BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2006@wjcenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240102 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240116 DTSTAMP:20240108T023351Z URL:https://www.wjcenter.org/events/wjcs-mlk-day-commemoration/ SUMMARY:WJC's MLK Day Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Honor Dr. King's Legacy Through Action: Join us for a week of s ervice\, reflection\, and community building as we commemorate Martin Luth er King Jr. Day! Choose your path\, from filling "Blizzard Boxes" with ess ential food for families in need to marching in spirit with a photo of you r family "praying with your feet.\nJanuary 2-13: Food Drive for Blizzard B oxes\nPlease donate non-perishable foods to fill Blizzard boxes for those in need. Food requested: Canned potatoes\, veggies\, fruit\,tuna\, soups\, rice\, pasta\, individual sized shelf stable milk. Food can be dropped of f in the coat room or outside the main office. We will deliver the food to the JCC of Mid-Westchester for the program on January 15.\nJanuary 2-31: Pray With Our Feet\nRabbi Heschel prayed with his feet by marching with Ma rtin Luther King Jr.  How does your family “pray with your feet”? (Do you volunteer? Or collect trash? Or do charity walks?) Send a photo to jo annashlesinger@gmail.com to be included in a WJC collage\, depicting all t he ways our community prays with our feet. Feel free to be creative! Visit the collage or check out our MLK Day page on the WJC website for ideas an d inspiration.\nFriday\, January 12 at 8:30pm: Bias: what is it and why it matters now more than ever\nFollowing Rhythm and Ruach at 7:30pm\, join u s for a conversation with Joan Grangenois-Thomas entitled Bias: what is i t and why it matters now more than ever. The evening also includes our Com munity-Wide Shabbat dinner at 6:30pm. RSVP to join us for dinner.\nSaturda y\, January 13 at 1:00pm: Reflections on MLK &\; Building Bridges betwe en Communities\n\nJoin us in the Chapel for a Shabbat afternoon program wi th Rev. Lee Trollinger (please see his bio below) of Calvary Baptist Churc h: Reflections on MLK &\; Building Bridges between Communities\nSunday\ , January 14\, at 3:00pm: WJC Teens Sandwich-Making for HOPE\nMonday\, Jan uary 15\, from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Blizzard Box\nThis family program is ap propriate for all ages. We'll gather at JCC Mid-Westchester to fill Blizza rd boxes with non-perishable food for those in need. Registration required \, space limited: https://jccmw.org/event/mlk-day/\n\n \;\nAbout Joan Grangenois-Thomas\nJoan Grangenois-Thomas is a seasoned communications pro fessional who brings her extensive experience working with community group s\, non-profit organizations\, individuals and social enterprises to every project she executes.  Joan spent 10 years as a contract facilitator wi th the Anti-Defamation League’s A World of Difference Institute. There\, she presented anti-bias training to school children\, faculty and staff.   She brought that learning to her own community through the many organiz ations she’s been involved with including as president of the Port Chest er/Rye N.A.A.C.P. In 2015\, Joan founded Read\, Talk\, Act\, an Interfaith \, Social Justice Book Club\, after the horrific attack on churchgoers at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston\, SC. The goal of the club is t o gain understanding of the many ways racism and discrimination have taken root through reading. Members talk about how the readings challenged thei r assumptions\, and then try to take action - individually or collectively - to affect change. The friendships and insights she has found through th at book club has left an indelible mark on Joan. As a result of all her ef forts\, Joan  is sought after to speak and bring her brand of bias awaren ess to groups around Westchester County. Joan sits on the board of Sustain able Westchester\, Journeys 2 Change and is in her second term as a truste e for the Village of Port Chester\, where she has lived with her family fo r over 30 years. She is founder of JGT Public Relations\, a boutique commu nications firm that works solely with nonprofits and social change groups. \n\n \;\nAbout Rev. Dr. Erwin Lee Trollinger\, Jr.\, M. Th.\nRev. Dr. Erwin Lee Trollinger\, Jr. is a licensed and ordained through the Union Te mple Inspirational Baptist Church and the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Asso ciation\, Queens\, New York. He attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta\, Georgia\, majoring in Social Work and Theology.  He earned his Master’ s Degree in Sacred Theology at the Christ Theological Seminary.\n\nIn 2011 Rev. Dr. Trollinger became the Sixth Pastor of the Calvary Missionary Bap tist Church of White Plains and serves as the Sr. Pastor. In 2012 Rev.  Dr. Trollinger became the President of the Ministers’ Fellowship Council of White Plains and Vicinity.  Currently\, he serves as the Chaplin at E pic Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  In 2018 Rev. Dr. Trollinger was appointed by the Board of Directors to become the International Presid ent and Patron for the Agape Christian Ministers College\, Kumasi\, Ghana. In 2022 Rev.  Dr. Trollinger received two honorary Doctorate Degrees from the Anointed by God Ministries Alliance &\; Seminary.  He received a Doctor of Theology Degree and a Doctor of Divinity Degree. In 2022 Rev. Dr . Trollinger was consecrated to the Bishopry to preside over the Agape Chr istian Ministers College\, Kumasi\, Ghana.\n\nRev. Trollinger previously s erved as Chaplain at the Westchester County -Norwood Jackson Correctional Facility\, Sing-Sing Correctional Facility\, and Rikers Island Correctiona l Facility. Rev. Dr. Trollinger has shared the gospel in foreign lands su ch as the Republic of Jamaica\, West Indies\, the City of London\, England \, Kampala Uganda\, West Africa\, Trinidad and Tobago\, West Indies\, Repu blic of Ghana and Republic of Liberia\, West Africa. His motto: Lord Let M e Decrease\, That Thou Might Increase  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wjcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /12/WJC-MLK-Commemoration2024-1.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR