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What's in a name?

Ernest Raymond Gantt. Sound familiar? No? How about Donn Beach? Yep,that's him. Donn changed his name when he started his Beachcomber chain of restaurants. Now I make mention of this because ol' Donn wasn't the only "Beachcomber" out there. Turns out there were a few scoundrels who tried to straight up rip him off by opening their own places called 'Beachcomber' and even ripped off the name of his classic Zombie drink. I learned all about this recently while reading Kevin Quigley's excellent book,New England Tiki. I highly recommend reading it as it gives the full story along with a lot of other fascinating Tiki stuff.

Now bringing this back to mixing,ol' Donn had a drink called Montego Bay. Thing is,if you search for this online,many of the results you'll find will be for drinks that have the same name,but are totally different(and not as good). Many use spiced rum(with one using light rum),different juices,and it may even contain ginger ale or creme de banana. But don't worry,Uncle Giltron won't let you waste your rum,I've got the proper Donn Beach recipe,as sussed out by our friend Beachbum Berry. And as with most of his drinks,the Donn knew what he was doing. Enjoy!

Mix #210 Montego Bay

1.5oz dark Jamaican rum 1/2oz lime juice 1/2oz grapefruit juice 1/2oz honey syrup 1/4tsp allspice dram* 1 dash Angostura bitters 6 drops absinthe 3oz crushed ice

Blend everything for 5 seconds and pour into sour glass.

*About 1ml or 20-25 drops.

A classic Donn drink with lots of flavor. It starts with honey in the front,then a touch of spice,with some absinthe to finish. Complex and flavorful,use good rum because you'll taste it. Very nice.

And wouldn't you know,but ol' Trader Vic(AKA,Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr),also had a drink of the same name:

Mix #211 Montego Bay Cocktail

1oz Rhum Negrita rum* juice of 1/2 a lime** 1 dash triple sec*** 1 dash rock candy syrup*** 1 dash Angostura bitters

Shake with ice and strain into chilled stemmed cocktail glass.

*I used Coruba. **I used 1/2oz. ***I used 5ml = dash.

From the 1972 edition of Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide,this is a very different drink from Donn's. It's very tart and close to a daiquiri or traditional sailor grog. Now the measurement 'dash' has changed a bit over the years,so I decided to go with five milliliters as it seemed about right for this. Rock candy syrup is double-sweet so I actually used ten milliliters of regular simple. The original recipe called for Rhum Negrita,which is very dark and considered a 'cooking' rum,so I subbed in Coruba which is a nice very dark rum I've enjoyed in the past. I'd also like to note that for some reason Difford's Guide chose to use Rhum Clement Blanc,which is a white agricole,and very different(and no idea why they would do this). So if you want to try a different daiquiri,just pick a fav rum and give this a try. You can also do like Difford's and play with upping the other ingredients to your personal tastes.

Well,that's all for this week folks. Keep checking in for more mixings. Aloha!

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Youth Leadership Pasco Program Graduates Class of 2024

