A Day on, Not a Day Off! 2002 | Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| Anthony Allen | 483-8694 | |
| John Gibson | 220-8699 | |
| Delores Mitchell | 576-3984 | |
| Donna M. Mosby | 483-6871 | |
| Elizabeth Peelle | 483-8974 | |
Tuesday, January 15
Tuesday, January 15 & 22
Sermons can be found at The Martin Luther King, Jr., Paper Project
Organized by the Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Committee and co-sponsored by Books-A-Million
Contact: Donna Mosby at 483-6871 or Susan Sewell at 220-9800
Wednesday, January 16
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Program includes a play entitled, "Martin and Malcolm: The Transition", followed by a guest speaker and music
Both events are open to the public.
Organized by the Oak Valley Baptist Church
Contact: Ella DuBose, 481-0913
Thursday, January 17
Friday, January 18
Organized by Oak Ridge Associated Universities & the DOE-ORO Contractor Committee
Contact: Delores Mitchell, 576-3984
Saturday, January 19
Saturday, January 19
Organized by the Celebration Committee
Contact: Delores Cole, 482-6613
Sunday, January 20
Sunday, January 20
Organized by the Oak Ridge Art Center & the Celebration Committee
Contact: Leah Marcum-Estes, 482-1441 or Donna Mosby, 483-6871
Sunday, January 20 - Sunday, March 10
| 8:00 a.m. $5.00 | YWCA of Oak Ridge, 1660 Oak Ridge Turnpike |
| Annual Fellowship Breakfast & Progam, Guest Speaker: Rev. Leland L. Jones, Marietta, Georgia | |
| Organized by the Atomic City Sportsmen's Club | |
| Co-Sponsored by BWXT-Y12 & the YWCA of Oak Ridge | |
| Contact: David Mosby, 482-4193 | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Pollard Auditorium, 100 Badger Road (behind the Garden Plaza Hotel) |
| The Community Speaks, Guest Speaker: Dr. Barbara Hatton, President, Knoxville College Roane State Community Choir, SECME, & other participants | |
| Organized by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | |
| Co-sponsored by Wackenhut Services, Inc., Bechtel Jacobs, LLC, and BWXT-Y-12 | |
| Contact: Ella DuBose, 481-0913 | |
| 12:00 noon | Oak Ridge Mall, Club Room, 333 E. Main Street |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Luncheon Program, Guest Speaker: Demetra G. Nelson, URS Corporation | |
| Organized by Methodist Medical Center | |
| Contact: Mary Willis, 481-1740 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 W. Outer Drive |
| Preschool and Elementary Children's Program, "Dream Keepers" | |
| Organized by the Celebration Committee & Children's Museum | |
| Contact: Donna Mosby, 483-6871 or Mary Ann Damos, 482-1074 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Grace Lutheran Church, 131 W. Gettysburg Avenue |
| Personal Testimonies: What Dr. Martin Luther King Means to Me Speakers: Eph Klots, Ashley Smith, Kowetha Davidson, James Karney, Susanna Hutton, Gamal El-Sayad, Catherine Whitworth, and Washington Butler, Jr. | |
| Organized by the Celebration Committee | |
| Contact: Elizabeth Peelle, 483-8974 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Grace Lutheran Church, 131 W. Gettysburg Avenue |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Reception & Fellowship | |
| Sponsored by Church Women United in the Oak Ridge Area | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Grace Lutheran Church, 131 W. Gettysburg Avenue |
| Interfaith Service, Speaker: Father Michael Woods, St. Mary's Catholic Church Music by Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church Choir. | |
| An offering will be taken to benefit the Sallie McCaskill Scholarship | |
| Organized by the Celebration Committee | |
| Contact: Donna Mosby, 483-6871 | |
Tuesday, January 22
The Vine Middle Magnet School Show Choir will also perform.
Organized by Blacks in Government & Federally Employed Women
Contact: Telicia Mims, 576-4201
Monday, January 28
Organized by the Celebration Committee
Contact: Donna Mosby, 483-6871 or Jan Lewis, 482-6326
The King Center
The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday by Coretta Scott King
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University.
MLK Timeline, Key dates in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory EEO/Diversity Programs Office public web site
Oak Ridge National Laboratory public web page