmond Tutu's daughter).
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Claire Ebel is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties
Union (NHCLU). She makes the arrangements for the NHCLU to sponsor the
Coalition, providing significant financial funding to help cover the operating
costs of presenting the Martin Luther King Day Community Celebration, the Arts
& Writing Contest, the MLK Award, etc. NHCLU is one of the 3 steadfast
Sponsors of the Coalition, going back almost a decade, if not more!
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DG Krasner is a Board Member of the Greater Manchester Black Scholarship
Foundation (GMBSF). in her 2nd year on the Steering Committee, she is both its
Vice Chair & its Secretary. She has also taken on the Essential Tasks of soliciting donations of food &
beverages to augment the 'bring what you can' Potluck Meal, and
soliciting donation of items for the 3rd Annual Silent Auction. DG has been an
excellent addition to the Steering Committee, and is pursuing new fundraising
efforts.
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David Lamarre-Vincent is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire of
Churches. He will assist the Publicity Coordinator by promoting the Arts &
Writing Contest,
Martin Luther King Award, and the Celebration to faith-based groups statewide.
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Erica MacKillop is the Board Secretary of the Granite State Organizing
Project (GSOP). She performs the Essential Tasks of working in collaboration with the Arts &
Writing Contest (AWC) Coordinator to help recruit entries, and serving
as a Judge to select the AWC’s Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Award Winners.
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Scott McGilvray, is President of the Manchester Education Association
(MEA-NH). The Steering Committee was so impressed with his work as Arts & Writing Contest (AWC)
Coordinator last year, it selected him to serve in that capacity again this
year.
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Nabil Migalli is the Founder & President of the Arab American Forum
(AAF). He was the 1997 Recipient of the Martin Luther King Award.
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Linda Rockenmacher is a Board member of Temple Adath Yeshurun (TAY).
Serving as their Rep to the Coalition for the 2nd year, she performs the
Essential Tasks of working in collaboration with the Arts &
Writing Contest (AWC) Coordinator to help recruit entries, serving
as a Judge to select the AWC’s Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Award Winners,
and donating an item to the 3rd Annual Silent Auction. Temple Adath Yeshurun
is the newest Member Organization to become a Sponsor of the Coalition.
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Gary Smith is the President of the State Employees Association of New
Hampshire, SEIU 1984 (SEA-NH). In addition to presenting the Lionel Washington
Youth Awards to the Martin Luther King Arts & Writing Contest (AWC) winners,
something he deeply feels to be a great honor, he makes the arrangements for
the SEA-NH to sponsor the Coalition, providing significant financial
funding to help cover the operating costs of presenting the Martin Luther King
Day Community Celebration, the AWC, the MLK Award, etc. SEA-NH is one of the 3
steadfast Sponsors of the Coalition, going back almost a decade, if not more!
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Will Thomas is the Coordinator of New Hampshire Veterans For Peace
(NHVFP). He served on the Steering Committee of the Coalition for almost
25 years, and was presented a Special Recognition plaque at the 2009
Celebration, in appreciation of his tireless efforts.
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Rhonda Wesolowski is the President of NEA New Hampshire (National Education
Association; NEA-NH). She makes the arrangements for the Steering Committee to
have a meeting site, and for NEA-NH to sponsor the Coalition, providing
significant financial funding to help cover the operating costs of presenting
the Martin Luther King Day Community Celebration, the Arts & Writing Contest,
the MLK Award, etc. NEA-NH is one of the 3 steadfast Sponsors of the
Coalition, going back almost a decade, if not more!
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