The Youth Leadership Pasco Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation at breakfast on March 15, 2024, at Timber Greens Country Club. More than 100 sponsors, school officials, parents and Leadership Pasco Board members were there to cheer on the graduating students. Youth Leadership Pasco Program Graduates Class of 2024 Youth Leadership Pasco is a leadership development program that informs, motivates, and increases the awareness of selected high school aged students (Sophomores and Juniors) through issue-oriented seminars and interaction with community leaders. Sessions include Orientation and Team Building, Law Enforcement, Health Care/Community Services, Government/Economic Development and Education. Leadership Pasco is able to keep the student fee at $35 due to generous support from our sponsors: the Law Office of Tara O’Connor, United Way of Pasco County, Pasco Hernando State College, Fred K. Marchman Technical College, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Olympus Limo, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Pasco Education Foundation and the Rotary Clubs of Dade City Noon, Holiday, New Port Richey, Seven Springs, Trinity, and West Pasco Sunset. Applications for the Class of 2025 will open for Sophomores and Juniors at the beginning of the school year. According to program co-chair, Barbara DeSimone, Leadership Pasco director emerita, "Each year, we eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome bright and ambitious young individuals into the Youth Leadership Pasco Program. It's truly inspiring to witness their growth, enthusiasm, and commitment to becoming the leaders of tomorrow. As organizers, we are thrilled to embark on another year of empowering these exceptional students and equipping them with the skills and insights needed toshape a brighter future for Pasco County." Youth Leadership Pasco Class of 2024 Graduates - Colt Blancher, Angeline Academy of Innovation - Katarina M. Boglino, Gulf High School - Isabella C. Bowling, River Ridge High School - Thomas Celotto, Jr. Hudson High School - Noah J. Downey, Sunlake High School - Vincent J. Farides, River Ridge High School - Dominic Fusco, Wesley Chapel High School - William C. Gantt, J.W. Mitchell High School - Jake Giber, Genesis Preparatory High School - Nadama N. Gilkerson, Pasco High School - Sophia M. Giri, Wiregrass Ranch High School - Nathan M. Grimes, J.W. Mitchell High School - Luiza Guryeva, Wesley Chapel High School - Allan Guzman, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation - Elissa A. Hill, JW Mitchell High School - Liam C. Hornung, J.W Mitchell High School - Melodi Kazazi, Sunlake High School - Calina M. Levy, Wiregrass Ranch High School - Alina Manadyel, Dayspring Early College Academy - Ethan A. Mendez, Cypress Creek high School - Alyssa B. Mintrone, Land O' Lakes High School - Montana T. Montayre, Wendell Krinn Technical High School - Morgan T. Montayre, Wendell Krinn Technical High School - Alfonso E. Nava, Dayspring Early College Academy - Victoria Ogundeyin, Cypress Creek High School - Xiomig N. Ozorio Matias, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation - Trinity Perry, Wesley Chapel High School - Justyce P. Rice, Anclote High School - Ethan Rubin, Hudson High School - Lilliana E. St Aubin, Hudson High School - Paul L. Steele, Land O Lakes High School - Hailey J. Suggs, Anclote High School - Gianna Walsh, Fivay High School Class Quotes The Youth Leadership Pasco program is truly one of a kind. Throughout the program I have made lifelong friendships, restored old ones, and got a much deeper grasp of what happens in Pasco County. My favorite part of the program was the sheriff's department. We got to see just how big the department truly is and the amazing technology they are incorporating into their line of work. I used to only want to leave Pasco County but throughout this program I have found a new love for it and all of the amazingopportunities it has to o ffer. I can truly see myself living here forever. - Noah J. Downey,Sunlake High School "As I reflect on my time in the Pasco Youth Leadership, a moment that stands out for me was when the program had economic day. That day I and many others in my group learned about how our leaders here in Pasco County work tirelessly to grow and provide new opportunities to all those who live in its community. It was that day that I realized it does not take someone who is in a high position to be a leader but someone who genuinely cares for their community and the people who reside in it. The program allowed its members to meet many leaders form doctors to business leaders and even our very own superintendent of schools Kurt Browning. In the end I am profoundly grateful for the privilege of being part of this amazing program, the Pasco Youth Leadership program. It has been an amazing experience that has given all who have joined new experiences, skills, and memories that can be taken further on the journey we call life." - Ethan A. Mendez, Cypress Creek high School About Youth Leadership Pasco Youth Leadership Pasco was founded in 1999 by the Leadership Pasco Class of 1998 and graduated its first class of youth in 2000. Youth Leadership Pasco is organized by Leadership Pasco in collaboration with local educational institutions, businesses, and community organizations, aims to empower high school students with essential leadership skills, civic awareness, and a commitment to community service. Through interactive sessions, workshops, and hands-on experiences, participants develop the tools they need to become effective leaders and contribute positively to the future of Pasco County. Website: https://leadershippasco.com/Youth_Leadership_Pasco_Program About Leadership Pasco Leadership Pasco, established 1988, is a highly respected leadership developmentprogram designed to connect, educate, and engage emerging and existing leaders inPasco County. The program focuses on fostering a deeper understanding of thecommunity, promoting collaboration, and inspiring participants to take an active role inshaping the future of the county.Website: https://leadershippasco.com Read the full article

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Philip Goodwin Freelon (March 25, 1952 - July 9, 2019) is an architect known for his design of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History & Culture. He was born in Philadelphia to Allan R. Freelon, Jr. and Elizabeth N. Freelon. He graduated from North Carolina State University’s College of Design and earned an MS in architecture at MIT.

