PRESS RELEASES - NOVEMBER 2007

November 2, 2007

Third Annual MLK “Sharing the Dream” Awards Nominations Process Begins Entry Deadline is Friday, November 30

The nomination process for the Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Sharing the Dream” Awards is under way. The community awards program is sponsored by the Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee. Nominations will close at 5 p.m. Friday, November 30. Winners will be announced in January.

There are three entry categories:

The “Sharing the Dream” Award in Education - Nominations are open to all elementary and secondary school teachers, principals or other education professionals whose spirit of leadership in education embodies the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nominees can be a Texas educator at an elementary, middle, high school, community college or university within the city limits of Arlington. Nominations are open to public, private and charter schools.

The “Sharing the Dream” Award in Government - Nominations are open to all who have achieved substantive accomplishments in areas of public policy and/or programs and service that embody the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nominees can be Texas government employee at the national, state, county, regional or municipal level of government. Elected and appointed officials are also eligible.

The “Sharing the Dream Award” in Community Service - Nominations are open to all who embody the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service within their community or neighborhoods. Nominees can be an Arlington business, church, community service non-profit organization or individual.

Nomination form and criteria information can be found on the new MLK website at www.arlingtonMLK.com. For more information about the MLK Sharing the Dream Awards Program, call Banquet Chair Lisa Thompson at 817-272-2610 or e-mail lthompson@uta.edu. Winners will be notified in December and formally recognized at the Sharing the Dream Banquet on Friday, Jan. 18, in the Bluebonnet Ballroom at UT-Arlington. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale in November. The banquet keynote speaker will be announced later in November.