Saturday, December 20, 2003
Wanna know where our tax dollars are going?
Posted by Osakwe @ 12:35 PM EST [Link]
Monday, December 15, 2003
The Hoke County Community is invited to participate in this year’s annual Community Kwanzaa Celebration on Sunday, December 28th at the J. W. Turlington Auditorium. Activities will begin at 3:00 PM and end with a potluck dinner at 6:30 PM. North Carolina Touring Artist, Obakunle Akinlana will be the showcase performer for this year’s Kawanzaa activities. Community Volunteers, Community Performers, along with Community Elders are especially invited to participate. Vendors, Community Crafts-persons, and Entrepreneurs are also invited to display their wares and support this event for a small fee. The next community organizing meeting will be held on Friday afternoon, December 19th, at 4:30 PM in the Hoke County Public Library Conference Room. Interested persons are invited to attend this organizing meeting. Contact: Christina Davis-McCoy at 904-0312, Tom Squier at 875-2147, or “Niecy” McAllister McRae @875-7325 for more information. The event is supported by a North Carolina Arts Council grant.
FEATURING...
Obakunle Akinlana
photo: Paul-3 photography
Obakunle Akinlana as a touring artistObakunle Akinlana is a storyteller who uses drums, shekeres, and other African musical instruments to present fun and exciting traditional African folktales. His programs focus on the arts and folklore of the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria, a culture he has studied for more than 22 years. Akinlana performs at festivals, colleges, universities, community centers, libraries, schools, and other events. All performances and programs meet the N.C. School Performance Standards in music, language, social studies, and art.Performances include a solo program using drums and other instruments to bring exciting African folktales to life. Fee: $400 and up depending on number of performances, plus travel (grade -adults)."Alo Irintan Yoruba" is a 50-minute presentation that features Akinlana accompanied by a musician and dancer. Yoruba artifacts such as bead art, wood carvings, basketry, calabashes, textiles, and musical instruments are included in this presentation. Fee: $700 and up depending on number of performances, plus travel (grade 4-adults).Additional activities include workshops in African drumming, dance, jewelry making, and shekere making. Fee: $400 per day, plus supplies.
Posted by Osakwe @ 05:20 PM EST [Link]
Sunday, December 14, 2003
What's going on in your community? Find out:
Posted by Osakwe @ 09:40 AM EST [Link]
Wednesday, December 3, 2003
December 2, 2003
Greetings Community Partners and Friends:
The Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development Corporation 9th Annual Meeting and Community Involvement Program “Holding Fast to the American Dream: Housing Hoke County Families” will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2003 at the East Hoke Middle School, located at 200 North US 401 Bypass, Raeford, North Carolina. Registration and a continental breakfast will begin promptly at 9:00 am.
Community conversation sessions designed to provide practical information and offer solutions focused at meeting the goals and objectives of the task ahead in Hoke County will be held between 9:30am-12:00pm. Topics will include: “Financial Literacy Education”, a stepping-stone to homebuyer education showcasing the “Money Smart” curriculum; Understanding Individual Development Accounts “IDA’s” a tool or access to building wealth; and “It’s Going to Take a Village”, challenging the faith based initiative while building community capacity through church and community partnerships.
We offer our advance thanks to you—on behalf of the many families we’ve touched this year with your help—for our ongoing collaboration and partnership. Please know that it is only with your help that we are able to further our mission of working to make Hoke County—and its surrounding communities--- a better place to work, live, and play. We look forward to your presence on December 6th. See you there!
Respectfully,
Christina Davis-McCoy
Executive Director
Post Office Box 157
Raeford, North Carolina 28376
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“Holding Fast to the American Dream: Housing Hoke County Families”
Presented by the
Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development Corporation
Saturday, December 6th, 2003<
East Hoke Middle School
Fayetteville Highway-401 North o Raeford, North Carolina
9:00am-12:00pm
Community conversation sessions designed to provide practical information and offer
solutions focused on meeting the goals and objectives of the task ahead in Hoke County.
9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 12:00
Community Conversation Sessions
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“Financial Literacy Education”
A Stepping Stone to Homebuyer Education
Showcasing the “MoneySmart” Curriculum
IDA’s: Understanding Individual Development Accounts
Access to Building Wealth
North Carolina IDA Collaborative Representative
It’s Going to Take a Village
“Challenging the Faith Based Initiative”
Building Community Capacity through Church and Community Partnerships
Recognition of the 2003 Community Partners