He received the Loeb Fellowship to study independently for a year at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. He founded The Freelon Group, which grew to 65 staff members. The firm’s notable designs included the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise Facility at North Carolina Central University; the North Carolina A&T State University Proctor School of Education; Anacostia Library and the Tenley-Friendship Library; and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture to name a few.

The Freelon Group merged with Perkins+Will. He became Design Director of the North Carolina practice, leading both the Perkins+Will offices in Durham and Charlotte His team designed the four-level Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History & Culture on the Mall. He partnered with two other architects, the late J. Max Bond and Ghanaian-born David Adjaye.

President Barack Obama appointed him to the National Commission of Fine Arts. He became a recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture and the AIA North Carolina’s Gold Medal. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from North Carolina State University. He was a visiting and adjunct professor at several leading universities. He established the Philip Freelon Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design to expand opportunities for aspiring African American architects.

He and his wife, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Nnenna Freelon, have three children. His son Pierre is a noted musician and educator. He was a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmapiphi

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Ranae Marwood Baxley, 74, of Lexington, SC, husband of Peggy R. Baxley, went home to be with His Lord and Savior on July 7, 2023. He was the son of the late Allen and Norma Baxley of Florence, SC.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister Jan Baxley of Lexington, as well as his three sons Dwayne (Victoria), Stephen (Lisa), and Brian Sr. (Julie) all from Lexington. He has eight grandchildren Joshua, Bradley, Braylon, Anna, Katie, Brian Jr, Bryson, Bennett, and one great grandson Blake Allen Baxley. He is also survived by two aunts, Genevieve Bennett(Bob) and Janie Lou Morris both of Hemingway.

After finishing his studies at Bob Jones University, Ranae proudly served in the SC Army National Guard. He was employed with General Electric in Florence for thirteen years. He retired from Schneider Electric (Square D) in Columbia after 27 years as the Senior Manufacturing Supervisor. Ranae was a faithful member of Gantt Street Baptist Church in Cayce, SC. His love for his Savior, his family, and his church were his passions.

A celebration of life service will be held at Gantt Street Baptist Church on Tuesday July 11, 2023, at 3:00 pm.

Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm prior to the service.

Interment will follow the service at Southland Memorial Gardens on West Dunbar Road. The family would like to thank Prisma Hospice for their tremendous love and care during the past few months.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested any memorials be sent to Gantt Street Baptist Church, 2121 Gantt Street, Cayce SC 29033.

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Clean slate; he's going to let you know he's going to coach you the hardest, going to coach you to be the best and not mediocre. So that's what I respect. I respect that he comes in every day as the same person with the same energy." Marshall did not catch a pass in the Panthers' 27-0 preseason loss to the New York Jets on Saturday. He is battling for a spot on the depth chart with new additions D.J. Chark, Adam Thielen and Jonathan Mingo. The rookie Mingo was actually listed as a starter on Carolina's first unofficial depth chart.  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Em um dia como este, mas em 1963, Harvey B Gantt, se tornava o primeiro homem negro a ingressar na faculdade no estado da Carolina do Sul, o último estado segregacionista. Ainda no ensino médio, ele se tornou um ativista dos direitos civis e cursou arquitetura na universidade de Clemson, na Carolina do Sul. Para quem não sabe, a segregação nos Estados Unidos não permitia que negros e brancos frequentassem os mesmos lugares, usassem os mesmos sanitários ou até mesmo bebessem no mesmo bebedouro, foi um período de bastante agressividade onde grandes líderes da luta dos direitos civis ganharam notoriedade como no caso de Martin Luther King Jr, reconhecido como um grande ativista e eternizado por sua luta e seu discurso. Harvey, além de ter concluído seu curso com honras, tornou se mestre pelo MIT e seguiu carreira política sendo o primeiro prefeito negro da cidade de Charlotte, na Carolina do Sul em 1983, até hoje ele é um reconhecido político, e sem dúvida, alguém que inspira muitos pelos seus feitos. Gostou da leitura? Fique a vontade para curtir, comentar e compartilhar. Grato! Fonte: EducaBras e Wikipédia Imagem: Equipe do Taps • Domínio público Wikimedia Commons #blm #direitoscivis #direito #historia #segregaçao #racismo #luta #conquistas #martinlutherkingjr #harveygantt #eua #racismo (em São Paulo, Brasil) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8WPSTNcTf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Penn Center

