mh/mlkcc.pr                        Contact: Tina Clarke, 301-217-2500

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR
MARTIN LUTHER KING AWARDS          For Immediate Release:  October 10, 1996



     Montgomery County's Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Committee
(MLKCC) is seeking nominations for three humanitarian awards that will be
presented at this year's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Sunday,
January 19.  This year's theme is "MAKE REAL THE DREAM: Frame the Vision for
the 21st Century." 
     Nominees must be Montgomery County citizens who have demonstrated
through deeds and activities their commitment to perpetuate the goals and
ideals communicated by Dr King.
     Nominations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award should
include a biographical sketch of the nominee that includes their name, address
and phone number; a full description identifying the community and civic
accomplishments that best represent the nominee and how it symbolizes the
dream of Dr. King.
   Nominations may be made by citizens, employers or members of the MLKCC.  If
the nominee was paid for the activities, they must have been performed above
and beyond the normal duties or expectations of the paid position.
     Nominees for Children of the Dream awards -- which will be presented to
a male and female student in grades 9 through 12 -- must have demonstrated
outstanding community involvement as an individual volunteer or part of an
organization.  Activities may include a single significant act or an ongoing 
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effort, and must be above and beyond routine class work.
     Nominees for each of the awards must have been actively involved in a
program or activity within the past year to qualify.  All nominations must be  
submitted or postmarked by November 22.  They should be mailed or faxed (301-
217-2517) to Tina Clarke, Office of the County Executive, 101 Monroe Street,
Rockville, Maryland 20850.
     The Montgomery County Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Committee is
sponsored by the Office of the County Executive to organize and produce the
County's annual tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
     For more information, call Tina Clarke at 217-2500.
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