CC Md NAACP 7014: Art Artists Culture Carroll Co

Mission Carroll County Md. NAACP Branch #7014

Our mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

The NAACP works to educate all political candidates to support policies that improve access to quality education and economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, the environment, healthcare and youth empowerment, with a dedication to removing race-based hatred and discrimination from society.

For questions or more information, please contact me directly: kevindayhoff@gmail.com Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll County NAACP secretary. Thanks.

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2018/01/carroll-county-naacp-branch-7014.html

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

A Tribute to Nat King Cole by the Eric Byrd Trio Feb. 2, 2019

Hosted by Carroll Arts Center and Eric Byrd Trio

Saturday at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Carroll Arts Center

91 W Main St, Westminster, Maryland 21157

https://www.facebook.com/events/2281899895356755/?active_tab=about

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County

May 11, 2018 – updated June 27, 2018

It was announced on May 11, 2018 that the Westminster Pride Festival is an official fund of the Community
Foundation of Carroll County.

It is “the very first fund at the Community Foundation in support of the LGBQT+ community,” according to a release by the Westminster Pride Festival.

According to a page for the fund on the Community Foundation website, “The Westminster Pride Festival Fund exists to assure the success of a yearly festival that includes information, support, music, art, food and overall acceptance and solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community, their allies, and the Carroll County community.

“The Westminster Pride Festival will create a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to express themselves, increase visibility and foster respect for those who want to express their own sexual and gender identity. We endeavor to make this a yearly event that will ultimately lead to scholarships for the education of LGBTQ+ students.”

For more information or to make a donation, go here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360

https://www.facebook.com/groups/207287023183505/permalink/234864327092441/

For more information find a website for the Westminster Pride festival here: www.westminsterpride.org

Follow the Westminster Pride Festival on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/westminsterpridefest/

Follow the Westminster Pride Festival on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westminsterpride/

A fund for the Westminster Pride Festival has been established at the Community Foundation here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360

For additional questions contact the Westminster Pride Festival here: westminsterpridefest@gmail.com

Labels: Art Artists Culture Carroll Co, Community Foundation of Carroll County, Diversity, Diversity LGBQT+, Diversity LGBQT+ Pride Month, Westminster Pride Festival

Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County https://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2018/06/westminster-pride-festival-announces.html 27Je2018

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Carroll One Book: African American Heritage Tour

https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/posts/1975190649166268

Time is getting short to get your African American Heritage Tour tickets!

Sites on the tour include: Historic Colored Schoolhouse, Henryton Hospital, White Rock Church & Cemetery, Pipe Creek Friends Meeting House, and Bowen Chapel.

Tickets are $10 and are on sale through May 18. Click for tickets. https://bit.ly/2jlFTMY

06/02/2018 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM ET

Admission: $10.00

Location: Meet at Robert Moton Center

300 South Center Street

Westminster, MD

Description: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9am - 3pm

Tickets $10 - Last day to register is May 18.

Join us for a bus tour of the Carroll County African American Trail. The sites and stories along the trail paint a picture of Carroll County's history and its changes through the years. The tour will help bring history to life and put a name and a face on local places and events. Examples of sites on the tour: Historic Colored Schoolhouse, Henryton Hospital, White Rock Church & Cemetery (includes lunch), Pipe Creek Friends Meeting House, and Bowen Chapel.

Depart from and return to Robert Moton Center at 300 South Center Street, Westminster. For ages 14+.

For more information, contact Val Dennis at vadenni@carrollk12.org or 410-386-1673.

Sponsored by the Learning Advantage Partnership. Buses are sponsored by a Choose Civility Grant.

#AfricanAmericanHeritageTour #InCarriesFootprints #CarrollCountyMaryland #BusTour

https://supportccpl.carr.org/np/clients/carr/event.jsp?event=32&

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Carroll County Arts Center is showing a documentary film STEP on January 26, 2018

“STEP” is an inspiring documentary of the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team in inner-city Baltimore.

The film is sponsored by JeannieBird Baking Company and hosted by FLIC - Film Lovers in Carroll County and Carroll Arts Center

Westminster Md. - The Carroll County Arts Center (CCAC) is showing a Documentary film STEP on January 26, 2018 at 1 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., highlighting three Senior members of the STEP dance team @ the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women in Baltimore City.

The film documents their senior year preparing for the STEP competition at Bowie State College along with preparation for college entrance. The film shows the young women striving to be the first in their families to attend college and make dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the city.

According to the JeannieBird Baking Company, “this Friday we’re sponsoring two showings of the hip documentary Step at the @carrollartscenter AND we’ll be sampling some of our sweets in the lobby before the evening show!

“STEP is an inspiring documentary of the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team in inner-city Baltimore. The evening screening will be followed with a short step performance by The Lethal Ladies of BLYSW (pronounced bliss.)”

It won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Inspirational Filmmaking at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2017 Sundance American Film Institute Doc’s Festival and the NAACP Image Award.

The young women will be performing live after the movie and then doing a Q&A from the audience. Jeannie Bird Bakery is sponsoring the film. For more information go to www.CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org.

Film Lovers in Carroll County

91 W Main St, Westminster, Maryland 21157

NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES

NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not endorse candidates or political parties, or engage in direct campaigning.

As the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP actively works with our more than 2,000 branches to inform and encourage civic engagement through voter registration activities and public forums, and actively opposes voter discrimination and other policies that make it more difficult for citizens to cast their ballot.

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. You can read more about the NAACP’s work and our six “Game Changer” issue areas here. (Feb 11, 2016 http://www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-statement-on-endorsements-of-political-candidates-or-parties/)

For questions or more information, please contact me directly: kevindayhoff@gmail.com Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll County NAACP secretary. Thanks.

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NAACP Carroll Co. Branch #7014

255 Clifton Blvd. Suite 203

Westminster, MD 21157

Jan. 22, 2018

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016

Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: From left to right - President Jean Lewis, 1st Vice President: Dr. Pam Zappardino, Assistant Treasurer: Dr. Charles Collyer, Treasurer: Vaughn Paylor, Secretary: Kevin Dayhoff, 2nd Vice President: John Lewis, and 3rd Vice President: Rodney Morris. (Photo by Caroline Babylon) Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Executive Officers and Executive Board Nov. 10, 2016: https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2018/01/carroll-county-naacp-branch-7014.html Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/

Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality

Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality is a small, all volunteer organization. We pro-mote equality within our community and provide public programming that will in-crease understanding among diverse groups of people. We depend on donations from you who support our work in order to continue these efforts. The CCRE Vision Statement: Helping to raise the level of understanding and sharing of the diverse culture that we enjoy in Carroll County The mission of Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality (CCRE) is to promote racial equality and improve understanding in Carroll County through community networking, public education at the grassroots level, and positive opportunities for discourse. Steering committee members represent various organizations and agencies in our county. Please make a donation now at our page on the Community Foundation of Carroll County’s web-site at http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=107 Together we can make a difference for everyone in Carroll County. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racialEqualitycarrollcounty/ Information provided by Erin Snell was very helpful in putting this email together. Thanks. Posted by CC NAACP Branch 7014 Secretary Kevin Dayhoff. I can be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com Find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ccnaacp/ Find us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ccnaacp NAACP Carroll Co. Branch #7014 255 Clifton Blvd., Suite 203 Westminster, MD 21157 NAACP STATEMENT ON ENDORSEMENTS OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR PARTIES BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and does not endorse candidates or political parties, or engage in direct campaigning. October 19, 2017 https://ccnaacp7014.blogspot.com/2017/10/carroll-citizens-for-racial-equality.html