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made several visits to the historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island during the 1960s. He even wrote the early words to his famous “I Have A Dream” speech there.

Gantt Cottage, where he stayed, stands as an important part of the Center today. (pictured here)

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Segregating public schools by race has been, at least effectively speaking, illegal since the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education 67 years ago.  Oh, there were knock-down-drag-out fights to make it happen, especially in the Deep South, and an argument can be made that what you might call perfect integration of public schools has never completely been achieved.  But the law made by that Supreme Court decision has never changed.

What we have seen recently from the Republican Party leads me to believe that segregation is not behind us, either legally or practically.  I think the Republican Party, as it is currently constituted, would be perfectly happy with making segregation legal again.  Up is down with these fools.  Why wouldn’t they attempt to return segregation as the law of the land?

Look at what they’re doing today with the bipartisan commission to investigate the assault on the Capitol that will soon come to a vote.  They don’t just want to sweep the whole thing under the rug. They are denying not only that Donald Trump instigated the assault on the Capitol, but that the insurrection happened at all.

Mitch McConnell took to the floor of the Senate this morning to announce that he will oppose formation of a commission to investigate what he called “the events of January 6.”  Kevin McCarthy came out yesterday with his opposition to the commission. Republican senators who only yesterday had announced that they supported a bipartisan commission are today saying they will vote against it.  Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina is one.  Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is another.  Both men supported the commission to investigate the assault on the Capitol less than 24 hours ago.  Today they are both opposed.

The Republican Party is prepared to do literally anything they think they can get away with.  They are going to attempt to go into the mid-term elections next year denying that their party, or the man who they recognize as their party leader, had anything to do with the attack on the Capitol, or with attempting to stop the certification of the ballots of the electoral college.  They are engaged in a massive campaign of voter suppression in a naked attempt to make it more difficult for Black and other minority citizens to vote.  They’re not even trying to hide it.  Their intentions are right out in the open.

So is their racism.  For some reason, I was thinking about Jesse Helms the other day.  A senator from North Carolina for 20 years, from 1973 to 2003, he was a figure of derision practically everywhere in this country except his own state, and even within the state of North Carolina, he faced stiff opposition.  He won his last two campaigns for reelection, in 1990 and 1996, with only 52.5 and 52.6 percent of the vote against a Black Democratic candidate in both races, Harvey Gantt.

The tendency back then was to write off Helms as something of an aberration in the Republican Party, a throw-back to a kind of coarse nativism and racism that most Republicans did not countenance, at least not then.  His famous “hands” commercial, that many said was responsible for his victory in 1990, showed a white man’s hands crumpling up a job application after losing the job to a “less qualified” minority applicant.  It was criticized at the time for its “racial subtext.” The ad was a nakedly racist appeal for white votes, and Helms was known in his state and in the Senate as racist.  He led a 16 day filibuster against creating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.  He voted against the Voting Rights Act whenever it came up for renewal.

