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Congoboston,
far from being just a typical press website, has
positioned itself as a community organizing
website. Our
goal is to network organizations and individuals, to
create
partnerships among community entities, and to encourage
grassroots initiatives using tools of media and technology.
- Chief
-Editor Franklin Katunda
Letter to the editor
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DIGNITY, Inc 1st ANNUAL
AWARD CEREMONY |
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Silver
Spring,
Maryland |
Dignity Inc
is
announcing
its first
annual of
the
Congolese
Citizenship
Award. It is
a
distinguished
award to be
given to any
member of
the
Congolese
Community
who has
demonstrated
remarkable
leadership
skills, and
has shown
continuous
commitment
to the
Congolese
Diaspora in
the United
States and
abroad.
This is an
event to
encourage,
and we are
glad to
announce at Congoboston
that we will
be attending
this
ceremony to
respond to
their
invitation
and to
support the
idea which
encourages Congolese
of the Diaspora, appreciating
each other
in order to
empower
initiatives,
activism and
community
development.
The board of Congoboston
had
initiated
the same
type of
Awards
ceremonies back
in 2002,
called "Congo
Independence
Day-Award of
Excellence".
It has been an on-going
Awards
ceremony
which takes
place every
June 30th
Congo's
independence
anniversary in
Boston
Massachusetts.
So, we are
happy to
support
today Dignity’s
initiative
on their
first annual
award in
Maryland,
US.
The event
will be held on
Saturday
January 29,
2005 from
6:30-8:30 pm
at the
Holiday Inn;
8777,
Georgia Ave,
Silver
Spring, MD
20910. It is
a first time
event in
Maryland, so
you are all
invited to
attend the
ceremony
which is an
opportunity
to
appreciate
those among
us who
distinguish
in being
part of our
community
empowerment
in the US.
Contributions
will be
expected
from
Sponsors
($200); VIPs
($100);
Honor guests
($50);
Individuals
($30), and
are to be
sent no
later than
the January
15th to
DIGNITY Inc
atPO BOX
27458,
Washington
DC
20038-7458 You can
also pay by
credit or
debit cards
through the
online Paypal
account,
using their
e-mail
dignity@dignitycongo.org
Dignity will
provide you
with tickets
for
accessing
the hotel’s
function
room.
To learn
more details
of
the event,
feel free to
contact
Willa at
240-314-0564
or Babeth at
301-529-6045,
or by
sending an
e-mail at
the above
e-mail.
Please send
in your RSVP
as soon as
possible.
For
directions
to the
Holiday Inn
Hotel, in
Silver
Spring MD call 301-589-0800.
A message
written by
Congoboston,
using
materials
from Dignity
Inc
To learn
about
Dignity, Inc
click on
www.dignitycongo.com |
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