Purpose Letter

Dear Community Member:

We would like to invite you to the 5th Annual Westerville Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration that will take place on Monday, January 18, 2010, at Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center, 1630 Schrock Rd. Doors will open promptly at 7:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 8:00 a.m. This year’s theme is “Stepping Toward the Dream.”

If you attended the breakfast last year, we hope that you, your family and/or business associates plan to attend again. If you missed the event last year, then you are definitely in for a treat!

The morning will include entertainment, guest speakers, and, of course, good food. We will also present the Third Annual Fouse and Alston Awards, which have been established to recognize one primary and secondary student, and one community member, who have put the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. into action. Finally, the breakfast Keynote Speaker is Mr. Robert L. Peeples. Mr. Peeples is a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II and first broke the color barrier in the United States Army Air Corps.

We hope you will plan on reserving a place at the breakfast table for your families, schools, organization and business! Registration prices for the breakfast are $20 per adult and $10 per student. Individual registrations can be purchased through January 18, 2010.

Businesses are encouraged to become a table sponsor for $250, which includes 10 breakfast registrations and the recognition of your business as a table sponsor in the event program. Table sponsorships will be sold through January 12, 2010, but to ensure that your business is listed in the program as a table sponsor, we ask that you have your sponsorship confirmed by December 31, 2008.

Advertising opportunities are also available in the program (page size is 8½” x 5½”), including Individual Sponsor for $25, Business Card for $50, ¼-page for $100, ½-page for $250 and Full Page for $500. The deadline for purchasing program advertising is December 31, 2009. Call Kristi Robbins at (614) 901-3101 for details.

Our goals for this breakfast remain the same:

To promote awareness of cultural diversity
To elevate issues surrounding equality
To encourage dialogue amongst our diverse neighbors in the Westerville community

We look forward to seeing you in January and thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,
The Westerville Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee

Planning Committee

Pastor Vaughn Bell, Triumphant Church of God

Kimberly Brazwell, Columbus State Community College

Kathy Cocuzzi, City of Westerville

Laura Ehninger, Westerville Schools

Jean Halpin, OhioHealth

Richard Johnson, Heritage Christian Church

Amy Miller, Westerville Schools

Kristi Robbins, Leadership Westerville

Caitlin Tully, Otterbein College

Greg Viebranz, Westerville Schools

Beth Weinhardt, Westerville Public Library