But Helms wasn’t a lone wolf within the Republican Party. Looking back, we can see that he was its heart and soul.  It was Republican appointed Supreme Court justices who voted to disembowel the Voting Rights Act in 2013 in Shelby County v. Holder.  A recent proposal by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act has been met with silence from congressional Republicans.  They don’t want to empower the federal government to oversee how states run their elections for federal office.  They don’t even want officials like a secretary of state to have the authority over elections.  They want Republican-controlled legislatures to control the counting of ballots, and in presidential elections, the awarding of electoral college votes.  They don’t want more people to vote.  They want fewer.  They don’t want fair elections.  They want to win. Period.

When Brown v. Board of Education was decided, southern states did everything in their power to prevent the integration of their public schools.  In 1964, a decade after Brown, 98.9 percent of Black students in 11 southern states were still going to school in segregated all-Black schools.  Whole school systems in at least one southern state were closed rather than integrate.  Eventually, court decisions led to integration in one school system after another around the Deep South.  In response, many white parents pulled their children out of integrated schools and established private all-white “academies” to educate their children, leaving only a smattering of low income white children to go to school in integrated systems with Black children.  And then they fought for years to try to use public tax dollars to fund their private all-white schools.  Donald Trump and his secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, were still fighting to use so-called “vouchers” for private segregated schools when he left office.

I remember what it was like in 1964.  That year, I went to a high school in Virginia that was partially integrated only because the federal government was able to force the school system in Fairfax County to accept the sons and daughters of Black members of the military.  But every morning, several school buses filled with Black children whose parents were not in the military drove past my school on their way to a high school ten miles south.  Schools in Fairfax County were not fully integrated from kindergarten to 12th grade until 1974.

The Supreme Court this week accepted a Mississippi abortion case that many legal experts say could lead to a weakening, if not totally overturning, of Roe v. Wade.  With six justices appointed by Republican presidents, three by our last disgraced and twice-impeached president, the court is poised to overturn anything they want.  They could overturn Roe v. Wade.  They could overturn the clause in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that barred federal funds from going to segregated schools on the same basis they did away with the clause in the Voting Rights Act that mandated the overseeing of southern states voting laws by the Department of Justice.  In that decision, they found the law interfered with the “sovereignty” of the states covered by the Voting Rights Act.  The Roberts court could use the “sovereignty” basis to overturn federal court decisions that have outlawed so-called “voucher” programs that were passed to allow the use of local tax dollars to find private schools that discriminate on the basis of race.

The Supreme Court can do whatever they feel they can get away with.  So can Republicans in congress, especially in the Senate, so long as they have the power of the filibuster.

The Republican Party is trying to bury the assault on the Capitol on January 6.  They are trying to prevent the investigation of that assault so that another assault just like it can happen.  They are not going to risk losing at the ballot box again.  They are doing whatever they can get away with to fix it so they can’t lose, even if that means we lose our democracy.

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The Assassin & The Parson: An Unlikely Duo

By: Lisa Timmerman, Executive Director

Imprisoned in Bridewell Castle, Mason Locke Weems agreed to help Master Assassin of the Colonial Brotherhood Ratonhnhake:ton upon learning George Washington’s life was in danger in 1776. “That man is our Jupiter Conservator, destined to lead us not just to freedom, but greatness. Anyone who says otherwise is either a simpleton or a traitor.” Add a dash of locksmithing, treachery, and serious fighting skills and you have the video game Assassin’s Creed III on screen! Disappointed Weems did not craft a fake key to help free Washington? Don’t be! While Weems may not have prevented an attempted assassination, his persistence in refusing to pay homage to the King of England King led to interesting changes within British Parliament.

