The 44th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance and Celebration (Chicago)
Saturday, January 21, 2011 (7pm)
at the
Chicago Hilton and Towers
720 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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This year the 44th Annual Dr. King Celebration Dinner will include a raffle of fantastic prizes such as:
- Roundtrip airline tickets
- Caribbean cruise for two
- Ariens Lawn Mower
- Tickets to Sports Events
- And other raffle items!!!
Winner need not be present. Tickets will be sold in advance, and at the event. The ICDHR is a 501C3 organization. Sales proceeds will be used to support the scholarship program, financial literacy and community programs that advance the mission of the ICDHR organization.
Reverend Clyde Brooks, a noted scholar in education, business, and theology, worked with Dr. King when he was in Chicago, residing in a run down apartment on the west side of Chicago to demonstrate the need for meaningful affordable housing. Rev. Brooks was deeply inspired by Dr. King and this close relationship served as the stimulus for him to launch an annual celebration of the life, work, and birthday of Dr. King. The dinner started in 1971 at what was then the Arlington Hilton Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Mayor Richard Hatcher was the speaker at this event. Since that time, speakers from around the nation and world have participated in the event. The dinner has served to honor individuals, businesses, and organizations who promote the ideals held high by Dr. King.Recently, a new thrust was added to this annual event. It moved the celebration of Dr. King from a totally "what is wrong with the world" mentality to including achievements that have occurred since the death of Dr. King. When Dr. King was last in Chicago in 1966, he was greatly criticized; racial hatred towards him and black people was at its highest peak in the history of Chicago. Few blacks were in professional sports. The City of Chicago was known as one of the most segregated cities in the world. However, today, Chicago is a different place. It is not a different place because of increased toleration by the people, rather because of people of different racial and cultural groups coming together for positive change. The change is due to economic and political power of African Americans and Hispanics. This change is best reflected in the Dr. King Dinner and Celebration when, in 2005, Ozzie Guillen, Manager of the Chicago White Sox, Dusty Baker, Manager of the Chicago Cubs, and Lovie Smith, Head Coach of the Chicago Bears served as the speakers and honorees. Chicago is the only city in the United States with three minorities serving as heads of major league sports. They were not selected because they were minority rather because they became great despite hatred and racism. This is truly an achievement that Dr. King helped to bring about. Dr. King helped to surface the racial hatred that kept many African Americans from aspiring to greater heights. Under the theme of "King Achievers: Dreams Fulfilled", more than a thousand concerned community, business, government, and educational leaders and supporters gathered to help the Commission celebrate the greatness of a city.
2012 Chicago King Remembrance Co-Emcee
Benefactor ~ $6000
Includes 20 dinner tickets and audience with the honoree at the VIP reception for twelve.
Gold Sponsor ~ $3000
Includes 10 dinner tickets and audience with the honoree at the VIP reception for six.
Silver Sponsor ~ $2500
Includes 6 dinner tickets and audience with the honoree at the VIP reception for two.
Individual ~ $375
Includes 1 dinner ticket.
PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE 2012 KING REMEMBRANCE IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012
Donation
Cannot attend, but would like to donate to the ICDHR
ICDHR 2012 KING REMEMBRANCE CHICAGO HONORARY DINNER CHAIRS
GRAND HONORARY DINNER CHAIR
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Mayor
City of Chicago
HONORARY DINNER CHAIRS
Terry AnCel, President
Hayes Mechanical
Rev. Clyde H. Brooks, President and CEO
Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human
Relations
Gregory Anderson, Chief of Police
City of Oak Forest, Illinois
John Andes, Director
Human Resources
International Services Associates
The Honorable Dorothy Brown,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
County of Cook
Dana Burgess, President
Internation Services Associates Foundation
John Burgess, Managing Director
International Services Associates
Jack Calhoun, Executive Vice President
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.
David L. Danzig, President
International Services Associates
The Honorable Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff
County of Cook
Joseph Eichberger, Attorney
Smith Amundsen LLC
Dr. Alvin Goldfarb, President Emeritus
Western Illinois University
Dr. Michael Hogan, President
University of Illinois
Patty Kryscha, Manager
Community Affairs and Grassroots
Southwest Airlines
Robert E. Landers, Owner
Heil and Heil Insurance Agency LLC
Matthew Manning, Business Banker Officer
Charter One Bank
Jennifer McLane, Executive Council Member
The CARA Program
Jeffery B. Michalczyk
Managing Director and
Senior Vice President
The Private Bank and Trust Company
Tom Owens, Chairman
The Owens Foundation
Colleen Tunney Ryan, Vice President
TransUnion
Dan Ryan, Midwest Director
Jones Lang LaSalle
The Honorable Janice D. Schakowsky, Congresswoman
United States Congress
Dr. Jack Thomas, President
Western Illinois University
Yancy Watkins, Executive Associate
International Services Associates
The Honorable Jesse White
Illinois Secretary of State
Frank Whittaker
Vice President and Stationl Manager
NBC 5 Chicago
2012 KING REMEMBRANCE CO-EMCEES
Merri Dee, President and CEO
MD Communications, Inc.
Marion Brooks, Anchor
NBC 5 Chicago
2011 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. REMEMBRANCE
HONOREE
Thomas M. Owens, Chairman and Vice President
The Owens Foundation
"Tax deductible in accordance with state and federal laws."
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Merri Dee, President and CEO, MD Communications, Inc.
Marion Brooks, Anchor,
NBC 5 Chicago
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