Due to inclimate weather conditions, the bus trip to the MLK
monument dedication ceremony in Washington DC was cancelled
(all refund checks have been mailed). Thanks for your support in
this effort. FACT will keep you posted on other events
throughout this year.
2010 Events
Annual Martin Luther King Celebration
Doubletree Club Hotel (Atlanta Airport)
Date: January 17, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. until Midnight
Please join us in a evening of singing, informative material, drama--(skit), dancing and testimonials**
$20.00 per person and $200.00 for reserving a table the event (All reserved tables must be purchased by January 9, 2010)
Contact a board member if you would like to reserve a table
Grand Door Prizes will be given away**
$20.00 at the door
2009 Events
Raffle Fundraiser
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
FACT (FOCUS AND CULTURAL TRANSITION) is asking for your support for our fund-raiserfor the 24th annual M.L. King Jr. Celebration.
Winners will be announced and posted on the website, Sunday, December 6, 2009 (you do not need to be present to win). Tickets are $5.00.
The following prizes will be awarded:
1st Place--32" Flat Panel LCD
2nd Place $150.00 gas card
3rd place 100 Grocery Card
and five winners will receive 1 free ticket to our annual MLK Celebration
August 2008 Current Events
"Friends and Family Day"
Date: August 23, 2008
Location: Carver Park (Columbus, Georgia)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Please join FACT in celebrating with friends and family.
The following activies will be offered during this celebration: Children's workshops sponsored by Home Depot, healthcare information, fire department safety information, karaoke, board games and community participation.
The menu for the friends and family day will include: hamburgers, hot dogs, slaw, bake beans and assorted cakes.
Barack Obama Nomination for
President of the United States for
the Democratic National Convention Committee
(DNCC) Fundraiser.
Date: August 28, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m
Location: Ms. King's Home Riverdale, Georgia 30274
Contact an Board member for directions to Ms. King's home
Fee: Any donations will be welcomed (All donations will be given to the Barack Obama campaign)
Wide screen viewing will be available for this event
"This is the type of convention people willl want to experience together with family, friends and neighbors, and we hope this move enables thousands of Americans to come together, experience history and put Senator Obama on the path to victory in November."
Leah D. Daughtry CEO of DNCC
"Adding to the historic resonance of the first nomination of an African American for President, that date is the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream Speech". Mike Allen
Past Events
Martin Luther King's Memorial Bus TripMemphis, TN
April 4, 2008
Martin Luther King Celebration
Doubletree Club Hotel
Atlanta Airport
January 20, 2008
7:00 p.m until 12:00 midnight
Luau Event
August 25, 2007 FACT
Friends and Family Day
Carver Park Columbus, Georgia
July 21, 2007
Annual
Martin Luther Kings Celebration
Sherton Gateway Hotel
Atlanta Airport
January 14, 2007