Mason Locke Weems caused an international ruckus but not until after the Revolutionary War. He sailed and pursued studies in Great Britain in the early 1780s as he and Edward Gnatt explained to Benjamin Franklin on 07/09/1784, “…having no form of Episcopal Ordination in our own Country we Came to England more than a twelvemonth ago for Orders and have been all that time Soliciting the Arch Bishop but in vain. His Grace will not ordain us unless we will consent to take the Oath of Allegiance.” As Weems and Gnatt refused to swear an oath of allegiance to King George III, they had two other options – hope Parliament altered the law or seek ordination in another country such as France or the Netherlands. After discussing the possibility of ordination in other countries, Franklin amusing responded, “If the British Islands were sunk in the Sea, (& the Surface of this Globe has suffer’d greater Changes) you would probably take some such Method as this: And if they persist in denying you Ordination, tis the same thing. An hundred Years hence, when People are more enlightend, it will be wonder’d at, that Men in America, qualified by their Learning and Piety to pray for & instruct their Neighbours, should not be permitted so to do, till they had made a Voyage of 6000 Miles out & home, to ask leave of a cross old Gentleman at Canterbury.” Less than a month later, Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which allowed the ordination of non-British persons sans oaths of allegiance. Weems and Gnatt became the first Americans to receive ordination in the Anglican clergy following the war on 09/12/1784. However, this did not end the quest Weems engaged when he inquired into ordination via other countries. Both John Jay and John Adams continued the ball that Weems started rolling by working with Congress and the Danish court for ordination in their country.

(Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft, Mason Locke Weems on the left)

Mason Locke Weems presence in popular games indicates his importance to the character of George Washington along with the skilled and creative writing of the video game staff. While we cannot really fathom what we would have thought of his avatar, his dedication and loyalty to Washington could never be questioned and still seeps throughout history and popular culture.

Note: We are gauging interest for a new program: The Weems-Botts Crafty Crafters! If you would like to meet, network, start/work on craft projects, and drink high quality tea at the museum, please let us know! This potential monthly program aims to welcome everyone from beginners to experts – why not craft in the Annex with museum porcelain at your side? Contact Lisa at info@historicdumfriesva.org or message us via FaceBook, Twitter, or Instagram!

(Sources: “To Benjamin Franklin from Mason Locke Weems and Edward Gantt, Jr., 9 July 1784,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-42-02-0258. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 42, March 1 through August 15, 1784, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2017, pp. 405–407.]; “From Benjamin Franklin to Mason Locke Weems and Edward Gantt, Jr., 18 July 1784,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-42-02-0269. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 42, March 1 through August 15, 1784, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2017, pp. 419–421.]; Assassin’s Creed Wiki, https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Ratonhnhak%C3%A9:ton; Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed)

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Gantt Cottage, where Martin Luther King, Jr. stayed during his visits, sits tucked back on the grounds of the Penn Center, which served as one of the first schools in the South for freed slaves, on St. Helena Island, S.C.

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How to Commemorate Martin Luther King’s Legacy in 2021

Martin Luther King’s Birthday, a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January, is a time to reflect on the legacy of the influential civil rights leader. It is also a federal holiday dedicated to a day of service, when Americans are encouraged to heed Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words.: “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”

This year, the holiday falls on Jan. 18. While coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns disrupted plans for many in-person celebrations and volunteering efforts, there are plenty of safe activities you can take part in. The website of AmeriCorps, the federal public-service organization, has a directory where you can search for volunteer opportunities, while President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inaugural committee suggests creating cards for Covid-19 patients, knitting blankets for the homeless or hosting an online fund-raiser for a nonprofit organization.

Here are other resources for ways to commemorate Dr. King this week, whether you’re looking to do some good or engage in thoughtful conversation.

Hunger Free America, a national research and advocacy organization, will have an “M.L.K. Serve-a-Thon” on Jan. 18 and 19. In a series of virtual workshops, its partner agencies will discuss how food insecurity intersects with other social issues. They will also lead volunteering projects that can be done from home, like phone banking and raising awareness on social media.

Where: hungerfreeamerica.org

Hands on Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes civic engagement efforts, lists in-person activities across Atlanta — Dr. King’s hometown — on its website. It also offers virtual suggestions, such as Civic Dinners, a community engagement platform where people can host or attend virtual conversations under topics like “bridging the racial divide” and “grief and gratitude.

Where: handsonatlanta.org

L.A. Works creates community service projects in the greater Los Angeles area. On Jan. 18, its website will host family-friendly virtual exhibitions of the 1963 March on Washington — created through the video game Minecraft. It’s also hosting online workshops and volunteering events focusing on how race affects homelessness, food insecurity and criminal justice.

