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LO BUENO EN MI
TIERRA - THE GOOD IN MY LAND
On
Thursday October 9, 2008 from 6-9pm celebrate Latino Heritage
Month with Centro Nueva Creacion and Arbol Cafe through powerful
photos of hope, peace, and perserverance created by children
enrolled in The Goodlands Community Arts Program.
The
Artists, ages 5-13, will be present from 6-8pm to discuss
their work with those in attendance. Tickets to the event
will be $10. The money raised will provide children of the
Goodlands with much needed audio/visual equipment for a new
and important project in digital storytelling. Equipment needs
includes camcorders, microphones, headphones, and DVD's.
Come
and experience one of the city's greatest strengths- young
people and their vision for the future. There will also be
food provided by Arbol Cafe, live entertainment, fun activities
for all ages, and giveaways. Join us to celebrate the brilliance
of young Latino artists from The Goodlands!
Where?
Arbol Cafe 209 Poplar Street, Northern Liberties
To
purchase tickets you can visit Arbol Cafe or call Centro @
215 426-3459
5TH ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBIT AT NEXUS FOUNDATION
On
Thursday, August 14th from 6-9pm Centro Nueva Creacion will
hold its 5th annual summer Goodlands® Photography exhibit
at Nexus Foundation for Today’s Arts. Past exhibits have included:
Picture This!, I am the Future, Exit, and Paz!
This
year’s show will take on a slightly new format; not only will
there be new and interesting photographs from our talented
students on display, but the work the children have produced
in their summer ceramics class will be showcased as well.
The artists and their families will be in attendance as well
as Centro staff and volunteers. The exhibition is open to
the public and will include refreshments.
Please
come out on Thursday, August 14th to support the artistic
expression of our talented students, support The Goodlands®
Photography, view and purchase photographs.
FREE ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ADULTS
In an effort to
serve more residents, Centro Nueva Creacion has partnered
with the Lutheran Settlement House (LSH), a North Philadelphia-based
non profit organization, to offer residents English as a Second
Language (ESL) classes. LSH has a 105 year history of providing
supportive services to vulnerable families, including services
to the homeless, adult literacy, and employment training.
During the school
year classes took place in our building at 185 W Tioga Street,
which is equipped for classroom learning and is unoccupied
by children Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm. ESL classes took place
Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30-2:30. Eight adult students
enrolled in ESL, most of who were family members of students
who attended the Centro After School program. We plan on teaming
up with LSH again in the fall to continue to offer free ESL
classes to community members. We hope that this will be one
of many joint ventures between Centro and LSH.
MAYOR'S
PHILLY SPRING CLEAN UP
On April 5th, 2008
Centro Nueva Creacion participated in Mayor Nutter’s
citywide clean-up event, Philly Spring Cleanup. The cleanup
was a huge success for the city of Philadelphia: over 200
community organizations and over 3600 volunteers participated
in the event, resulting in 2.56 million pounds of trash being
collected at 71 commercial corridors, 28 recreation centers,
and 27 Fairmont Park sites.
Centro staff helped
to get the word out in the Fairhill and West Kensington community
by creating and distributing flyers and encouraging our students
and their families to participate. Centro focused on cleaning
a playground a block from our facilities on Phillip St. between
2nd and Ontario. The playground is typically littered with
trash and broken glass and is often a place where drug transactions
occur. In order to transform the playground into a clean and
safe space community involvement and enthusiasm are essential.
In addition to the support of North Philadelphia Weed and
Seed Project, over 40 community members participated in the
April 5th cleanup.
Regular cleanups
are needed in order to reclaim this space for the community.
The level of participation witnessed on April 5th has inspired
Centro to continue working with the community to keep the
playground clean and safe. Centro has plans to clean the playground
again in the future and paint over graffiti and dilapidated
play equipment. It is our hope that the cleanup efforts of
community members with the support of Centro and other community
partners will help make a lasting and positive impact on this
playground.
OUR NEW
WEBSITE
Thanks to Jan
Friedman Consulting, our new web site has gone up and
looks great. It is our hope that the new look and feel
of our web site will be inviting and intriguing to you and
will make it easier to view and purchase photographs and other
Goodlands® merchandise online. Thanks for visiting,
come back often, and join our mailing list so
we can let you know what's new!
MLK BENEFIT PHOTOGRAPHY
RECEPTION AT GEECHEE GIRL RICE CAFE
On Martin Luther
King Day, Centro partnered with the Geechee Girl Rice Café
in Mt. Airy to host a Benefit Photography Reception. The event
included all new photographs from our students, beverages
donated by Shade Mountain Winery and Victory Brewing Company,
and delicious appetizers prepared by Geechee Girl Rice Café.
The benefit generated over $900 from the sale of tickets,
donations, and photographs. All the proceeds benefit The Goodlands
Photography program. Centro would like to thank everyone who
supported the event.
ROLL OVER AND READ
This school year,
in our continued effort to increase literacy skills, Centro
Nueva has partnered with Roll Over and Read, a Norristown-based
program that pairs kids with therapy dogs to help them become
more confident readers. Once a month 5-7 dogs come to
the center and each student is allotted 15-20 minutes to read
one-on-one with the dog. The kids enjoy spending time
with the dogs without the pressure of reading aloud to a group
of their peers; it’s just them, the dog, and their favorite
book!
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