2009 – January

January – February - March – April – May – June – July – August – September - October – November – December-General & On-going

January 18 – “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Remembering the Visionary and Embracing a Spirit of Change” candlelight march and worship service. 6 pm candlelight march begins at Baylor School of Social Work (5th and Speight), 6:30 pm worship service in Miller Chapel, reception and refreshments following. Please join the Baylor School of Social Work and Truett Seminary for an extraordinary night of worship to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For flyer, click here: Remembering the Visionary flyer. For more information email Camesha_Ethley@Baylor.edu.

January 19 – The Cen-Tex African American Chamber Inauguration Celebration. 7:30 pm at the McCAP Building, 400 Schroeder Dr (behind the Room Store). Featuring Smooth Jazz Generation, cost: $10. For more information call 254-235-3204 or email info@centexchamber.com.

January 19 – MLK Racial Reconciliation Program. – 1:30 – 3:00, at the Jubilee Theatre, 1319 N. 15th (at Colcord). Dr. Jim SoRelle will give a 15-20 history of the Civil Rights movement, we’ll show a brief video, have a short speech by an African American community advocate, hear a couple of great songs by Ahmad Washington (FLOW), give some guidelines on how to be more involved in reconciliation, and let some of our attendees talk about the importance of King’s life, Obama’s presidency, and other important matters of race and reconciliation. For more information call Mission Waco (254-753-4900) or email jbrammer@missionwaco.org.

January 19 – “Make MLK Day a day ON not a day OFF.” In celebration of Dr. King’s life, several organizations are organizing folks from the Waco Community for a day of service. Join in! Their goal is to mobilize 1000 volunteers. Here are just two of the opportunities

• Urban Gardening Coalition – Help plant collard greens and potatoes at garden sites across the city. For more information or to register, contact Melyssa by phone at 254-799-5611 or via email: Melyssa@worldhungerrelief.org or Shamira at 254-299-8773.
• Baylor University Campus Kitchen — Help prepare and serve food for the event.  Contact Rosemary_Townsend@baylor.edu or Sheena_Smith@baylor.edu.

January 20 – Free Presidential Inauguration Viewing Event - 10:30 am, Mayborn Museum (1300 S. University Parks) KWBU joins the Waco Area league of Women Voters in presenting a special Presidential Inauguration viewing. Join the community to watch this historic event. This event is FREE. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. To make your NO COST reservation, call 776-7752.

January 22 until Tax time – Free income tax preparation services. NeighborWorks® Waco, in partnership with AARP Tax-Aide and A.J. Moore Academy, announces that free income tax preparation services will be offered to the public beginning January 22. Eight sites will be open in Waco; Marlin and Mexia will also have a local site available. The most current information about site locations, as well as days and hours of operation, can be accessed by dialing 2-1-1 in the Waco area. Customers should bring a photo ID, all income statements for 2008, and social security cards for each person claimed on the return. For more information, contact Chad Klawetter with NeighborWorks® Waco at 254-752-1647 x202.

January 22 – Celebrating Interracial and Intercultural Marriages - 5:30 – 7:30, Texas Life Annex, 1000 Washington Avenue. Join the Community Race Relations Coalition (CRRC) at their quarterly meeting to hear the stories, ask the questions,get the answers, as couples share with us their stories, joys and struggles. Dinner provided by the CRRC Board. Donations accepted. Please reserve a space by calling April at 750-5774, or email aprilh@ci.waco.tx.us.

January 24 – Christian Women’s Job Corps( CWJC) Volunteer Training – 9:00 – 12:00, CWJC Center. With each new semester, we need more volunteers. Please join us to learn more about opportunities to serve through CWJC. Email fran@cwjcwaco.org  or call 757-0416 to reserve your place.

January 26 – New classes begin at Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC). If you know someone who would be interested in participating this semester, ask them to call at 757-0416.

January 28 – Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition Point in Time Count. Did you know that in 2007 Waco had 431 homeless, 70 of which were chronically homeless? Every other year Waco is required to survey the area to establish figures on the number of individuals in homelessness and to learn some things about them. For information on the upcoming count please call 722-7644 or email jenny.clines@gmail.com.

January 29 – Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition Project Homeless Connect. 9 AM-12PM Acts Christian Fellowhip 1300 Mary Ave Waco, TX 76701. Project Homeless Connect is an opportunity for individuals in homelessness or in a state of poverty to come to a central location that will feature many local service providers. The Homeless Coalition will offer such services to homeless persons as medical attention, dental attention, job skills training opportunities and many more. For more information please call 722-7644 or email jenny.clines@gmail.com.

January 30-February 1 – Critical Incident Psychosocial Intervention Team- Training Event – Did you wish during the recent hurricane evacuations that you could use your training to help address some of the emotional and spiritual challenges facing the evacuees in Waco? Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is forming a critical incident psychosocial intervention team. If you are a licensed counseling professional, a clergy person in the Waco area, or a student in professional training for Social Work, Psychology, Counselor Education or the clergy; you are eligible to attend this training and become a part of this volunteer team. For more information, click here: Training Details. To sign up for the workshop, please contact: Kelly Craine, Preparedness Trainer, Waco-McLennan County Public Health district: kellyc@ci.waco.tx.us or call (254) 750-5429.

January 31 – Christians for Peace Movie Night: A Force More Powerful – 6:45 pm, At the Waco Habitat for Humanity Office,11th and Columbus. Join Christians for Peace to view A Force More Powerful , a series of award winning documentaries tracing the history of nonviolent conflicts around the world. We will watch the segments on the Danish resistance to the Nazis and the victory for democracy in Chile. Followed by a spirited discussion! For more information call 254-754-5942.