- St. Anthony’s will be having a great community organizing event on MLK day being led by their incredible Student Leaders(info attached). ALSO, see the article about their successful un-dark the park campaign @http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140116/NEWS21/301160031/Von-Nieda-Park-event-turns-into-celebration-lights
- MLK day information session on Affordable Health Care (counselors will be available to help with enrollment): 10 am to 2 pm, @ Sacred Heart Rectory, 1739 Ferry Avenue OR 4-8 pm Our Lady of Lourdes, 1499 Vesper Avenue
- Information is being sought for a December homicide–see link to youtube video below and attached composite drawing.
- Save the date for Friends of Cooper River Park community meeting on 1/28/14 @ 7 pm, 1602 Pine Street in Parkside
Friday, 1/17:
- Express Tracks runs to 1/26 (performances are @ 8 pm on Friday & Saturdays & a 2 pm matinee on Sundays–tickets are $5 for residents with proof of residency)
- Millennium: 4-6:30 pm $1 admission & Gospel Night from 7 to 11 pm
- Seeds of Hope Community Breakfast: 8:45 am, Fellowship House
- MLK Day Celebration: noon to 4 pm, Camden’s Family Success Center, 2850 Federal Street
- 5th Annual MLK Celebration (keynote speaker: Hon. Phillip Warner, Sr, NJ State Conference NAACP) & lots of entertainment: 7 pm @ the Walt Whitman Center
Great opportunity to have groceries delivered for you:
- Center for Family Services has partnered with Shop-Rite for you to order groceries & have them delivered to the Promise Neighborhood Family Success Center
- Cooper Medical School, Rowan University’s Day of Healthy lifestyles and activities (for ages 3 to high school–event is free & lunch will be provided): 9 am to 3 pm (see attached flier and participation form)
- Blood Drive: 9 am to 2 pm, St. Bartholomew, 751 Kaighn Avenue
- St. Anthony’s Youth Leadership Group’s 5th Annual Day of Community Organizing: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, St. Anthony’s, 28th & River Road
- Info sessions and sign-ups for Affordable Health Care: 10 am to 2 pm, Sacred Heart Rectory or 4-8 pm Our Lady of Lourdes
- Family Success Center’s MLK day event: 9 am to 12:30 pm, Urban Promise School, 36th & Federal Streets
- NOTE: If you have, or know of, an activity happening on MLK day, please notify us. We will be putting the information on our website and distributing it throughout the community.
- Information sought in Whitman Park Homicide on 1/2/14: go to http://camdendccb.org/camdensheridanhomicide
- Information sought in December, 2013 homicide: go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Una4vEyos and please see the attached composite sketch.
- The Camden Teen Pageant is having a Cinderella Ball on 2/22/14 and they need your help: they need: monetary donations, donations of items and volunteers. For more information contact: Caress Green @ 856 883.6570 orembaceu2day@gmail.com or send donations to: Caress Embrace Foundation, Caress Green, Coordinator, 433 N. 7th Street, Apt.16N, Camden, NJ 08102.
- Parent workshop on what to do to prevent youth substance abuse before it’s too late: 1/23/14 @ 7 pm, Eastern High School, 1401 Laurel Oak Road (for more info: contact csicamdencounty@verizon.net)
- youth violence prevention training: The CCOP has partnered with Dr. Marshall to run a 3 day training (from 1/23 to /25) for groups working with at-risk youth. If you are interested, please contact Frank Stiefel @ 856 448.5102 or stiefelccop@verizon.net.
Scholarship/internship opportunities this summer for youth who are making a difference in their communities:
- Bank of America is offering scholarships for high school juniors & seniors to participate in internships & a week-long summit in Washington D.C.–the deadline is 1/31/14. Students can apply for the program by going to www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders, or for more information on the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation
- 18th Annual BLSA–MLK Champions of Social Justice & Equality Awards Banquet: on 1/24, 6-9 pm, Rutgers Campus Center
- Friends of Cooper River Park Community meeting: 1/28/14
- 2nd Annual SMART Forum: 11 am to 2 pm on 1/30/14 @ The Aquarium