Fun, music, treats in store at Harward Center's sixth Community Celebration
Expect fun, food and performances at the sixth annual Community Celebration hosted by the College’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships.
Co-sponsored by the Garcelon Society, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Lewiston Public Library’s Marsden Hartley Cultural Center, 200 Lisbon St. The gathering is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-6202.
Georgia Nigro, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ professor of psychology and acting director of the Harward Center, begins the festivity with a brief welcome. Performers include the Deansmen, an all-male a cappella group at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½; student dancers from the LPL Afterschool Program; and a trio of student musicians from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Food will be provided by Mother India, Three One Cafe, the Bread Shack, She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dining Services.
The Harward Center leads ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ efforts in community involvement, including programs in community-based learning, volunteerism and environmental stewardship. The center works with community partners to meet community needs and, in the process, to integrate civic engagement with the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ educational experience.
The Garcelon Society is a community organization that raises support for the Androscoggin Scholarship Endowment, established in 2004 to increase financial support for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students from Lewiston, Auburn and surrounding Androscoggin County communities.
