Upcoming South Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative activities and events:
Thursday, September 20th 10am to 2pm – clean-up of Carlos Vega Park and the CEPA cookout. Thursday, September 20th 6pm to 6:45pm – neighborhood walk, meeting in Morgan School parking lot. Friday, September 21st 6pm to 9pm – Family Fun Night at Carlos Vega Park. Thursday, October 18th 6pm to 6:45pm – Large Group walk of the neighborhood, meeting at Morgan School parking lot. Friday, October 19th 6pm to 8pm – Family Fun Night...Blog: News & Events
Save the Dates! – Events
Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce & Nueva Esperanza, INC.
Save the Dates Advisory
September 20, 2012 at 2:30pm - Governor Deval Patrick joins MLCC & Nueva Esperanza, Inc. at 225 High St. Holyoke, MA. September 28, 2012 at 6:00pm – Massachusetts Hispanic Heritage Gala – Sheraton Hotel 1 Monarch Place Springfield, MA.September 29, 2012 at 9:00am – Financial Literacy Seminar with MA Treasurer Steve Grossman Holyoke, MA.
October 5, 2012- 12pm – Awards/Expo...
SHSNI Events Coming Up
Upcoming Events in South Holyoke (SHSNI):
August 17th, 6pm to 10pm - Family Fun Night at James Jackson Court. Movie in the park, food, fun, games and FREE School Supplies to the first 350 school-aged children. Bring your blankets and chairs and sit back and enjoy the movie Lorax. There will be a resource fair from 6:30pm and the movie will start around 8:15pm. The set-up for the resource fair will be between 5:30pm and 6pm. September 13th, 1:00pm to 2pm -...4th Annual Massachusetts Latino Community Picnic
4th Annual Massachusetts Latino Community Picnic
Celebrating “Employee Appreciation Day” to recognize the hard working staff of businesses and participating organizations.
Holyoke Heritage State Park 221 Appleton Street
Wednesday August 15th, 2012
11:00am to 3:00pm
This is a fun and friendly event which will include live music, games and entertainment.
Your presence will support our financial literacy and educational programs offered to youth, adults and business-owners. For more information you can contact Kathy Gonzalez via phone...
Upcoming South Holyoke for Safe Neighborhood Initiative Events
The South Holyoke for Safe Neighborhood Initiative meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 6/14/12 at 1:00pm at El Mercado at 413 Main Street in Holyoke.
Here are some other upcoming events this month in South Holyoke:
June 14th, 6pm to 7pm - Neighborhood Walk; we will be meeting in the parking lot of Morgan School and walking our target neighborhood. We are looking for resource agencies to engage folks and make referrals to specific resources. June 15th, 6pm to 10pm - Family Fun...“Holyoke memorial planned for activist Carlos Vega”
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By Mike Plaisance, The Republican
Works by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda will be read and “In My Life” by the Beatles will be sung as part of a memorial April 28 for late activist Carlos A. Vega.
“It’ll be a nice memorial to the impact he had in Holyoke,” said Aaron M. Vega, his son and member of the City Council.
The event will be at 4 p.m. at Holyoke High School, 500 Beech St., and is open...
Carlos Vega Park Dedication
On behalf of the City of Holyoke and the family of Mr. Carlos Vega, the Holyoke Parks & Recreation Department would like to invite you to attend a very special Park dedication on Thursday, May 3, 2012, between the hours of 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
Mayor Alex B. Morse will begin the dedication ceremony promptly at 1:30. The Children’s Choir from Morgan School will be performing at the ceremony and the second graders will be reading a poem. ...
Carlos Vega will always be remembered!
“The flag at City Hall will fly at half-staff to honor the passing of long-time community organizer Carlos Vega.
Vega, 61, died Thursday at his home in Holyoke after a long battle with brain cancer. Friends and family had gathered this week to hold vigil with the former Nueva Esperanza executive director, who endured 5 surgeries over the past 15 years”…Click to Read More
“Venturing into the world of good deeds and hard fights demands a strong will to take bold steps;...
El Arco Iris Director receives Community Leaders Appreciation Award
Congratulations to our El Arco Iris Director Jose Colon and his wife Luz Cruz for receiving a Holyoke Food & Fitness Policy Community Leaders Appreciation award in recognition for your many years of dedicated service to our youth in South Holyoke....
FirstLight for a Brighter Holyoke
We are excited to share with you the excitement and joy FirstLight brings to our community. FirstLight is an accomplishment organized by Holyoke community members with support from Nueva Esperanza, Inc., and the City of Holyoke. As an expression of our city’s commitment to innovation in our Art and Canal District, FirstLight looks forward presenting new and creative lighting technology and design. We believe that by bringing positive attention to the area, it will become more attractive for potential business...
