Spring Valley, NY 10977
Phone: (845) 425-7327 / (845) 362-0630
Website: http://www.planet-rockland.org/jamccar/
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P. O. Box 1727,
Spring Valley, NY 10977 Phone: (845) 425-7327 / (845) 362-0630 Website: http://www.planet-rockland.org/jamccar/ |
PRELIMINARY 2008 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR
THE JAMAICAN CIVIC AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKLAND
(JAMCCAR), INC.
&
OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Dates are in bold on Calendar. All events will be held at the Kurtz Civic Center, 9 N. Main Street, Spring Valley, New York, unless otherwise specified. The Membership drive continues throughout the year. Join or renew at the meetings or by mail.
| Friday, January 11, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: (1) Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday Justice (2) Annual Membership drive |
| Friday, February 8, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: CELEBRATE AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH Trevor Rhone performing Bella’s Gate at RCC Cultural Arts Center. Contact: Charles Squires |
| Friday, March 14, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: ANNUAL FISH FRY hosted by Membership Committee; CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.. |
| Friday, April 11, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: Economic Empowerment / Business Forum – Successful Caribbean Entrepreneurs. Contact: TBA |
| Friday, May 9, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING.Immigration and Naturalization. |
| Saturday, May 10, at noon | ANNUAL- NOT TO BE MISSED - MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON . Rockleigh Country Club, Tappan. JAMCCAR’s Ekklipse Steel Band; Gospel music; hats; fashion; jewelry; African crafts and more. Contact: TBA |
| Friday, June 13, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING. ANNUAL GAMES NIGHT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. Dominoes, scrabble and all your other favorite board games. |
| June 2008 | Annual Ekklipse Steel Band Concert. Date and Time TBA at a later date. Contact: Richard Nathan |
| Friday, July 11, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING. Reception & Celebration of Graduating Teens & Scholarship Winners. Contact: Jean Fields – 845-362-2338. |
| Saturday, July 26, 8:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M. | ANNUAL DINNER DANCE. New York Country Club, New Hempstead, N.Y. |
| July 26 – August 2, 2008 | SAVE THE DATES: ANNUAL HERITAGE / INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS |
| Friday, September 12, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: FOCUS ON EDUCATION.Contact: Suzanne Young-Mercer – 845-406-5156 |
| Friday, October 10, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HEROES DAY / NATIONAL HEROES AND PERSONAL HEROES. Contact: TBA |
| Friday, November 14, 7:30 P.M. | MONTHLY MEETING: FOCUS ON HEALTH AND HEALTH NEEDS IN THE DIASPORA. Contact: TBA |
| Friday, December 12, 7:30 P.M. | ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS / KWANZAA with JAMCCAR’s Folk Singers, Youth Ekklipse Steel Band etc. |
| ONGOING ACTIVITIES JAMCCAR BUILDING | Ekklipse YOUTH STEEL BAND - Contact – Richard Nathan - 845-425-1923 Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoons. 147 North Main Street, Spring Valley |