Project YES (Youth Envisioning Social change) provides leadership opportunities for young people through the arts and service-learning.
Join us for the 10th annual SeLebration Event on April 2st!:
This day of service, learning, and fun is sure to be a treat for everyone involved! Volunteers will get free breakfast followed by two hours of volunteer service followed by free lunch, entertainment, and a great program!
Go to the SeLebration page for more info.
Here are some other great Lafayette Community Events!:
Here are some other great Lafayette Community Events:
EIGHTH ANNUAL CESAR CHAVEZ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Date: April 6, 2012
Time: 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Location: Pioneer Elementary School,
Organizations: Sister Carmen Community Center & Lafayette Youth Advisory Committee
Contact: Elaina Verveer everveer1@
LYAC and SCCC will host a community birthday party honoring Cesar Chavez for elementary school students, who will be invited to take part in several "mini" art, educational, and service projects, such as designing Cesar Chavez coloring books, creating cards for the local homeless community (as part a larger LYAC project), and back by popular demand, painting wooden maracas. Community members (of all ages) are invited to enjoy birthday cake and other refreshments.
EIGHTH ANNUAL SEEDS OF JUSTICE MARCH & RALLY
Date: April 6, 2012
Time: 3:45pm
Location: March begins at Pioneer Elementary School with a Rally at LaMont Does after the March.
Organization: Lafayette Youth Advisory Committee
Contact: Contact: Elaina Verveer everveer1@
Description: The march will span 1.3 miles, from Pioneer to LaMont Does Park. Immediately following, community members will be invited to participate in a rally, featuring student remarks, poetry, and music. LYAC members, who will serve as emcees, will discuss Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and other civil rights leaders' contributions; the program will be offered in both Spanish and English. Local student groups will also be tabling during the event to raise awareness about several pressing issues, including immigration, education, domestic violence, global warming, and poverty.
COMMUNITY SOCCER GAME
Date: April 6, 2012
Time: 5:00pm
Location: LaMont Does Park
Organization: Public Achievement (CU Boulder & Centaurus High School)
Contact: Contact: Elaina Verveer everveer1@
Description: Centaurus High School students participating in CU's Public Achievement program will coordinate a community soccer game (with support from the Lafayette Recreation Department and Trebol Soccer) as a means to both build community and raise awareness about current and pending immigration policies. In addition to making remarks during the Seeds of Justice Rally, students will circulate petitions in support of the DREAM Act and Colorado ASSET, distribute informational postcards, and sell t-shirts promoting social justice before, during, and after the game.
Previous SeLebration Pictures are now online:
Click here to see all of the wonderful pictures taken at SeLebration: A Day of Service, Learning, and Fun!
