<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">This announcement was submitted by BHS PTSA President Mark van Krieken. <br></font></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><br></font></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Spanish
Announcement Below</u></font></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></font><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><br></font></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Hello Berkeley Schools
Community,</font></font></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></font></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">We have all worked very hard to make
our Berkeley schools a better place for everyone. Many of us have noted that
<span id="lw_1232083718_5"><span class="yshortcuts">Berkeley</span></span> does not
have a KING Parade, March or Celebration on <span id="lw_1232083718_6"><span class="yshortcuts">Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday</span></span> and we have
waited for the opportunity to do this.</font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">We are "starting small" in our
organization of this intention with <em><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">"A
WALK IN</span></b></em> <em><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">CELEBRATION OF
CHANGE"</span></b></em> on <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Monday,
January 19th</span></strong>, the designated holiday for King's 1/15 birthday.
Being that it is the day before our <span id="lw_1232083718_7"><span class="yshortcuts">Presidential Inauguration</span></span> of <span id="lw_1232083718_8"><span class="yshortcuts">Barack OBAMA</span></span>, we wanted
this to be our first year of celebration of how far we have come and recognize
our commitment to CHANGE.</font></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are meeting at </span><span id="lw_1232083718_9"></span></strong><span class="yshortcuts"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Jefferson Elementary
School</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> with coffee, juice, muffins
and bagels at 9 a.m. on Monday 1/19 and will begin our WALK to </span><span id="lw_1232083718_10" style=""></span></strong><span class="yshortcuts"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">King
Middle School</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> at 10 a.m. We will walk on the
sidewalk observing all traffic lights and walking safely. We will then
have a program of stories and celebration in the King Auditorium, ending by
12 noon.</span></strong></font></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></strong> </font></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">We hope you can rally your friends
and community to make banners and signs - or not - and walk with us and
celebrate as well as observe the HOPE and PROMISE and COMMITMENT we
have for the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., all of which are
well-exampled by our President Elect Barack OBAMA.</font></font></span></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">If you would like additional
information or would like to volunteer please contact: </font></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Marissa Saunders: <a rel="nofollow">niacommunity@yahoo.com</a></font></font></span></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Ann Williams: <span class="yabcontactlistgridsecondlineinfo"><a rel="nofollow">williamsa7@comcast.net</a>
</span></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span class="yabcontactlistgridsecondlineinfo"></span></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></font></p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span class="yabcontactlistgridsecondlineinfo"></span></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 40pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">“Una Caminata para el
Cambio”</font></span></i></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">Celebración</font></span></i></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">desde la Escuela Primaria Jefferson hasta la
</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">Escuela Intermedia Martin Luther King Jr.
</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">19 de enero de 2009</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">10am-12 del día</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">9 a.m. reunirse en el Auditorio de la Escuela Primaria
Jefferson con café, jugo y comida </font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">10 a.m. Caminata a la Escuela Intermedia King
</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman">11:00 a.m. Auditorio de la Escuela Intermedia
King</font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=""> </span><b style="">¡Alegrándose con Esperanzas, Posibilidades
y Novedades!<span style=""> </span>Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. <span style=""></span>a
Presidente Electoral Barack Obama</b></font></font></font></span></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"></span></b></font></font></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light';" lang="ES-TRAD"></span></font></font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;">Para mayor información o para ser voluntario, comuníquese
por favor con: </span></p><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="" lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></span></b></font></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="" lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=""></span><span style=""></span><span style=""></span>Ann Williams - </font></font><a rel="nofollow"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">williamsa7@comcast.net</font></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=""></span></font></font></span></b></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b style=""><span style="" lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=""></span>Marissa Saunders - <u><span style="color: blue;">niacommunity@yahoo.com</span></u></font></font></span></b></font></font></p></td></tr></table>