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    Murals for Dosey Park Community Paint-a-Thon Fundraiser 2013!

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    Murals for Dorsey Park Community Paint-a-Thon Fundraiser 2013!
    When:
    Friday March 22, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM EDT
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    Where:
    Dorsey Park
    1701 NW 1st Ave.
    Miami, FL 33136
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    MENTORING ARTIST SPOTLIGHTArtist Kadir Nelson
    Kadir Nelson

    is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national and international publications, institutions, art galleries, and museums. His authorial debut, “WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball”, won the Coretta Scott King and Robert F. Sibert Awards, and was published by Disney/Hyperion in the spring of 2008.
    COME PAINT WITH THESE MENTORING ARTISTS!

    Candice Andice Anderson
    Maria Balseiro
    Grace Bio
    Leo Angela Bio
    Alexandry Douyoun
    Loni Johnson
    T. Eliot Mansa
    Ingrid Mathurin
    Kadir Nelson
    Addonis Parker
    Matt Rosen
    Rodney Royal
    Alejandra Suarez
    Project Advisory Committee

    Lee Damus
    Alexandry Douyon
      Anette During
    T. Eliot Mansa
    Addonis Parker
    Justine Rosen
    Mikhaile Solomon
    Caridad Suarez
    PROJECT SPONSORS Knight  Foundation Logo-New

    Kennedy Family Foundation
    Dear Bobby,

    Think back to when you were a kid….Wouldn’t it be fun to paint on the walls again? Only this time you won’t get in trouble!

     

    Mural Group

    Well, here is your chance. URGENT, Inc. is putting on a Community Paint-a-Thon for its Murals for Dorsey Park Project. The project wants to bring people together to help transform Dorsey Park into a historic and cultural destination within the City of Miami commemorating it as the home of Negro League Baseball in South Florida.

       

    The Community Paint-a-Thon will be held:

     

    Date: Friday March 22, 2013

    Time: 8:30 am to 3:30pm

    Location: Dorsey Park

    Address: 1701 NW 1st Ave, Miami, FL33136

    Registration: $25  

     

     

    This will be the first fundraiser for our Murals for Dorsey Park Project, a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge winner.

     

    If you would like to participate you can register now. You can sign-up as a team or be assigned a team upon arrival at the event. This Fund-raiser is an opportunity to volunteer with your family, friends, colleagues, civic group or other community group. But most of all this is an opportunity for us to come together to transform our community using our collective skills and assets!

     

    Each team member must register to participate.

     

    *High school youth who participate will be awarded community service hours upon request.

     

    We also are asking local artist to serve as Mentoring Artist and supervise a small group of novice painters for the day. If you would like to serve, please sign-up  here!

    Register Now!
    I can’t make it
    If you have questions about this event, Please contact:

    Emily Gunter, Director
    Building Literacy through Arts and Culture
    emily@urgentinc.org or call 305-915-3195 Cell

    We look forward to painting on the wall with you!

    Sincerely,
    Emily Gunter
    URGENT, Inc.
    office@urgentinc.org
    786-439-1544
    About URGENT, Inc.

    URGENT, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) youth and community development organization dedicated to empowering young minds to transform their communities. We do this by promoting shared leadership through empowerment, education and civic engagement to create collective well-being.  We believe our elders are the anchors of communities, parents are the coaches but it is the young people that are the drivers of change. Current programs include Rites of Passage for Girls, Youth Empowerment After School & Summer Camp, Intergenerational Project.

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