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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Office of Community Services - (573) 874-7488 (V/TTY)

Diversity Awards nominations accepted

COLUMBIA, MO (October 8, 2004) -- The Columbia Values Diversity
Celebration committee is currently accepting nominations for the 8th
Annual Columbia Values Diversity Awards. The deadline for submitting
nominations is Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 at noon. Last year's honorees were
George Frissel, Clyde Ruffin and State Farm Insurance Companies.
Posthumous awards were presented in honor of Muriel Battle and George
Brooks.

Nomination forms are available by contacting the Office of Community
Services at (573) 874-7488 (V/TTY) or on the city's Internet site at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com. (GoWord: GoDiversityCelebration)

The two award categories are (1) individual/family and (2)
organization/group. 

These awards will be presented to those who have had significant impact
in our community in promoting appreciation for diversity and cultural
understanding and whose work in our community exemplifies the life and
teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in fostering individual
dignity, racial equality, understanding, peacemaking, and solving
problems through non-violence.

The awards will be presented at the Columbia Values Diversity
Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005 at the Holiday Inn Select Expo
Center.

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