Where: laworks.com/MLK

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington is hosting a social justice-themed virtual concert by the jazz bassist and composer Christian McBride and students from the Juilliard School. Watch on Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Tickets are free, but registration is recommended.

Where: nmaahc.si.edu

The King Center in Atlanta wraps up its weeklong observance of the holiday on Jan. 18 with the Beloved Community Commemorative Service, featuring Bishop T.D. Jakes. Stream it at 10:30 a.m. Eastern on the center’s website or on Facebook Watch, or tune in on Fox 5 Atlanta.

Where: thekingcenter.org

Oregon State University’s annual celebration kicks off at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 18 with a virtual event featuring the scholar, writer and activist Angela Davis. Tickets are free; register on Eventbrite.

Where: diversity.oregonstate.edu

The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, N.C., will host a daylong, online celebration on Jan. 18 that includes an aural history tour, — — a panel discussion and more. The event, which starts at 10 a.m. Eastern, is free, but registration is required.

Where: ganttcenter.org

Food Bank for New York City, a hunger relief organization, is holding a Zoom event at 11 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 18. Participating volunteers will write personal letters that will be distributed to New Yorkers in need by the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens.

Where: foodbanknyc.org

The Art Institute of Chicago is hosting a online talk at 3 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 20 that will touch on justice, resistance and faith, inspired by the museum’s collection and Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a landmark 1963 document Dr. King wrote while in solitary confinement. Registration for the event is required.

Where: artic.edu

Dr. King studied at Morehouse College in Atlanta from and the school is commemorating his legacy with events, a virtual forum with Lewis V. Baldwin, a professor emeritus of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. Eastern. Stream it on the college’s YouTube channel.

Where: inside.morehouse.edu

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Pfizer, Sinovac vaccines to arrive Feb. 20: Galvez

#PHnews: Pfizer, Sinovac vaccines to arrive Feb. 20: Galvez

MANILA – Vaccines manufactured by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Sinovac are expected to arrive in the country by February 20, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Wednesday night.

"Nakausap namin kahapon ang COVAX facility. May possibility po na February po na magdala po ang COVAX dito, WHO at saka UNICEF ng Pfizer (We spoke to the COVAX facility yesterday. There is a possibility in February, that COVAX alongside the World Health Organization and UNICEF might bring here the vaccines from Pfizer)," Galvez told President Rodrigo Durterte during his regular public address.

"Ang Sinovac po ay darating din po ng February 20. (Some) 50,000 initially and then dadagdagan po sila ng 950,000 sa susunod na buwan at 2 million sa susunod na mga buwan (Sinovac will also arrive on Feb. 20, around 50,000 initially and then around 950,000 will be added next month and 2 million in the coming months)," he added.

Logistics preps

Meanwhile, Galvez said preparations of the logistical requirement for vaccine deployment are underway.

It is expected to be ready by January 30, he added, to make sure the country is prepared for the arrival of the first batch of vaccines.

Galvez said the government will conduct a series of inspections next week, to ensure the country's preparedness for vaccine deployment.

It will also check the storage capacities of the country's cold chain facilities for vaccines.

Galvez said these facilities are located at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), University of the Philippines (UP), and San Lazaro Hospital.

They will also check the cold chain facilities privately-owned by pharmaceutical companies Zuellig and Unilab.

The government's preparations for vaccine deployment include training of vaccinators, mobilization of security forces, and readying partner-stakeholders, he added.

Vaccine storage, distribution

Galvez said Covid-19 jabs that require -70°C and -20°C temperatures, such as Pfizer and Moderna, will be stored in the country's major storage hubs in Metro Manila, Davao, and Cebu.

While vaccines requiring 2°C–8°C such as Sinovac, Johnson&Johnson, AstraZeneca, and Novavax vaccines can be deployed in the far-flung communities.

