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PROJECTS Fundraising for Hurricane Relief in Haiti Haiti Incinerator Project - Info HCDP Wins 2007 Grant from Fund for Columbia County Annual International Community Dinner and Cultural Festival |
GRANTS RECEIVED, page 2
This grant will cover, in part, the expenses incurred during a 30 week period which include instructor’s fees, refreshments and supplies. Cathy Morris, a Julliard graduate and violinist, has been instructing a group of Haitian/American children two hours a week at the First Presbyterian Church on Warren Street Hudson for the past 6 months. Carline Murphy, Program Coordinator and the members of the organization, had selected Ms. Morris as her ability to communicate in French had helped the children with limited English skills tremendously. In addition, she donated her time to meet these children on a one on one basis to cover areas where they need extra help. This particular music program was requested by the parents of these children. These families are members of the Haitian Community and participants of the ESL class who want their children to learn to read music, and to perform in church related activities. Culturally, most of the children attending this music class are not allowed or their parents are not comfortable in a more secular environment for them to take part in other programs available in the community. This program will help prepare them with the basic skills, and it will help develop their confidence as they mature and assimilate into the larger community while maintaining their cultural identity. The Rock Apostolic Church meets every Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church on Warren Street, Hudson, with Reverend Eddy Bazaar its pastor officiating in French and Creole. The participants of this music program will be performing this fall for the church fifth anniversary. The Fund for Columbia County was established in 1998 by a group of Columbia County citizens to help nonprofit organizations in northwest, central and southern Columbia County, with capacity building projects that better enable them to carry out their mission. For more information please contact Berkshire Taconic at 271 Main Street, Suite 3, Great Barrington, MA 800-969-2823, info@berkshiretaconic.org or visit www.berkshiretaconic.org.
The Greene County Council on the Arts and the Columbia County Council on the Arts are pleased to announce the recipients of regrant awards through the Twin Counties Cultural Fund Decentralization Program. The 2 counties have been awarded $40,600 in funding support of cultural programming and activities for 2006. Among the recipients is the Haitian Community Development Project (HCDP) for an International evening with culinary, visual arts, dance and music. Presbyterian Committee Awarded Grant to Haitian Community Development Projects We are thankful to the Presbytery Committee of Albany for the grant. The First Presbyterian Church in Hudson has been to cornerstone for the Haitians in Hudson and surrounding areas for many years. Under the guidance of Reverend Leif Erickson and the support of Reverend James Mosher, a grant application was submitted to the National Committee of the Self-Development of People (SDOP) for funding on behalf of the Haitian Community Development Project (HCDP). An award of $9,350 was granted to the HCDP to help its effort in becoming a non-profit organization.
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Haitian Community Development Project Site Created and Managed by Michael Chameides
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