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Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv Foundation announced today that the 2021 Winner’s Circle Benefit Auction, originally scheduled for March 6 is being postponed and may be reimagined in its 31st year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.ÌýÌý

Now is the Time! The MLK Celebration Week, a free, virtual, community-wide effort inspired by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,"Ìýopened festivities Monday morning with an inspiring kickoff celebration.Ìý

LynnÌýTodman, Vice President of Health Equity at Spectrum Health Lakeland, Jada Willis,ÌýMiss Benton Harbor 2020,Ìýand the Race Relations Council of Southwest MichiganÌýare theÌýfeatured recipients ofÌýthe inaugural Spirit of MLK Spotlights.

Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv has canceled the 2021 seasons for both men’s and women’s basketball due to COVID-19.ÌýVolleyballÌýis scheduledÌýto continue as planned.

Now is the Time! The MLK Celebration Week, a free, virtual, community-wide effort inspired by King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail," takes place Jan. 18-22. This event, presented by Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv, Whirlpool Corp., and supporting sponsors Kinexus Group, Horizon Bank and United Way of Southwest Michigan, features speakers, performances, round table discussions, a virtual food drive, historic and local trivia contests, and more.

Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv has honored five alumni with annual awards.he Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to  former LMC Foundation Executive Director Mary Lippert Klemm. The Alumni Service Award was presented to Larry Wozniak of Stevensville. The Alumni Achievement Award was presented to both Dr. Praise Matemavi and Rodrigo Abarca. The Bernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award, meanwhile, was presented to Edward J. Todd.

Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv will delay the start of its Spring semester to give students extra time to register for classes and help prevent post-holiday spread of COVID-19.ÌýClasses were originally scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 and will now begin Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv welcomesÌýthe Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) for a continuing accreditation site visit March 8-11, 2

Due to the ongoing pandemic and the recent rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the state, Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv will continue its 5 Course Delivery Options for the Spring semester, which begins Jan. 11, 2021.Ìý

Futures for Frontliners, the state scholarship program unveiled by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in September offers free tuition to Michiganders who worked in essential industries at the height of the state shutdown.