Norwalk International Cultural Exchange (NICE) Will Announce Its 2019 NICE Festival Date and make Charitable Donations to the 2018 NICE Charities On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 – 12N – Norwalk City Hall.
Mayor Harry Rilling, Interim Director, Recreation and Parks, Ken Hughes, and the organizers of The NICE Festival will announce the date for The 4th Annual NICE Festival from Conference Room 101 at Norwalk City Hall on November 14, 2018 – 12N.
The 3rd Annual NICE Festival held last July 7, 2018 was the largest and best ever celebrating the diversity of our wonderful city. A perfect breeze at Oyster Shell Park overlooking the Norwalk River housed over 6000 attendees who enjoyed phenomenal entertainment, delicious international cuisine and family friendly activities.
NICE INC, the non-profit 501 c3 organization that runs The NICE Festival is committed to supporting other local and global charities and will officially distribute part of the proceeds from The 3rd Annual NICE Festival to the 2018 NICE Charities recipients on Wednesday. Representatives from the 2018 NICE Charities will be on hand to accept their awards; recipients are: Norwalk Housing Foundation (NHF) College Scholarship Program (Norwalk), Americares (Stamford) Anacaona Youth Enrichment Program (Bridgeport).
These organizations are dedicated to changing people’s lives and truly embody the spirit of the NICE mission to promote awareness of the diversity of people from around the world and foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of what each group brings to the community.
Norwalk Housing Foundation (NHF) College Scholarship Program
The Norwalk Housing Authority (NHA) created the Norwalk Housing Foundation (NHF), a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, to raise money for college scholarships and other educational services for public housing families. The NHF College Scholarship Program helps housing students of all ages who attend or want to attend an accredited two-year, four-year, or technical college. The mission of the Norwalk Housing Foundation (NHF) College Scholarship Program is to break the cycle of poverty by enabling our residents to earn a college degree, start or further their career and ultimately transition out of public housing. “We provide college scholarships and other valuable resources to students so they can focus on their studies, achieve their goals and become self-sufficient.”
About Americares
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches more than 90 countries, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies. Americares is the world’s leading nonprofit provider of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org
Anacaona Youth Enrichment Program
Anacaona Youth Enrichment started with the idea that the children needed a safe, academic, artistic and culturally diverse program that would nurture their curiosity and creativity. The organization provides a performing arts and enrichment program, mentorship opportunities, workshops and leadership training through their LIT (Leaders in Training Program) Summer Program. Many of the young leaders ages 14-24 serve as volunteers and counselors to the younger children ages 5-13 during the summer program. The organization also sponsors college tours and workshops on college prep and STEM. Through the performing arts and enrichment program children have participated and performed in various events and venues throughout the State. These include the Juneteenth parade in Bridgeport, the Haitian American festival in Bridgeport, the NICE Festival in Norwalk, the Two Planks Theater Company in their productions of Hair Spray, Mulan, Little Mermaid, and Footloose; and at many private cultural events throughout CT and NY. Find them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/AnacaonaYouth
The NICE Festival is a collaborative program with the City of Norwalk Department of Recreation and Parks, and is run under the auspices of NICE INC., a non-profit 501 c3 organization that seeks to promote and increase awareness of the diversity of peoples from around the world through arts and culture. The mission of NICE is to encourage the various groups that make up our society to learn about each other’s traditions and customs in order to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of what each group brings to our community.
For more information, please visit www.NorwalkNice.org
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Media Contact: Janet Evelyn, Executive Director, NICE INC.
janet@norwalknice.org or (203) 919-3000