"Ang strategy po na 'yan, hindi po natin inimbento. 'Yan po ay strategy na ginawa ng mga naunang nag-rollout, katulad ng U.S., U.K., at Indonesia (We did not invent that strategy because it has been done by countries that have already rolled out their vaccination campaigns such as Indonesia, United States, and the United Kingdom),” Galvez said.

As the government pushed through negotiations with six vaccine developers, Galvez said about 137 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured.

"Puwede pong umakyat ‘yan na 172 — sa 172. Hindi pa po kasama diyan ang 42 million doses para po sa COVAX kasi bibigyan po tayo ng COVAX ng (It could increase up to 172 doses. This is apart from 42 million doses under COVAX facility negotiations which could vaccinate about) 20 percent country’s population," he added.

Under the COVAX facility, Galvez said the government can guarantee access to a portfolio of vaccines and doses for at least 22 million Filipinos.

He said the government is negotiating with pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Novavax and J&J, to deliver vaccines as early as the first quarter of the year so that the country could initially rollout the vaccination program by the first quarter.

Vaccine deployment

"So ang gagawin lang po natin is gagawa po tayo ng magandang Gantt chart at saka ‘yung synchronization matrix. I-synchronize lang po natin na pagdating natin kaagad, i-deploy natin po kaagad (We will make a Gantt chart and a synchronization matrix to synchronize it. Once they arrive, they will immediately be deployed)," Galvez said.

Galvez also urged local government units (LGUs) to start preparing for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines by next month.

He said LGUs serve as “grassroots implementer” for the nationwide vaccination program.

“The implementation of the national vaccine program is not the sole responsibility of the government. This is the reason why the whole-of-government, whole-of-nation approach shall be adopted maximizing manpower, expertise, processes to ensure coordinated and greater implementation of the Covid-19 immunization program,” Galvez said.

He said the government will assist LGUs which cannot afford to procure vaccines for their constituents.

“‘Yung mga probinsya at mayors na hindi makakabili, kami po ang magbibigay ng vaccine. At saka po ‘yung mga kulang ng iba, kami po ang magpupuno (Those provinces and towns which cannot procure their vaccines, we will provide the vaccines. And when others lack supply, we will fill that gap)," he said.

The government will also shoulder other requirements including syringes, cotton, cold chain storage, and sets of personal protective equipment (PPE), he said.

Galvez said the government has earmarked a total of PHP82.5 billion for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and other logistic requirements. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Pfizer, Sinovac vaccines to arrive Feb. 20: Galvez." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1127328 (accessed January 15, 2021 at 04:42AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Pfizer, Sinovac vaccines to arrive Feb. 20: Galvez." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1127328 (archived).

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Carlotta Harrell sworn in as Henry County Commission Chair. Introducing Carlotta Harris Harrell new Henry County Commission Chairwoman after her swearing in ceremony tonight! The socially distanced, mask required, and limited attendance event honored the first black female Democratic Henry County Chairwoman in history. Pastor William Flippen of Greater Piney Grove gave the invocation asking for togetherness in the challenging times we face with Covid-19. Carlotta spoke of her upbringing and how service to the community was engrained in her from a early age as a way of life. Her parents Mrs. & Bishop Harris marched on the frontline of social justice with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She thanked all her supporters and campaign manager Cherice Hollis President of Henry County Democratic Women, NCNW, the Divine 9, and all those who supported her while calling for unity and a coming together of all of Henry County. She fiercely proclaimed her vote will be in the best interest of Henry County not for party or friend. She laid down the gauntlet saying anyone not working to bring this county together in the best interest of Henry County citizens would be called out on her watch. Senator Emanuel Jones said this long awaited day is a moment to reflect on how far we have come in Henry County! Other speakers looked forward to a brighter future in the dark days of Covid-19. Elected officials in attendance included: Senator Emanuel Jones
Senator Tonya Anderson 
Sheriff Reginald Scandrett
County Clerk Sabriya Hill 
Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Ford
Stockbridge Councilwoman 
Yolanda Barber
Stockbridge Councilwoman
Lakeisha Gantt 
Former Councilwoman 
Neat Robinson
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