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MLK Service Activities
January 18, 2010

Livingston residents of all ages are invited to participate in daytime and evening activities at Livingston High School in recognition of Martin Luther King Day. These events are sponsored by the Livingston Committee for Diversity and co-sponsored by Healthy Community Healthy Youth (HCHY), the Livingston Education Foundation (LEF), the Indian School of Livingston and the Livingston Clergy Association. All activities are free of charge.

Morning In the Livingston High School Cafeteria

10:00 am - 1:00 pm: All are invited to attend and help with various service projects to assist those that are less fortunate. Various community and faith-based organizations will be presenting activities for all age groups. The NCJW will hold a blood drive.

10:00 am - noon: The Human Relations Committee of the PT Council will be assembling hygiene bags. The Committee is supporting the efforts of the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW) and the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center by working with the schools to collect and distribute personal hygiene items to those in need. Schools are collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, shampoo, bar soap, shaving cream and razors. For more information, contact Laurie Wolfe at (973) 535-6056 or via e-mail at laurieawolfe@verizon.net.

The Hindu American Seva is supporting CHOW’s food drive and will be collecting canned and packaged goods at the Indian School table. Students from the school will make cards for soldiers and work on projects for seniors.

Evening Activities Beginning at 5:00 pm

Anju Bhargava will be master of ceremonies. Participants will meet in Livingston High School's new Wellness and Fitness Center.

The National Anthem will be sung by Latha Ramprasad of the Indian School. Following this, participants will hold a rally march around the football field singing We Shall Overcome. There will be a guitar performance of Blowing in the Wind presented by Pastor Leslie Martin of The Federated Church in Livingston.

Raghupati Raghav, a hymn known as Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite, will be sung by the Hindu American Seva Bhajan Choir.

The evening will conclude with an "Introductory Intergenerational Philosophical Workshop" facilitated by Joe Oyler, Program Coordinator of the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) at Montclair State University. The theme of the workshop, which will be held in the auditorium, will be “Encouraging Civility and Learning Through Dialog.” This event is the official launch of HCHY’s Civility Committee.

Anju Bhargava, the facilitator for the evening programs, helped coordinate the day. A resident of Livingston for 29 years, Anju Bhargava started and has promoted the cultural and civic participation of Asian Indians in Livingston for more than 25 years and has been active in many committees and organizations in Livingston including the Interfaith Clergy Association. Bhargava is on President Obama's Advisory Council for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnership.

For questions or more information about the events, please call the Diversity Committee Co-Chairs: Keith Hines at 973- 979-0016 or Billy Fine at 862-485-1980.

“Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From the HCHY website