Posted By C. Harrison/Jan 13, 2016/7:00PM
Finn Partners Giving Back to Their Community. It was a night filled with Journalists, Editors, Models, Community Business Partners, Music Promoters and Public Relation Partners.
Photos taken by: C. Harrison
Monthly Archives: January 2016
WANT CAPITAL FOR 2017 FROM THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT
BOROUGH PRESIDENT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATION
Posted By: C. Harrison/January 12, 2016
Borough President Katz has began accepting applications from organizations seeking Discretionary Capital and Expense Funds for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017). Application process and applicable deadlines can be found online at www.queensbp.org/budget. Borough President Katz and the Queens Borough Board will hold a public hearing at he Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Expense and Capital Budgets on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 1:30 PM at Queens Borough Hall. Members of the public are encouraged to testify but are also advice to pre-register at www.queensbp.org/budget to secure a speaking time slot.
JACAL FIRST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Posted By: C. Harrison/January 12, 2016
FREE APPLICATION SUBMITTION
The Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning (JACAL) is inviting artist to submit applications for free one-month residency, osing JACAL’s studios. Artists will then present their work for the following JACAL first Friday Residency Series event.
Application will be accepted in the following disciplines:
~Poetry and creative Writing
~Film-making/Video and Multi-media
~Performance Arts
~Visual Arts
SOME FROM HIGHLIGHTS FROM JACAL’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Photos By: C. Harrison
An Artist in her own rights she came to JACAL at 5-years old, she is now 65 and still Teaching at JACAl
ARE YOU AN ARTIST COME LEARN ALL YOUY CAN ABOUT YOUR CRAFT~NEW COMERS TO THE ART WORLD YOU ARE ALSO INVITED
SOUTH EAST QUEENS ARTIST CIRCLE
Posted By : C. Harrison
Discover grant opportunities available for Artist: Visual Artist, Filmmakers, Dancers, and Actors….
Come join Senator James Sanders Jr.
January 20, 2016
6:30 PM To 8:30 PM
Center for the Arts and Learning
Location Jamaica Avenue at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue New York, 11432
Highlights from the last meet: Photos By: C.Harrison
COJO’S 21 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA IN NEW YORK
ITS HUMANITARIAN AWARD
photo credit: C. Harrison
By: C. Harrison/January 1, 2016/5:00 am
New York, NY….COJO, is a New York’s base Jamaican Charity; Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc., held its 21st Annual Fundraising Gala and Humanitarian Awards recently at the Hilton New York, JFK Airport. At the event, six outstanding community service awards were handed out to individuals and corporations that were most charitable to those in need in 2015; to children base in New York and Jamaica. Meteorologist Dave Price of NBC New 4, served has emcee for the evening.
The Gala Affair was attended by 250 plus guest, including his Excellency Ralph Thomas & his wife Sharon, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Rev. Cannon Calvin McIntyre, political consultant Basil Smikle, among numerous other officials. Director of Administration at Sandals Resort International, Wayne Cummings, was this year’s guest of honor.
The Gala’s entertainment was provided by No-Maddz and Tropical Rhythms, who entertained during the cocktail hour and music ensued by Empea Entertainment.
photo credit: Margot Jordan
Headliner of the grant affair, Olympian, Veronica Campbell Brown, whose award was presented to her by COJO’s Founder, Gary Williams, thanked COJO, on being selected as the recipient of the special award. She was slated for the coveted award because she championed the work of COJO and its mission, which is similar to her own Foundation, which focuses on young women not children. The Sprinter, was also chosen for her work as a Goodwill Ambasador to promote gender equity and her efforts to give back to her home town in Trelawny.
The 2015 honorees were rounded out by: Madge Warren, for COJO’s Distinguish Service Award, Patrick Jolly, for COJO’s Visionary Award, Orville Mckenzie & Donald Vernon, Esq for COJO’s Community Service Award and Caribbean Airline, for COJO’s Corporate Service Award.
In addition, when addressing guests, Mr. William thanked sponsors, donors, and supporters for their commitment to the organization’s overall well being to ensure that COJO, is able to continue its mission of amelioration, to help in in the health, education and general affairs of underserviced children in Jamaica and here in the United States. Thus far, COJO, has contributed $500,000 to various child care facilities in Jamaica and provided scholarships to deserving wards of the State.
The organization which is made up of volunteers has, for the past two decades, supported a number of institutions in the United States and Jamaica, including the Alpha Boy’s Home, Glenhope Place of Safety, Marigold Child Centre, City of Refuge, St. Augustine Place of Safety for Boys, Musgrave Girl’s Home in Jamaica and in New York, the Jamaica, Queens YMCA. Moreover, since its inception in 1994, COJO, has dedicated its resources to the human and financial sector, to help make a difference in the lives of children in penury, in Jamaica and here in the United States.
Corporate sponsors for the Gala consisted of: JetBlue Airways, Half Moon, Hyatt Ziva, Jamaica Inn, Courtleigh & Suites, Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum, Jamaica Tourist Board, Caribbean Airline, Finn Partners, Grace Foods, Jablum, Sandals Resort, The Door Restaurant, Tower Isles and Walkerwood. Proceeds from the evening’s fundraising will provide scholarship and support for deserving students and Jamaican child care institutions in need.
Highlights
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
THE CLOSING OF 2015
By: C. Harrison/December 31, 2015/7:11 pm
As we look forward to 2016, we must first take timeout and give thanks to the King of Kings, because he brought us through the worst of worst and the best year in our lives. 2016, is a new beginning and we must embrace it full thrust and do what needs to be done.
Your blessing will come from what you put out. Keep it light, be straight forward and always do unto others as you would want done to you. For 2016 keep in mind to (Mind Your Mind For The Jewel of Your Soul). People, there is a battle (war), going on for your Soul, and you have to be in command of it. Keep it in sight at all times in 2016.
