LibrariesMuseumsChambers of commerceColleges and universitiesPublic and private recreational facilities<strong>The</strong>aters and movie theatersStorytelling/Toastmaster organizationsHistoric preservation societiesGovernmental agenciesTourist boards and travel associationsFoundations<strong>The</strong> internetOther churches and religious institutionsFraternal organizationsAdvocacy and Civil Rights organizationsPrivate philanthropic agenciesAll of these institutions have programs and human and other resources that can be tapped toinsure that churches have successful Men’s Day programs. Many of them will be more thanwilling to offer suggestions, provide program facilities, conduct guided tours of their exhibitsand facilities, offer video equipment, and/or host spoken word readings for church groups.Notes1. Wiggins, William H., ―Men’s Day Cultural Resources,‖ Sunday, July 27, 2008.http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupCulturalAid.asp?LRID=362. http://en.wiKipedia.org/wiki/international_Men’s_Day, p.1 accessed 27 February 20113. Ibid., p. 4.4. Ibid., p. 10.5. Murphy, Kathy, ―School stands behind student-100 percent: Third-grader one of 23 <strong>African</strong><strong>American</strong> boys in district to earn perfect score on part of Standards Test.‖ Oakland Tribune, vol.137, No. 46, Thursday, April 7, 2011, pp. 1 and 7.6. Ibid., p. 7.7. ―50+ Male Students Recognized for Good Grades at Bates Elementary,‖ Jackson Advocate,vol. 73, No. 27, April 21–27, 2011, p. 1.8. Ibid.9. Berlucchi, James. ―We Are Men of Jesus Christ,‖http://wquercus.com/men/Men_of_Jesus_Christ.htm10
10. Hawkins, Edwin. ―This Day.‖ <strong>African</strong> <strong>American</strong> Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIAPublications, 2001. #44311. Cleveland, James. ―Lord, Help Me to Hold Out.‖ <strong>African</strong> <strong>American</strong> Heritage Hymnal. #44612. <strong>The</strong> ―Random Acts of Kindness Program‖ was modeled after the 2011 ―Random Acts ofKindness & Senseless Acts of Beauty‖ project that was conceived and implemented by <strong>The</strong>Membership and Evangelism Commission of St. Paul A.M.E. Church of Berkeley, California,Rev. Leslie R. White, Pastor.13. Wheeler, Ralph. ―Hallowed Be Thy Name,‖ excerpted from ―Conflicts of Courage: Poemsfrom the Southern Front,‖ an unpublished book of poems by Ralph Wheeler.11