The members of the Breakthrough Project are appalled and disturbed by the events as described by Yvette Galvan ("We need to address racism issue in Lodi," Lodinews.com, Oct. 13, 2003) and want to publicly apologize to her on behalf of the community at large.

"All colors, any style, let everyone's spirit bloom and grow" is the winning slogan, created by 10-year-old Lily Mast, for the Lodi Breakthrough Project's poster and slogan contest.

Bullying was the theme of the Art Raab Memorial Essay Competition sponsored by the Breakthrough Project. Here are the winning fifth- and sixth-grade entries:

With the hope of promoting cultural unity, the Lodi Breakthrough Project is sponsoring a walk Saturday to celebrate the life of labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated Tuesday night in Lodi with music and discussion of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

The Breakthrough Project, founded to combat prejudice and foster cooperation among the various ethnic and cultural groups which populate the city today, is embarking on a series intended to broaden public understanding of cultures which may be new to them.

With the hope of promoting cultural unity, the Lodi Breakthrough Project is sponsoring a walk Saturday to celebrate the life of labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.

Patty Radotic's daughter was student body vice president at Tokay High School when two Lodi men burned a 3-foot-high wooden cross in front of the school administration building on Jan. 20, 1998.

Rev. David Hill says he doesn't give alone to the community; he is part of a team of people working together.

Project Breakthrough, Lodi's community group formed to fight hate crimes, and the Lodi Police Department reaffirmed their partnership Thursday.

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated Tuesday night in Lodi with music and discussion of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Project Breakthrough, Lodi’s community group formed to fight hate crimes, and the Lodi Police Department reaffirmed their partnership Thursday.

Ever since the cross burning at Tokay High School a few years back, the Breakthrough Project has worked to encourage good relations among the increasing diversity of the people of Lodi.

Every year, Lodi High School gives the Breakthrough Award to a graduating senior who best exemplifies the goals of the Breakthrough Project: To create a community that is free of bigotry, racism, prejudice and intolerance by celebrating our diversity through communication, education and responding to acts of intolerance.

Every year, Lodi High School gives the Breakthrough Award to a graduating senior who best exemplifies the goals of the Breakthrough Project: To create a community that is free of bigotry, racism, prejudice and intolerance by celebrating our diversity through communication, education and responding to acts of intolerance.

The First Diversity Essay Competition, sponsored by the Breakthrough Club, honored four students Thursday at the Lodi Library for their essays on “Celebrating Diversity in Lodi: Reality or Goal?”

The First Diversity Essay Competition, sponsored by the Breakthrough Club, honored four students Thursday at the Lodi Library for their essays on "Celebrating Diversity in Lodi: Reality or Goal?"

In a town that prides itself on being not just livable but lovable, a dedicated band of people hopes to make Lodi a lot more tolerant.