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Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award

December 15th, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 CONTACT:               

Jeff Lydon, Executive Director

Community Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.

Phone:  607.273.9347 ext. 206

Fax:      607.275.9225

Email:   lydon@cdrc.org

www.cdrc.org

 CDRC and GIAC Accepting Nominations for MLK, Jr. Peacemaker Award –

and for the FIRST TIME, for a Parallel MLK Youth Peacemaker Award

 Ithaca, New York, December 7, 2009 - The Community Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC) and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) invite nominations for the thirteenth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award.

This award, celebrating the life and work of Dr. King, is given to an individual or organization who works non-violently for change, who brings people together to resolve differences and/or promote social justice, and whose work benefits the Tompkins County
community.

 CDRC and GIAC are also welcoming nominations for the first ever Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Peacemaker Award.  This award will be given based on the same qualities but to an individual under 18 years old. 

 To nominate an individual or organization for either award, please send a letter of one to two pages describing the nominee’s work to: CDRC, 120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street, Ithaca, NY 14850, or email cdrc@cdrc.org by December 23rd, 2009.

 Both awards will be presented at the MLK Community Breakfast on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at 9:00 am at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School Gymnasium.

 ABOUT CDRC

 The Community Dispute Resolution Center provides mediation and conflict education services throughout Tompkins, Chemung and Schuyler Counties, its purpose to cultivate constructive responses to conflict.

 

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