Walltown Rec Center meeting

DURHAM -- St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, 917 Onslow St., will host a Walltown Park Recreation Center Programming Meeting, at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Neighborhood churches, groups, students, parents and children in particular are encouraged to come and offer input to Durham Parks and Recreation staff members relating to programming activities at the new Walltown Recreation Center.

For more information, call (919) 560-4296.

Urban Ministries breakfast slated

DURHAM -- Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD) will hold its annual "Rebuilding Lives Breakfast" on from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Nov. 19 at the Washington Duke Inn on N.C. 751 on Duke University's West Campus.

UMD is a community-based organization that provides emergency services such as food, clothing, shelter and supportive services to people in need in Durham. The annual breakfast brings together the businesses, foundations, communities of faith and individuals who have supported UMD over the last year as well as those interested in supporting it in the future.

The breakfast will showcase the challenges UMD faced during the past year and how it is continuing to improve the lives of those in need in the community.

Last year UMD provided shelter to 1,956 men, women and children, 32 percent more than the previous year. Its Community Cafe served 197,800 meals, a 10 percent increase. The cafe is serving close to 700 meals per day. UMD's food pantry also had a 29 percent increase and distributed 45,300 pounds of food to people in need. UMD distributed almost 32,000 articles of clothing.

Anyone interested in becoming a donor or volunteer who would like to attend the breakfast can e-mail Richard Morin at morin@braethenaccounting.com to confirm space availability.

For more information about UMD, visit www.umdurham.org or call Deanna Kleiss at (919) 682-0538 ext. 35.

MADD vigil set for Nov. 15

DURHAM -- Ollie Jeffers, president of the local chapter of MADD, invites the public to MADD's annual Candlelight Vigil at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Durham Board of County Commissioners chambers on the second floor of the Old Courthouse, 200 E. Main St.

Speakers will include NASCAR driver Scott Riggs of Bahama and Tolley Carr, a former Charlotte TV news anchor who was involved in a fatal alcohol-related car crash.

After the speeches, visitors will join the families of victims killed to light candles in a remembrance ceremony. If you have anyone that you know that was injured or killed in an alcohol related crash you may speak on their behalf or simply state their names.

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