The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 2010 Page: 2 of 13
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Campus
Sunday, February 21,
Day
CALENDAR AND EVENTS
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manner.
SUNDAY
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12:30-2:30 p,m.
The Outstanding Alumnus
of the Year award will be
presented in the McCaleb
Conference Center in the
Hunter Welcome Center.
Tickets cost $20. For more
information, contact Jama
Cadle at jama.cadle@acu.edu.
9 p.m.
Nine O’clock, the weekly
praise service, will take place
at University Church of Christ
at 9 p.m. Free drinks and
snacks follow the service in the
Family Room.
MONDAY
11 a.m.
Mark semester series will continue
with Mark Jackson in Chapel.
8-9 p.m.
Eric Wyatt’s senior euphonium
recital will take place in the
Recital Hali of the Williams
Performing Arts Center. For
more information about the
free event, call 674-2199.
TUESDAY
11 a.m.
Departmental Chapel will take
place at various locations on
campus. For more information,
go to wwviLacu.edu/chapei.
8:30- 10 p.m.
Jazz Night will take place
at Monks Coffee Shop and :
will feature various ACU
jazz combinations. For more
information about the free
event, call 674-8274.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Noah Project needs
volunteers to cover the
domestic violence crisis
hotline between 6 and
10 p.m. Monday-Friday.
For more information, call
Yvonne Myers at 676-7107.
The Abilene Cultural Af-
fairs Council needs vol-
unteers for Gator Coun-
try, an animal preserve
and rescue operation
from Beaumont, on Feb.
27 at the Abilene Civic
Center. Volunteers will
prepare breakfast, assist
with two performances,
serve as ushers and
direct visitors through
the Nature Trail. For more
information, contact
Angie Cook at 794-4426,
or e-mail angie.cook@cjc.
edu. Volunteers must sign
up by Monday.
The American Heart As-
sociation needs volun-
teers any time 8:30 a.m.-
5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Volunteers will
Dittos
Children's Consignment Sale
Save lots of money shopping at the Dittos for Kiddos
spring/summer sale! Everything you need for chil-
dren. Thousands of items to choose from. Children's
clothing (boys and girls preemie to size 20), shoes,
baby furniture and equipment, maternity including
plus sizes, toys, games, books, videos/dvds, holiday
items, dress-up items, layette, and more.
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TUESDAY, Mar. 2: Midnight Madness 9 pm to midnight
Wednesday, March 3:10 am - 6 pm
Thursday, March 4:9 am - 9 pm
Friday, March 5: 9 am to 6 pm
| Many items half price, Saturday, March 6; 8 am to 6 pm
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FAMILY
& ALUMNI!
Have a wonderful Sag Song weekend!
(325) 673-4663
2951 South Id * Abilene, TX 79605
help with general of-
fice tasks and assist
with mailings. For more
information, contact Kay
Alexander at 627-0070.
The Christian Service
Center needs volunteers
to fill requests for cloth-
ing, bedding, kitchen
utensils, etc., from the
donation center. Vol-
unteers may work from
noon-4 p.m. Friday or
Saturday. For more infor-
mation, call Jim Clark at
673-7531.
Breakfast On Beech Street
serves breakfast to Abilene’s
homeless community and
is in need of volunteers.
Breakfast is served from
6:30-7:15 a.m. at the First
Christian Church at 3rd and
Beech Street. Volunteers
must arrive at 5:30 a.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays and
5 a.m. Tuesdays. For more
information, visit the First
Christian Church’s Web site
at www.fccabilene.org/out-
reach.html.
Love and Care Ministries
needs help with its cloth-
ing ministry and street
feeds at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. or
5 p.m. Monday-Friday. To
schedule a time, call Terry
Davis at 670-0246.
Abilene Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center
needs volunteers at 2
p.m.‘Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday to assist
residents with Bingo
and other activities.
Volunteers will stay one
to two hours. For more
information, contact Rita
Raymond at 673-0568,
or e-mail cameron.grad@
hotmail.com.
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Join us this weekend for great home cooking and
genuine, down-home West Texas hospitality.
Groups and reservations are welcome!
Call (325) 554-9610
to make tout reservation.
Saturday Suiter is 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sunday Lunch is 11:00am -2:00 pm
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Credited
Chapels
to date:
Credited
Chapels
remaining:
29
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Announcements
Connected film audi-
tions will take place
from 4-7 p.m. Monday
in the Orchestra Hali of
the Williams Performing
Arts Center. Applicants
will perform a short, cold
reading and may per-
form a 30- to 60-second,
monologue, although it is
not required for the audi-
tion process. For more
information, call Caleb
Green at 267-975-9393.
An Invisible Children
Chapel forum will take
place at 9:15 p.m. Feb.
25 in Moody Coliseum.
Attendees will receive
three Chapel credits.
Tim Wise, a nation-
ally known anti-racism
author and activist, will
speak at 7 p.m. March 2
in Moody Coliseum. Wise,
will address racism and
other topics, which stu-
dents can find at united-
byfaithabilene.com..
The Study Abroad
Program will conduct an
informationaj meeting
at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in
The Den. Students who
attend can drink free
coffee, meet alumni and
get their study abroad
questions answered. For
more information, call
674-2754 or email study_
abroad@acu.edu.
Seasonal flu shots are
still available in the ACU
Clinic from 8-11 a.m.
and 1-4:30 pm Monday-
Friday.
The Honors College will
present a murder mystery
dinner at 6:30 p.m. Feb.
26 in the atrium of the
Williams Performing Arts
Center. Tickets are $10
individually or $15 for a
couple. Formal dress is
suggested.
Signups for intramural
volleyball run March 1-5.
The cost is $75 per team,
and teams can register •
online. Games begin
March 22. For more infor-
mation, contact Susan
Hardcastle at 674-2555
or email susan.hardcas-
tle@acu.edu.
Tuesday Night Devo, an
ACU tradition, begins this
Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the
Beauchamp Amphithe-
ater, weather permitting.
In case of bad weather,
students will meet in the
Biblical Studies Building.
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5049 Oldham Lane, 79602
(325) 695-0055
Sunday Classes @ 9:00 a.m.
* University Class w tfh Dr. Dav«llon#ej
Video Series: Islam & New Testament Christianity with Dr. David Wilier
Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship @ 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Classes @ 7:0
• University Class: Mountains in the Bible with Royce Scott
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Wednesday Nights @ 7pm
Barret Classroom
(next to The Den)
Taught by Dr. Royce
& Pam Money
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 2010, newspaper, February 21, 2010; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1060124/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.