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Kana graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 2014. She is currently a teacher, artist booking exhibitions, an art instructor, and entrepreneur selling her artwork on Etsy.com.
In the lengthy interview, here is what Kana said about her community back in Norwalk:
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday next Monday, on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
Carver achieves its mission each year because of the hundreds of volunteers who are committed to our students’ success. Thank You!
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Round Hill Community Church awarded Carver a very generous grant for our after school program at the Classical Studies Magnet Academy (CSMA) in Bridgeport.
A member of the church and its Outreach Committee, Michael Sandifer, met with Novelette to learn more about Carver and our methodologies and outcomes and how we measure them.
For some 15 years, Tremain Gilmore, Carver’s Teen Center Manager, organizes an annual community Christmas Eve luncheon for hundreds of people to celebrate the holiday together. This important event that engages more than 40 volunteers and many more donors offers a sumptuous banquet of hot food, free clothing, mountains of presents for one and all, and even face painting for the kids. A DJ keeps the merry music going and everyone informed and gifted. This year, the event took place on Saturday, December 21st.
Carver CASPER students visited the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on Friday to learn about the vibrant past of this National Historic Landmark. The museum’s enthusiastic docents dressed in period costumes lead the tour that explores the building’s dynamic history, artistic legacy, outstanding architectural details, and life during the Victorian era.
In 2015, the YMCA Board of Trustees established the Bedford Family Social Responsibility Fund to give back to the community and carry forward the legacy of Ruth Bedford. The endowed Fund supports one-year grants to local programs, such as Carver. Carver has benefited from this grant program since its inception, something for which the we are deeply grateful.
