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Afro Heritage Venture
Organization
recently held an Informational, educational and cultural outreach program in the Bronx Community.
Report By Olutosin Mustapha.
"Instead of scrambling for lifeboats, let`s build great ships of hope for all of our young
people-Corretta Scott King."
Afro Heritage Venture, a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization committed to improving educational and cultural services in New York City, in conjuction with African Women Alliance for Progress, Inc., organized an Informational, Educational and Cultural outreach in the Bronx community (Crotona Park) on August 4th, 2007.
Members of the community were presented with vital information for the children, youth , families and senior citizens such as information on education UPK( Universal Pre-Kindergaten),Use of Public libraries in the neighborhood, Out-Of-School Time (OST) programs and vital information on Fire safety in their
residences.
Some
participants in a group picture at the event |
Olutosin Mustapha
and some participants at the event
REPORT
by Olutosin Mustapha There had been many Fire disasters in NYC especially in the Bronx community lately so Afro Heritage Venture, a not for profit organization, initiated and organized for the New York City Fire Department to reach out to the community on preventing Fire disaster at home.
The members of community were given many free gifts such as T-shirts, pens, rulers with metric system, card-holders from New York City Department of Youth and Community Development; Red hard hats for kids, pencils, pens, wrist-bands for the
youth, coloring books on Fire safety, publications on vital information on Fire
disaster prevention for senior citizens and the entire family from New York City Fire Department; Kitchen utensils, shopping bags, educational comics, pencils and publications on Energy-saving at home from Con Edison.
To support not for profit programs of Afro Heritage Venture, please call 718 510 5575 or send inquiries or donations to Afro Heritage Venture P.O.Box 080404 Brooklyn New York 11208. email: afroheritag@aol.com
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