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For Immediate Release
July 9, 2009
Contact: Natasha Colebrook-Williams
Phone: 305-416-1035
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City of Miami Community Relations Board to Donate Reading Corner at Liberty Square Community Center
-Reading Corner to benefit area residents near Liberty Square-
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(Miami, Florida) – The City of Miami Community Relations Board (CRB) is partnering with Hands on Miami and its volunteers to open a community library on Saturday, July 11, from 9am - 12pm, in Liberty Square Community Center, 6304 NW 14 Avenue, Miami, FL. The community is encouraged to attend.
The project is part of the Hands on Miami’s Open A Mind with a Book initiative. The books donated by Miami’s CRB and Books & Books will fill the shelves of a Reading Corner in Liberty Square Community Center and are designed for children in pre-K to 3rd grade. The books were selected by the Miami CRB to relate to the CRB’s mission to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of Miami.
For more information, contact Natasha Colebrook-Williams at the City of Miami Office of Community Relations at 305-416-1035 / ncolebrook-williams@miamigov.com or Jonna Gandelman at Hands On Miami at jonna@handsonmiami.org.
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Opening of the Miami’s CRB’s New Reading Corner at Liberty Square Community Center |
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Saturday, July 11, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon |
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Liberty Square Community Center, 6304 NW 14 Avenue, Miami, Florida |
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Natasha Colebrook-Williams, 305-416-1035 / ncolebrook-williams@miamigov.com or Jonna Gandelman, jonna@handsonmiami.org |
About the City of Miami Community Relations Board (CRB)
The City of Miami Community Relations Board (CRB) was established in 1999 and is committed to finding ways to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious, and ethnic groups within the City of Miami. The CRB serves in an advisory capacity to the City Commission and has the responsibility to recommend educational and social programs, designed to eliminate discrimination in any form and to improve community relations by enlisting the support of civic leaders and citizen groups. Administrative support for the CRB is provided by the Office of Community Relations
About Hands On Miami
Since 1993, Hands On Miami (HOM), in partnership with United Way, is Miami-Dade’s premier resource for volunteering. Programs such as the Flexible Calendar Program, Community Bridges, Youth Volunteer Corps, Corporate Services, Citizen Academy, Annual Service Days, and Volunteer Referral Network have positively impacted the community for over 13 years.
HOM provides flexibly scheduled, meaningful, direct service volunteer opportunities. In partnership with schools, social service and environmental organizations, HOM organizes more than 85 service events each month, engaging about 1,300 people monthly. For more information please visit the Hands On Miami website at www.handsonmiami.org.
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· Kelly Penton, Director · kpenton@miamigov.com · Telephone: (305) 416-1440
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor , Miami, FL 33130 · Fax: (305) 416-1441
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