Sheriff's Community Day - January 17, 2004
4th Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast and 9th Annual Community Day 2004
Planning Meeting

LA Community Policing is assisting in the planning of the Sheriff's Community Day events described below. These annual events have become extremely popular. It's reported that last year over 20,000 people attended! Sheriff Leroy D. Baca serves as the host of these events, which are coordinated by a dedicated staff at Power of Love World Ministries, led by Bishop Edward R. Turner.

There's still plenty to do, and volunteers are being encouraged to come forward now. The general planning meetings are being held at:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Multi-Faith Clergy Council Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Education is the Key to Peace in Our Community" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4th Annual Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast and 9th Annual Community Day Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:00am - 4:00pm Bishop Edward R. Turner, Director . .

Planning Meeting Description:

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WHAT IS COMMUNITY DAY?

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Community Day is an annual event. This day was established to share with our community many of the necessities of life they are lacking-namely food and clothing, and to also provide available resources demonstrating a mutual responsibility and societal interdependence for the less fortunate. But Community Day is more than that! Community Day also brings established entrepreneurs offering a myriad of goods and services to this annual event-some offering automobiles, employment, health care and much, much more. Community Day has become a highly anticipated event in the community.

The Sheriff saw the value in Community Day and has embraced it as apart of the Sheriff Clergy Council Program. We are proud to say that Community Day serves the underrepresented segment of our population in a variety of ways. During each Community Day families are allowed to receive as much food as they can carry away, along with new clothing, shoes, health care services, and employment opportunities. Community Day is also avenue for entrepreneurs to showcase their goods and services to the community and to network with one another. Employers and prospective employees are brought together with on-site interviews and job offers. We are proud to have 'renters' come to the information seminar on home buying and leave as homeowners! As the young people started out 'serving the less fortunate' they remain a vital part of Community Day! Our Youth now have their own open forum where they can hear keynote messages geared for their age group and an open forum to express their concerns and receive vital information as well as showcase their talents and gifts in a wholesome and positive environment.

It is our goal to ignite our community and declare "Community Day" throughout the city of Los Angeles the state of California and ultimately across the United States!

What is the purpose of the Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast?

The Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast, a segment of Community Day, was birthed as a result of a need to bring about healing to our communities through clergy and community leaders. In the past, the Community Day Prayer Breakfast was attended largely by Christians, which represented in part the diversity and complexity of the community. The Prayer Breakfast doors needed to be opened to a larger audience. It was the input of Sheriff Leroy D. Baca in his genius that has helped us to open the door of the Clergy Breakfast in order to bring it to a Multi-Faith level. The ideas of Sheriff Baca have proven to be the best things ever in building unity throughout the County of Los Angeles. We shall continue on this effort, which has been the catalyst that is bringing people together from all walks of life. A special Thank you to our Sheriff.

On September 11, 2001, the United States was hit with the most horrific terrorist attack in its history. Thousands of people lost their lives; families across this nation were devastated by its effect. The need to unite and come together was even greater. Everyone was being judged. People were being attacked for no reason other than they appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent. Fear had set in the hearts of the people. Something needed to be done openly and from a united front; therefore, the expanding of the Community Day vision has encompassed the "Multi-Faith" Prayer Breakfast.

Through the joint efforts of Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Clergy Councils and the Helping Our People Excel for Life Foundation (H.O.P .E. for Life Foundation), we hosted our first Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast. The event was attended by representatives from all religious sects: Jewish, Muslim, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Scientology, and others. Each group laid aside their personal beliefs and focused on the task at hand-unity. The goal of the Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast is to strengthen and unite all people regardless of race, color, creed or religion.

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4th Annual Sheriff's Clergy Council Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast
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Community Day 2004 Planning Meeting

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INFORMATION SHEET

1. All Persons involved in Community Day Activities should:

2. Monetary Gifts! Donations should be made payable to: HOPE for Life Foundation or Friends of Sheriff Leroy D. Baca

3. If office space is needed by any committee member to prepare for this event, please submit your request via fax, email or phone.

4. If you need a mailing address, please use the following information:

(The office will notify you upon receipt of any correspondence.)

5. Any new team member must complete a Volunteer Application Form.

4th Annual Multi Faith Prayer Breakfast and 9th Annual Community Day, January 17,2004

Please select the area(s) in which you would like to assist to make the Multi Faith Prayer Breakfast and Community Day 2004 a total success.

Committees

4th Annual Multi Faith Prayer Breakfast
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9th Annual Community Day, January 17, 2004

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Committees:
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Business Expo: Contact small businesses, companies, corporations and vendors to participate by renting a table/both for their products/services (Make sure proper permits are obtained by vendors)

Camp Can Do: Contact the Petting Zoo, carnival, Mattel Toys, Toys-R-Us, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Burger King, etc. to participate with their products/services. May require getting a sponsor to cover costs (i.e., a sponsor would be required to pay for the Petting Zoo) Solicit assistance with the chaperoning of children ages 4-11. (All solicitation should be coordinated with the Sponsor's Committee)

Clothing Distribution: Contact stores, department stores, etc. (Robinson's-May, Sears, JC Penney, Nike, etc.) for donations of new clothes for men/women/children of all ages/sizes. Solicit assistance with distribution of clothes.

Food Giveaway: Contact grocery stores, bakeries, produce vendors, Food Bank, "Feed the Children", etc. for food donations.

Home Buyers Expo: Contact mortgage companies, realtors, bankers, and home buying assistance programs (Government), and any and all resources involved in the home qualifying-buying to participate by renting a booth/table for their products/services and dissemination of information/education. Seminars should take place throughout the year.

Job Fair: Contact companies from all industries, i.e. airlines, law enforcement, retail, school districts, colleges, automotive (service and dealerships), entertainment, construction, etc. to participate by renting a booth/table.

Youth Empowerment: Contact notable drill teams, young celebrities (Brandy, etc.), sports figures, multi-cultural youth acts, etc. to perform. Contact 2-year and 4-year colleges (to include career counselors, guidance counselors), vocational schools, trade schools, beauty schools, etc. to come out and participate by renting a booth/table.

Community Resources: Contact community organizations, local schools, block clubs, etc. To participate by showcasing their services that is provided to the community at no cost.

Entertainment: Contact people and acts for the Entertainment segment. (Note: Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast not included)

Special Guest Relations: Contact celebrities, politicians and other dignitaries.

Media/Advertisement: Contact Radio, TV , Cable, Newspaper and other media; including street teams for distribution of flyers.

Sponsors: Soliciting and sponsorship of Community Day-will coordinate with Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast Team.

Set-up/Breakdown: Requires any and all set up of chairs, booths, tables, etc. for each area, clean up and breakdown of all chairs, tables, booths, trash, etc. (Note: Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast not included)

Transportation: Requires contacting sources (Churches, bus companies, etc.) to provide transportation to the community.

Health Forum: Contact health agencies, HMO's, service agencies, i.e. Cancer Society, Alzheimer's, Kaiser, etc. to participate by showcasing their services

Volunteers: Soliciting for volunteers for all areas.

Multi Faith Prayer Breakfast: Contact and confirm clergy for Multi Faith Prayer Breakfast

Literacy Awareness: Contact agencies that provide services related to education improvement and opportunities Telemarketing: Place phone calls to religious leaders, vendors, etc.

Dialogue of Change: Dialogue between law enforcement and youth (gang members or not)

Information Booth: Responsible for knowing where all vendors, activities are located on the day of the event. Required to have a volunteer RN throughout the day (someone knowledgeable of first aid) Duties include Badges for all Coordinators and Volunteers, Tee shirts for all Workers, Maps of the area, information sheets and Coordination with Security.

Decorations: Oversee decorations for each area to present a uniformed presentation. (Note: Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast not included)

Security: Assist with Law Enforcement -Crowd control, directing traffic, patrolling all areas.

Souvenir Booklet: Contact agencies and organization to place an Ad in booklet