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TODAY (Thursday, January 18)

The One Columbus 3^rd Annual Recognition Dinner will be held at the Columbus Iron Works Convention and Trade Center at 7:00 PM this evening. Former City manager and now Director of the Cunningham Center at CSU will receive the Community Service Award. Keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Ruby Payne, nationally known educator, author and lecturer on diversity and poverty.

This year One Columbus will also give the Richard R. Miles Award for Youth to Philandria Williams, a senior at Hardaway High School .

Tickets are $40.00 and are available at WTVM Channel 9 on Wynnton Road , the Family Center , Fourth Street Baptist Church and Ruth Ann's Restaurant.

"Building Bridges . . . Connecting People"

Saturday, January 20

 Beginning at 9:00 AM there will be a tree planting ceremony sponsored  by  Hands On Columbus and Trees Columbus as part of the MLK activities. Call 706-649-3384 to participate.

For the remaining events on the MLK Steering Committee calendar, see Monday's Ledger Enquirer or call 706-689-0707

 Wednesday, January 24.

The next Race Relations Breakfast will be Wednesday, January 24, at 7:30 a.m. at Ruth Ann's Restaurant on Veteran's Parkway.  You are encouraged to bring a friend with you.

Newly elected District One Councilor Jerry "Pops" Barnes will be the presenter at the breakfast.  Barnes' topic will be "Finding Common Denominators in a Diverse Population."

 Ken Crooks, Executive Director
One Columbus 
706-888-2222
fax 706-221-1167
onecolumbus4@msn.com

TO KEEP CURRENT ABOUT ONE COLUMBUS EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS, CALL 315-0162 or visit our website www.onecolumbus.org.