Jan. 19 was a busy one for members of the KernCorps AmeriCorps Program, who planned and participated in a wide variety of activities to celebrate Martin Luther King Junior's birthday in the local communities they serve. Bakersfield KernCorps members started things off with a free-to-the-public "MLK: A Celebration of Unity" multicultural festival at the Boys & Girls Club from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. It featured Folklorico, Hawaiian and Middle Eastern dance exhibitions, displays and children's activities. Many attendees brought new or gently-used coats to contribute to the Boys & Girls Club coat drive for needy families. Delano KernCorps members were also out early from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., joining forces with the Aztecas Football team and Karen Baptist Fellowship, distributing jackets to previously identified, needy families as part of its Keeping It Warm Coat Drive at the Delano Community Connections Center. Lamont KernCorps offered a free-to-the-public Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at the David Head Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. which included various children's activities and featured an appearance by the Kern County Sheriff and Fire departments to talk about children's safety. More