Keeper of the Dream Leading Up to MLK Day… Volunteer for an Hour Award Recipients Kicking off Summit’s MLK Day activities, Christ Church will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday, itself. Serve for a Day 2019 On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30pm, you are invited to Christ Church (Lile Hall), 561 Springfield Avenue in Summit for Change for a Lifetime Dr. Paola A. Acosta Diaz a screening of King in the Wilderness followed by a popcorn discussion. Pastor Gladys G. Moore Make it a Day On! Service Projects for Teens & Pre-Teens at Summit Library: The Connection Monday, January 14 at 4pm: Grades 3 – 5: Summit Library Not a Day Off! Chief Robert K. Weck STARS (Students Taking an Active Role) are leading easy craft- * * * making activities to help the community The Rev. Dr. Wednesday, January 16 at 3pm: Grades 6 and up: CATSS Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Projects: Dog Toys, Color a Smile and More Shaping Summit Together Day of Justice, Equality and Sunday, January 20th 10:00am: and Service to Others Unity Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program Sponsors is made possible through the generosity of Central Presbyterian Church, 70 Maple Street The congregations of three churches will worship together, present All Donors and Sponsors of including Fountain Baptist Church, Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church, and Central Presbyterian Church. ALL Summit’s 21st Year members of the community are welcome! Free parking: Elm Street lot; childcare available for children under 8 years old. Celebrating the Birthday Sunday, January 20th: Dance as Activism Workshop at The Connection with cullen+them. FREE! 2:00pm – 3:30pm. of Community Groups in Need of Item Donations on Explore how movements can effectively create social change January 21st with Artistic Director Hannah Cullen of NYC-based The Rev. Dr. Contemporary Dance Company. Turn your thoughts and ideas  10:00am – 1:00pm First Friends of NJ/NY and One World One Love NJ into a powerful movement statement! Open to kids ages 6-14. Martin Luther King, Jr. Deodorant and toiletries, underwear, white t-shirts, Register: 908-273-4242. socks, winter hats and gloves (youth and adult sizes). Drop off at Kent Place School, 42 Norwood Avenue. Extending Beyond MLK Day… A Day of Justice, Equality  9:00am – 12noon Area Baby Center and Service to Others Diapers, sizes 3 to 6 and baby wipes. Sign up at [email protected] to receive information about Drop off at Twin Maples (rear), 214 Springfield Ave. Anti-Racism events in Summit (such as Dialogue Circles on  9:00am – 12noon Race, Book Discussions and more) January 21, 2019 The Christ Child Society of Summit Onesies or outfits: newborn to 6 months. Drop off at MONDO, 426 Springfield Avenue. 2019 One Book One Community Book Launch Summit, New Jersey Community is invited to submit book title suggestions suitable for youth and adults and families together. Send suggestions to: Ann-Marie Aymer at [email protected]. Deadline Feb. 1. Free and Open to the Public! 7:00am – 8:30am 10:00am – 1:00pm 12noon – 4:00pm "Helping Those Who Help Us" “Learning How to Serve and Finding Tools to Talk with “Social Justice Community Quilt-Making and More” Members of CHAT por Summit will serve our “Day Laborers" Children about Race” Sponsored by The Visual Arts Center of NJ, 68 Elm St. coffee and baked goods on the corner of Ashwood Ave. Please Kent Place School, 42 Norwood Avenue Youth and adults are invited to make a quilt square to join. Donations of clean, gently worn winter clothing for adults Guest speakers from First Friends of NJ/NY and One World One contribute to a community social justice quilt to be hung are extremely needed: coats, sweaters, gloves & hats. Call 908- Love NJ will share their work’s impact on the community. Hands- in Summit in 2019. Materials available on site for your 967-3549 to confirm attendance and weather conditions. on opportunity to sort and pack donated items for delivery. Arts & use. All are invited to view exhibition of artist Kevin Crafts activities for children. Panel discussion, “Talking to our Blythe Sampson – sculptor, painter, muralist – 9:00am – 4:00pm Children about Race and the Unholy Symbols of Hate” – recognized for tackling difficult issues through socially- “Reusable Bags Needed for Food Pantries” encore presentation by The Summit Interfaith Council. engaged artwork. An African-American artist and retired Sponsored by Green Summit NJ. Your excess reusable bags police officer, Mr. Sampson reflects intimate (new or used; any size/any logo accepted) are needed for 9:30am – 11:00am understanding of the contemporary African-American various food pantries and organizations in Summit. Recipients “The Words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Come Alive" experience, Black and Blue Lives Matter movements. Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4 Waldron Ave. will include G.R.A.C.E.'s Refrigerator, Loaves and Fishes, 2:00pm – 4:30pm Meals on Wheels and SHIP. Drop off locations at: Reeves-Reed Sponsored jointly by Pilgrim Baptist and Beacon Unitarian TryCAN Families at the Movies Arboretum,(9am – 4pm; Oakes Center (10am – 11:30am); Universalist Congregation. Coffee and refreshments served Summit EMS First Aid Squad – 1000 Summit Ave St. John’s Lutheran Church (10:30am – 2:30pm). beforehand. Program includes reading of Dr. King's sermon, (Park in Middle School parking lot) Visit www.greensummitnj.org. preaching from Rev. Ron Allen of Pilgrim Baptist and jazz Children with special needs are welcome to come out selections. for a Movie & Dance party, highlighted by a showing of 9:00am – 12:00 noon the movie Inside Out on the big screen. Children will “Reuse, Recycle and Reach Out” 10:30am – 1:00pm enjoy special entertainment. Hosted and sponsored by Sponsored by Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave. Stop Voter Registration the Summit PAL and Summit Community Programs. by the Stackhouse Education Center to create a unique, one-of- St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue Chaperoned by volunteer teen mentors and Sponsors’ a-kind card from recycled materials. On Valentine’s Day, your Sponsored by Tri-City NAACP staff. Limited number of teens welcome to volunteer card will warm the heart of a patient in a local hospital. All adults and youth (age 18 on or before Election Day and older) and receive credit for Community Service. Requested Appropriate for all ages; children must be accompanied by an are invited to sign up to vote. All forms and details available. to RSVP via email to [email protected] in adult. Registration is not required. Exercise your right to vote! Vote and Be Heard! advance. Info? visit summitcommunityprograms.com. 10:00am – 11:30am 10:45am and 11:30am 2:00pm – 3:00pm “Bridge the Gap Between the Housed and Homeless” “Through a Dog’s Eyes!” “Coat Drive” Bridges Outreach at the Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave. The Connection, 79 Maple St. The Summit YMCA Auditorium, 67 Maple Street Bridges will host volunteer activities for all ages to benefit Sponsored by The Seeing Eye of Morristown, NJ. Meet puppies Donate coats for all ages.Teens will greet community homeless children and adults; children under 12 must be and their raisers. Learn the history of the organization and how members to collect and sort coats which will be accompanied by an adult. Details at www.bridgesoutreach.org. dogs enhance independence, dignity and self-confidence of blind donated to various organizations. people. Two 30-minute sessions. 10:00am – 11:30am 3:00pm – 4:00pm “Site 2: Bridge the Gap Between Housed and Homeless” “Songs of the Struggle” Sponsored by Central Church, 70 Maple Street. 12:00 noon – 1:00pm Community Room, Vito A. Gallo Building, 12 Chestnut Members of Central will host volunteer activities for all ages to Multi-Cultural Lite Bite Luncheon & Fellowship Avenue. Join us in singing some of the songs that St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue inspired the Civil Rights Movement and helped build benefit homeless children and adults; children under 12 must be Sponsored by The Grand Summit Hotel, The Rotary Club of accompanied by an adult. Details at www.bridgesoutreach.org. community as people struggled against racial injustice Summit and New Providence and Summit Boy Scout Troop 67 and oppression. Bring your hearts and voices and lend 10:00am – 12:00 noon and 3:00pm – 5:00pm 1:00pm – 2:00pm them to our present day struggles against racism and “Donate Children’s Books” Keeper of the Dream Award Ceremony injustices of all kinds. Led by Pastor Gladys G. Moore Christ Church, 561 Springfield Avenue St. John's Lutheran Church Sanctuary, 587 Springfield Avenue of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Refreshments follow Sponsored by the Summit College Club Branch of the American Music by Bill Robinson and Dan Crisci. facilitated by Dorothy Burger and family. Association of University Women. Drop off gently used children’s books. Board books, picture books, easy readers, up 1:00pm – 6:00pm: Community Blood Drive 4:30pm – 6:30pm through young teens’ chapter books will be sorted and given to Christ Church, 561 Springfield Avenue “From Swastika to Jim Crow” children whose families participate in GRACE, a program Sponsored by The Summit-New Providence Rotary Club and The Congregation Beth Hatikvah, 36 Chatham Road. providing food assistance to Summit families in need. Extra American Red Cross. Advance reservations preferred. Visit Sponsored by Temple Sinai, Congregation Beth www.redcrossblood.org (Enter sponsor code Christ Church) or Hatikvah and Congregation Ohr Shalom/SJCC. books will be donated to children’s organizations. Details at call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Must be aged 16+ Documentary explores similarities between Nazism in http://summit-nj.aauw.net/programs/ Germany and racism in the American South. In 1939, 7:00pm – 9:30pm the Nazi government expelled Jewish scholars from 10:00am – 12:00pm The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Evening Service German universities. Many found teaching positions in BMI Screenings and Glucose Screenings Fountain Baptist Church, 116 Glenside Ave. Southern universities where they sympathized with the Overlook Downtown Storefront, 357 Springfield Avenue Sponsored by Fountain Baptist Church, The Tri-City NAACP and plight of their African-American colleagues and Sponsored by Atlantic Health System-Overlook Medical Center The Connection. There will be a guest speaker. Community Health. For info or registration, call 908-522-2842 students. Pizza Dinner/Director Discussion follows. RSVP: [email protected].